Flubaroo - Instantly Grade Online Assignments

Last week I discussed how to use Google forms for parent communication. If you are implementing 1:1, BYOD, or have at least a few computers for students to use in your classroom, Google forms can also be used for assignments and assessments. To learn how to create a Google form, check out my previous blog post here.  By using a form for assignments or assessments all of your student's answers will be organized in one spreadsheet for instant viewing and record keeping.

What about grading the responses within the spreadsheet? Currently the best choice is Flubaroo. Flubaroo is a Google Sheets add-on that grades student responses in less than a minute. By first inputting the correct responses into the answer spreadsheet, Flubaroo compares student responses to the correct answers and creates a graded spreadsheet within the workbook. After grading, Flubaroo will also give you the option to immediately email students their grades with or without an answer key. By combining Google forms and Flubaroo, formative assessment and immediate feedback can EASILY take place in your classroom in less than 30 minutes.

Previously, Flubaroo was a script that had to be written by the user to grade the form. However, it is now an add-on to the spreadsheet with no requirement for writing a script. In simple terms this means, install the add-on, link "Flubaroo" within the spreadsheet, answer a few questions, and the grading will begin. For a more thorough and visual explanation of Flubaroo, watch the 3 - minute video below.

As mentioned in the video, Flubaroo is an add-on that must be installed before using. To install the add-on, follow these steps: 

1. Open Google Sheets

2. Click add-on

3. Click get add-on

4. Search Flubaroo

5. Click +Free

6. Click Accept

If you are going to use Google Sheets and Flubaroo, I would suggest keeping a few things in mind. First make sure to have the student identify themselves either by writing in their names and email addresses, or by having it automatically recorded if you are using Google Apps for Education/Google Classroom. This option will be at the top of the form when you are creating it. Second, as soon as you create the form, complete the assignment by viewing the preview so that you will not forget to have the correct answers inputted for grading. Finally, as I mentioned in my previous post about forms, create a QR code with a link to the form for easy student access. The code can be placed on the IWB for everyone to scan, at the top of a worksheet, or on a paper posted by the door for when students enter/exit the classroom.   

Improve School - Home Communication with Google Forms

Google Forms has quickly become one of my favorite resources to use in my classroom. Forms is a Google Drive tool that can be used to create web surveys, questionnaires, quizzes, tests, and more. Each form you create is connected to a spreadsheet with time stamped responses. These responses, or results, can be tracked, sorted, and even automatically graded. Setting up a form takes as little as 5 minutes and can be revised at any time. As with all Google Drive products, forms are saved in real-time and sent to collaborators. If you have not used Google Forms before, click here for a step-by-step tutorial. 

Teachers are always on the look out for ways they can improve the home-school communication. Forms are a simple, yet extremely effective way to do this. By setting up various forms at the beginning of the school year all of your student's information can be at your fingertips 24/7. After setting up a form, the results spreadsheet is automatically created and accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone. 

So how can you use forms to magically solve all your communication problems? Simple! Here are six suggestions for using Google forms... 

1. Student Information Sheet: Instead of, or in addition to parents completing a hard copy form with the student's personal information, provide the option for filling out the paperwork online. For those that choose to complete a hard copy, you can input their responses into the form or spreadsheet so that all of the information is organized in one spot. See my example here. 

2. All About Me Questionnaire: As each new group of students walks through our doors each year, we all do different things to get to know our students. If you are implementing BYOD or 1:1 this would be a great way for your students to quickly fill out information about themselves. For easy access to the form in this instance, create a QR code with a link to the form for students to scan as they enter the room, read their syllabus, or complete registration information.

3. Volunteer Sign-Ups: The beginning of the year is filled with sign-up sheets... PTO, classroom volunteers, snack donations, sports team order forms, the list could go on and on. Organize all of the responses easily by creating a form for people to fill out. As mentioned above, a QR code could be created for easy access, as well as posting a link to the form on your school website.

4. Parent Communication Form: Last year I created a form that tracks all of my communication with parents. The form is very simple and includes the child's name, type of communication, and response from parent. Each time I communication with a parent, I document it on the form. Then if I'm asked by my principal to turn in parent communication documentation I can easily print off the spreadsheet. The best thing about this form is that I am able to put a link on the homescreen of my iPhone, iPad, and desktop computer. Now no matter where I am (especially if I'm at home and forgot to write down when I spoke with a parent during the day, I can enter in the communication. This form can be used for both informal and formal communication, such as parent/teacher conferences. Click here to see my example. 

