Adventures in Innovation, HyperDocs, Technology

Evaluating HyperDocs with BoostEDU

Last month, I had the great pleasure to work with the HyperDoc team and Lisa Guardino on how to use BoostEDU to evaluate HyperDocs.  I cannot express how nerdy excited I was to see the BoostEDU self-assessment in action! In this video, Lisa Guardino, an advanced HyperDoc designer, completes the In-Depth SAMR self-assessment on a HyperDoc that… Read More Evaluating HyperDocs with BoostEDU

Adventures in Innovation, EdTech PD, Technology

BoostEDU: SAMR Resources to “Boost” Your Lessons

One of the key features of BoostEDU is the SAMR Self-Assessments.  In the SAMR Self-Assessments, educators are given the opportunity to assess the depth of SAMR in two ways: In-Depth SAMR Self-Assessment is used to analyze the depth of SAMR in specific areas of a lesson.  Educators will receive an editable Google Doc to add ideas for… Read More BoostEDU: SAMR Resources to “Boost” Your Lessons

Google Forms, GSuite, Instructional, Technology

Creating Assessments with Google Forms

Google Forms has been one of my favorite assessment tools as a classroom teacher.  Primarily, I use Google Forms for lesson practices, mastery quizzes, and skill assessments.  These are assessments where students will receive immediate feedback on their progress – which is perfect because many of these questions are very “Level 1”.  These types of… Read More Creating Assessments with Google Forms

Add-Ons & Extensions, GSuite, Technology

Instant Flipped Lessons with the EdPuzzle Extension

Without a doubt, EdPuzzle has become one of the most used and important educational tools within my classroom.  EdPuzzle is a website where teachers can create or find videos to share with their students.  Once you pick a video, you can add questions to check for understanding, trim the video, and add notes/comments.  In addition… Read More Instant Flipped Lessons with the EdPuzzle Extension

Adventures in Innovation, BoostEDU, Instructional, PD, Technology

BoostEDU: SAMR Self-Assessment Overview

Earlier this month, I publicly released my Google Innovator Project: BoostEDU.  BoostEDU is a program that supports teachers in transforming their traditional lessons through an inquiry-based self-assessment and guided lesson design process.  (Interested in learning more?  Watch this video.)  It’s been a lot of work but it has been very exciting to hear feedback from… Read More BoostEDU: SAMR Self-Assessment Overview

Add-Ons & Extensions, GSuite, Technology

Google Forms + Certify’Em = Custom Certificates for Students!

Are you interested in creating custom certificates that are automatically emailed to your students?  Then Certify’Em is the add-on for you!  Certify’Em is an “add-on for Google Quizzes that extends the functionality of quizzes by allowing you to send a certificate when someone passes, and keep certification records.”  Here are some potential student uses: Classroom… Read More Google Forms + Certify’Em = Custom Certificates for Students!