A GLIMPSE INSIDE MY CLASSROOM

Joanna Sanders Bobiash

http://adventurousedtech.blogspot.com/joanna.sandersbobiash@rbe.sk.ca

@bobiashj

Who am I?• French Immersion Teacher with

Regina Public Schools since 2005 • I have been a 4-8 Classroom Teacher• Currently a Teacher Librarian (.4) &

a 6-8 Social Studies and Science Specialist (.6)

In my classroom,we are all about…

CONNECTED LEARNING

• We learn about ourselves and how we learn and talk about it a lot.

• We learn about the world around us. (Teacher Model, Investigate, Collaborate, Share, Reflect)

• We do our own investigations using the inquiry model and develop projects to demonstrate how we solve problems.

• We are in a constant cycle of: self-reflection, questioning, group-reflection, feedback, self-reflection

Using the Studio Model…

Evolution of access to technology in my classroom.

2005

Two computers in my classroom

2006

One Mac Book per teacher

Data projectors in our classrooms

2007

2nd MacBook Cart for the school

One MacBook Cart for

the school

2010

2008

2009

A SMART Board for my class.

Best Buy Award

Best Buy“Best in Class Fund”

Winner 2009École Wilfrid Walker SchoolGrade 7 French Immersion

December 2009

What we ended up buying…25 HP Mini Netbooks• To have easy access to the web for our blogs, Google docs, etc.

2 iMacs• For creation of videos and podcasts.

20 8GB iPod Touches• For Internet access and use of educational apps.• Listening to and viewing or sharing our own creations.

3 Kodak Zi6 pocket video cameras• For easy video recording using an SD card.

1 Digital Nikon SLR Camera• To easily photograph school events and activities for yearbook and videos.

Technology became another way to connect

Sonic Pics for Podcasting

http://www.sonicpics.com/public/index.php

Examples of our Sonic Pic creations:

http://youtu.be/ExU6v8hfwcc

http://youtu.be/APpGWqnx5gE

iPro Recorder for Audio Recordings

How we’ve used it:• Recorded each other or ourselves

reading for fluency and comprehension.

• Conducted interviews with each other.

• Recorded audio for videos.• Recorded scientific observations.• Recorded brainstorming or group

work.

Explore Earth and Space

Easy Access to the Internet

• Do research online.• Access links from our

website.• Complete Google Forms.• Email completed creations,

notes and photos.• Enable wireless sharing

between devices.

Examples of some of our projects

• Participated in global collaborative writing projects.

• Documented our world in one day and are now part of a Hollywood documentary

• Made connections to global disasters and raised funds to support victims.

• Supported an Olympic Athlete to win Gold in Vancouver.

• Made Canadian history come to life through Heritage Fair.

My advice…• Fire - Find our your students passions• Outcomes - Connect it to the curriculum• Social - Jump right in and learn with them