Tristen Haley Spooner 2020

  Welcome back little frogs,      Thank you for coming back to my blog. This week I am discussing Flipgrid which is a technological tool that provides an accessible discussion platform with teachers from all levels of education. This week I retrieved my information from Jenna Abbott who is an author in our E-book. The link to the E-book is below if you would like to learn about other instructional technology tools in HRD.      Flipgrid is a resource that can be used from both an instructional standpoint and a participant standpoint. Teachers can create a "grid" which from my understanding is similar to google classroom. In this grid they can present a prompt or question for other teachers to reply and discuss via video. However,  only those with a trainer/teacher provided class link and code will have access to their Flipgrid community, topics, prompts, and peer responses. Teachers must then create...

Welcome back little frogs!  Thanks for coming back to my blog today. I want to talk about Nearpod . You might be wondering what Nearpod is. For my teacher friends this is THE GAME CHANGER! Nearpod is a software that allows teachers to create interactive lesson plans. I feel like a saleswoman writing this blog because essentially I am. Real Talk though people.. I found this software and I feel inspired to teach again. My fear of teaching is that I am so unorganized. Being a teacher requires massive amounts of structure and organization which I AM NOT! Nearpod allows teachers to easily formatively assess the students. Create gamified activities. Review student work. Create live participation and provides student paced activities. With Nearpod you can convert PowerPoint, Google slides, PDF, YouTube videos, and video file. Most importantly makes lessons interactive. This software is perfect for both online learning or project for class.  Here is a quick YouTube video (link below) ...