5. Parent-Teacher Conferences: Signing up for parent-teacher conferences can be simplified by using Google forms. Create a sign-up sheet, post through a QR code, post on a website, send a link through your class Remind account, or email to parents. I would suggest asking for parents email address in the sign-up as they will be hyperlinked in your response spreadsheet. This will make it easy for you to click on their email address and send them notification of their conference times.

6. Multiple Class Forms: If you have multiple class periods but would like all information from your classes in one spreadsheet, click here to find out how to create a form from a spreadsheet. You will want to first set up your spreadsheet with class period tabs (similar to Microsoft Excel) and then create your form from the spreadsheet. 

I outlined in the suggestions ways that forms can be shared with others, but here is a quick reference list as well.

Share Forms By: 

1. Embedding the Form on a website

2. Providing a link to the Form on a website

3. Create a QR code with the link to the Form to put in paperwork

4. Sharing through email or social media

5. Sending link to form through class Remind account

If you have any added suggestions for using Google forms please share! I would love to hear your ideas!

Must Have Scholastic Apps

Scholastic has two great apps that are must haves for reading teachers and parents - Book Wizard and Reading Timer.

Book wizard will be a huge time saver while leveling and organizing classroom libraries. By scanning a book's bar-code using the built-in bar-code scanner, you will be able to view the book's cover image, title, author, interest level, and reading level. You will also be able to create and save book lists, as well as modify existing book lists. A brand new feature of this app will allow you to share your book lists on social media, and email book lists to colleagues, parents, or friends. This app does require a free account from scholastic.com. 

Reading Timer is a tool that can be used in the classroom by teachers or at home with parents. This app allows you to set up multiple accounts for tracking minutes read each day. Students easily play, pause, or stop an interactive stopwatch while they are reading. When they are finished reading for the day, they record how many minutes they read for the day. Logged minutes are archived and can be viewed by students and parents. Often the parents of my students ask for suggestions of books their child should be reading at home, or ideas of ways they could help their child practice reading. Reading Timer supports parents as it provides daily reading tips, helpful articles, and suggested book lists - all categorized by age groups.  

ISTE Technology Standards

Did you know there are technology standards for administrators, teachers, and students? The NETS have been in place for many years. The NETS have however been changing over the last few years from simple mouse, typing, and word processing skills to modeling how teachers and students should use technology to enhance learning and the school environment. These standards are not meant to be a benchmarking tool for grade levels or yet another piece of the assessment puzzle. Instead, they are to be used as a guideline for teachers as technology is embedded into the classroom. The six standards are based on key skills of the 21st century that students will need in their future workplace and lives. I encourage you to take a look at the ISTE Standards (formally known as NETS) as you begin to plan for the coming school year. Perhaps you are not ready to implement every standard to it's full extent for various reasons, but would consider choosing a few to begin implementing. The key is finding a starting place and building from there. As you read the standards, think about how the standards can be used within lessons and units you are already teaching to reach students of the 21st century.

Follow these links to each set of current technology standards:

• ISTE Standards for Students
• ISTE Standards for Teachers
• ISTE Standards for Administrators

Typic Kids - Fun Photo Editor

A fun new app for any age is Typic Kids. With this app, kids can easily edit a picture, add filters and frames, write captions, and even add stickers. Navigation throughout the app is simple as the user swipes between each editing option. Here is an example of a photo my daughter and I edited... (We were very excited about the prize we found at lunch!)

Besides this being a fun app to use at home, I'm wondering how could it be used in the classroom? Because I am beginning to think about the beginning of the school year, my first thought is for students to edit a picture of themselves for a classroom or hallway display. The picture could easily be paired with an "All About Me" writing. My students love scavenger hunts, so why not use this for students to record items they have found on a hunt. The scavenger hunt could include hunting for nouns in the classroom, shapes, items that have phonetic skills in the word, or whatever you may need students to focus on. Captions could be required so that students have to describe or name the picture. Or maybe your students are writing a book review and instead of them drawing the character or book cover, they take a picture of the book or character, making sure to add a caption.   This would also be a great tool to use if you would like students to record and reflect on stages of a project they are completing. 

My favorite part about Typic Kids... it is FREE! Of course there are in-app purchases you can make, but at least there is a free option. This app is so easy for even the youngest of learners to use, and great fun to keep the older learners engaged. 

Kids React to Old Computers

Here is some lighthearted technology fun for your Friday evening. It's amazing how far technology has come. I remember these Apple computers in my 2nd grade classroom!

