I was feeling a little overwhelmed with all of the ideas, and afraid I would forget about something, so I decided to make a to-do list. I'm kind of fond of sketch notes so my list turned into pictures. Then I decided that it would be cool to include the resources related to these new things I want try, so that I didn't have to search for them again later. I took a picture of my to-do list and uploaded it to Thinglink so that I could add resources to the items. Then I thought it would be a great idea to go back to my "Bucket List" throughout the school year and add videos and images, as evidence of completion, to check them off of my list.
I have gotten so many great ideas this summer from all of the free on-line PD, teacher blogs, and my oh-so-amazing Twitter PLN. I am really excited to get back to school and try out some new things.
I was feeling a little overwhelmed with all of the ideas, and afraid I would forget about something, so I decided to make a to-do list. I'm kind of fond of sketch notes so my list turned into pictures. Then I decided that it would be cool to include the resources related to these new things I want try, so that I didn't have to search for them again later. I took a picture of my to-do list and uploaded it to Thinglink so that I could add resources to the items. Then I thought it would be a great idea to go back to my "Bucket List" throughout the school year and add videos and images, as evidence of completion, to check them off of my list.
I am looking forward to having this at the end of the year to see how much I accomplished, what I still need to work on, and to reflect on the work that I did in order to plan out my next bucket list. I like this idea so much that I think I may have to have my students keep a Thinglink "Bucket List" of their own this year.
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8/19/2015 12:15:30 pm
I'm SO having my students do this on the first week of school. I'll share it back to you when they are done. Thank you.
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Heather Marshall
12/23/2015 12:49:00 pm
I'd love to see what that looks like if you get to it. I am unable to replicate this idea with students because my school's web filter blocks thinglink. I am still working on convincing them that it is safe.
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