7 Apps for Teacher Productivity

As summer break has reached its halfway point for most of us, it is very hard to believe that in four or five short weeks we will once again begin writing lesson plans, communicating with parents, and adding things to our ever growing to-do lists. My desk at school is typically covered from head to toe in post-it notes with reminders of everything I need to do, people I need to call, or things I need to plan... the list can go on and on. To (hopefully) make my life a little easier this coming school year, the list below is of several apps that I am going to begin using to help keep me organized.  Some of the apps, such as Remind 101 and StickPick, I have used in the past, but added them to the list in case you have not tried them. Each app name is hyperlinked to the Apple app store for easy purchasing and downloading. Also, if you would like to save this list for future reference click here. Have a great last few weeks of summer!

DocScan	Scans all documents, even pages with curls, creating a pdf. Add drawing and enter text notes. After scanned document becomes a pdf it and can be placed within a folder. Easily share pdfs through Facebook, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, and many more. Free and paid versions.
Confer	Note-taking app for teachers. Take notes about students in math, reading, and writing in a small group or individual setting. Quickly create flexible small groups by sorting students based on notes taken. All data can be uploaded to your Google Drive account as a spreadsheet. Free and paid versions.
WorkCam	This app helps keep your personal and professional photos separate. While at work or school, take pictures through this app and the pictures will automatically back up to your Google Drive or Dropbox account - instead of your camera roll. Photos can also be organized automatically sorted into folders. If you forget to use WorkCam, photos can be imported from your camera roll.
Easy Behavior Tracker for Teachers	Record positive and negative student behavior, view reports of student behavior, contact parent’s immediately through email, sms, or phone call directly from the app. Several classes can be added within the app for teachers with multiple class periods. Class history can be exported  to save or print reports.
Teacher’s Professional Development Log	Enter professional development, who it was conducted by, and how many hours you have logged. This app will keep a running total of your hours logged and will display how many more hours you need.
Remind (Previously Remind 101)	Communicate with students and parents through texting messages, photos, or documents. All phone numbers are private and messages are one-way - replies are not possible. If you have used Remind101 in the past, you will want to check out all of the incredible updates to the new Remind.
StickPick	Randomly choose a student and use question starters during classroom discussions. A question stem mode can be utilized in which questions are based on Bloom’s, Bloom’s Revised, ESL, or no stem. Classroom discussions can easily be differentiated by linking question stems and difficulty based on student needs. Track and assess student answers by rating student answer. Multiple classes can be created in this app. Small groups can also be made with question stems assigned, allowing students to work independently asking and rating each other’s questions.

Mother's Day Gift

Do you have a Mother's Day gift ready yet? Usually at this point in the year it seems that I am scrambling to put together a cute gift from my students for their mothers and grandmothers. Not this year! :) I have been so excited to try this gift out since December. As I was blog hopping through my favorite blogs, a teacher shared how they made each of their students a word cloud with words describing them, put it in a frame, and gave it to them as their Christmas gift. I absolutely loved the idea so much, it came to my mind that my students could make their own word clouds for their Mother's Day gifts. So... that's exactly what we created this week! This is by far my favorite Mother's Day gift my students have ever made. Although it can not be seen in the photo below, the students also glued a small picture of themselves holding a "Happy Mother's Day" balloon in the corner of the word cloud.

If you are looking at the calendar and realizing you only have 3 school days left until Mother's Day and no gift from your students... have no fear! In less than an hour your students can create this cute, thoughtful gift. Here's how...

1. Download this word cloud brainstorming page for students to fill out 

2. Open AbcYa! Word Cloud on a computer or iPad (the iPad app is free for a limited time)

3. Type in words from brainstorming page, customize font, colors, word order, and more

4. Save, print, frame (Instead of framing you could also use as the front of a student-made card)

So easy and great for ANY age! Have fun creating and Happy Mother's Day!

Safeshare.tv

If you use YouTube videos in your classroom or school, no matter the age of students, I highly recommend running the videos through SafeShare.TV. This website will take out all advertisements and make the video "safe" for viewing. It seems these days that the majority of YouTube videos have a random advertisement at the beginning, and a lot of them are inappropriate for students. SafeShare.TV not only removes the beginning advertisement, but all popups, advertisements, and "related" videos around the videos are blocked. The picture below is a snapshot of what students will see when a video is played through SafeShare. Click here if you would like to watch Frozen's Let It Go through SafeShare. 

So how does it work? It's actually a very easy, user friendly, FREE site that anyone can use. No log in or registering is necessary. To begin, locate the YouTube video you would like to view. This can be done ahead of time, as SafeShare will provide you with a link that you can save, share via Facebook, Twitter, email, or attach to a QR code for scanning. So, after you have chosen the YouTube video, click on share under the video, and copy the link. For example...

Next, open SafeShare.tv and paste the link into the SafeShare box and click generate Safe Link. 

A safe link is now created for your video. At this point there are a few options. To directly view the video, click the red Take me to the safe view link and the video will begin playing. Or you may copy and paste the NEW YouTube link into your browser, a document, QR code generator, or anywhere you'd like the link to be. Finally, at the bottom you will notice it says customize video. This will allow you to change the background color of the viewing screen (right now it is black), change the video title, and how long you would like the video viewed. This would be used if you would like to play only a clip from a video, you can create a SafeShare link for only that portion of the video.

In my opinion, SafeShare is one of the best tools out there for protecting our students. There are a few things to consider though. Yes, this is a much safer way to utilize YouTube in your classroom, but keep in mind that as the video plays the YouTube link will still be present in the right hand corner and will take you back to YouTube if clicked. I have also found that most videos can be played full screen through this SafeShare link by clicking the full screen icon, however there are some that will not.

Now... this is my favorite part. How can this be used in our classrooms? I'm glad you asked! :) Here are just a few ideas for running YouTube videos through SafeShare...

1. Whole class viewings of YouTube videos
2. Whole school assemblies or pep rallies
3. Creating a QR code link to specific videos for students to view independently via iPads or other handheld devices
4. Professional Development sessions... although adults will not need "shielded" from advertisements, it would be great idea to have the distractions before and around the video taken out

Good luck and be safe out there!

Bookflix... how have I not known?

Do you know about Bookflix?? Why am I just now finding out about this fabulous FREE pre-k through 3rd grade resource?? At any rate, through a mass email from Scholastic I received the following email...

Bookflix has paired fiction and non-fiction texts in 8 different topics ranging from animals, people, music, science, celebrations, and more! The fiction text is an animated read-along of a book, while the non-fiction text is a digital book that has the option of being read aloud. In the top right hand corner of the homepage is a special section called "Resources". Included in these resources are instructions for using paired texts, classroom activities, and parent/child resources. In this area you can also search for specific paired texts by title, number of pages, Spanish versions, and reading levels.

One thing I love about this site is that it is very thorough, and yet not too overwhelming for young students with extra graphics and links. It is a very simple, yet engaging site. As I mentioned, Bookflix is FREE to all Ohio teachers, parents, and students. To receive a username and password, simply click here to make a request.

In the past two weeks I have used this resource in a few ways... at the Listen to Reading center, during our research portion of Writer's Workshop, and at the end of the day on the Promethean board. How can you see yourself using Bookflix???

P.S. Bookflix works perfectly on iPads, as other online reading sites with flash do not. :) Enjoy!

GoNoodle

Have you noodled lately?? One of our favorite new things every afternoon is giving our brains a break through GoNoodle. This is a fantastic brain break website that includes kids Zumba, popular songs with motions, track and field exercises, and cool down activities. Before I explain any further... watch the video below to get a taste of the wonder that is GoNoodle...

 Combination of Zumba and Yoga...

Everyone's favorite... I can't stop smiling every time they pick this one!

One reason GoNoodle is amazing is that it not only provides free brain breaks, but through a monster avatar, it tracks all student activity. After students complete 60 minutes of physical activity they get an award and their monster grows into an amazing creature. Wow! :) Seriously, my students beg for this every afternoon. We have been doing one fast song/exercise to get their blood flowing, and then choose a cool down activity to get them ready to learn for the rest of the afternoon. It is amazing for any elementary age.... try it tomorrow. You'll love it... trust me.

Vocaroo

One of the coolest, easiest resources I stumbled on recently is Vocaroo. This website makes it incredibly easy to record anyone talking. As soon as the site is opened, simply click record, give permission to access your microphone, and viola! You are ready to record. After recording there are several options... share the a link through social media, embed the file, download as a media file, or my favorite - instantly create a QR code with the recording attached. There is no need to copy the link and paste in your favorite QR code creator. Nope... as soon as you have finished recording and have saved the file, click "QR Code"... and it's ready!

How can this tool be used?? For my first try at using this in my classroom, I asked several of my students to record themselves reading. Once we created the QR code, it was taped to the front of the book cover and placed in the listening center. Now during centers, students can choose a book with a code, scan the code, and listen to a friend read to them. So far they love it! And talk about adding to their motivation to read... now even struggling readers are practicing a book to record for the center. Check out an example below.

Could you see yourself using this tool? Here's a few ideas I've thought of... 

• Record yourself giving extra directions or background information for homework or assignments
• Record a reading of a textbook chapter in any subject for struggling readers
• Upload (yes you can also upload any file including songs) a file that students need to listen to activate prior knowledge
• Voice message to parents on a school or class newsletter
• Voice introduction on a blog or website 
• Record yourself or students reading sight words and attach to flashcards/word walls
• Support for ELL students
• Record students reading a research paper they have written and add the code to the display of the paper
• Science Fair poster pictures could be enhanced by a QR code student explanation
• Record students giving a book review that entices others to read (Thank you Mrs. Larrick! :) ) 

Feel free to leave a comment with an idea you have for this tool! :)

Flat Stanley Project and Facebook

If you have been in elementary education for very long you are probably familiar with the Flat Stanley Project. If not, let me fill you in. Flat Stanley is a popular children's book written by Jeff Brown. Stanley becomes flat when a bulletin board falls on him in the night. After going to the doctor, Stanley remains flat and gets to go on several very exciting adventures. One of his favorite adventures is being mailed in an envelope to California to his friend's house. After visiting California, Stanley travels back home in an envelope. Many, many teachers over the years have created their own paper Stanley's with their class and sent him through the mail around the world to friends, family members, or even pen-pal classes. Stanley's "hosts" are asked to take Stanley around their city or town, taking pictures and writing about Stanley's adventures. This is a fabulous way for students to "see" the world through Stanley's eyes. When I have completed this project in the past my students seems to lose interest and almost forget about Stanley while is gone for 2 -3 weeks. How could this be avoided?? Through social media and email of course! I created a Facebook page for our first grade project and sent instructions with Stanley for his "hosts" to post pictures of Stanley's adventures to our page or email them to me if they did not use Facebook. I was a little unsure of the amount of participation we would have during the project. I was however pleasantly surprised.... we had over 50 pictures, comments, and messages sent to us throughout a 10 day period. What a way for the students to stay engaged! In addition to viewing pictures of places Stanley was visiting, we were able to easily look the places up through Google Earth to have a small sense of the world around us. This is a VERY difficult concept for 6 and 7 year olds! However, through the tech integration, the students now have a much better grasp of our place in this world. If you are taking part in the Flat Stanley project in the future, I HIGHLY recommend putting together a Facebook page for your hosts to communicate with you. You won't regret it! :) Check out our page by clicking here.

Look at some of the cool places Stanley traveled...

Stanley in Game Creek, Alaska

Stanley getting ready to board a cruise in Florida. 

Stanley visiting the Freedom Tower in New York City. 

Stanley and all of his belongings. Each travel guide included a map, interesting facts about the state he was visiting, and a place for a letter to be written to us from Stanley's hosts. 

A Big Day...

Wow, it has been a big day... and a long time since I've written a post. :) My goal when I decided to begin a blog was to post tech ideas and thoughts a few times a week. Sadly this has not happened. Instead, life has happened. Between discussion board posts, projects, writing papers, building two websites, classroom work, meetings, my family (the list could go on and on really)... I have not been a "true" blogger. I really don't know if I ever will be a "true and faithful" blogger, but I sure am going to try harder to share simple ideas for tech integration! As I said, today has been a big day. Today, I turned in 4 papers, submitted my final portfolio for review, and received my cap and gown in the mail (27 days until graduation, but who's counting???). So, now that life will (hopefully) be slowing down, I'm excited to reflect through blogging on things I've been learning in my program and implementing in my classroom. Maybe, just maybe, I'll post some ideas tomorrow! :)

ReadWorks.org

Over the past few months I have been using ReadWorks as a supplement to my district's reading curriculum. The more I use this site, the more I love it! This research-based, Lexile leveled, free reading curriculum has been a solution to encouraging deeper reading for all students in my classroom. What originally interested me in ReadWorks was access to over 1,800 non-fiction and literary passages, all based on the Common Core. Recently, ReadWorks has started to add skill and strategy units for concepts of comprehension, close reading with paired text comprehension units, and novel studies. With over 1,800 reading passages available, as well as numerous units, it could be difficult to locate material that fits the exact needs in your classroom. But it's not! Ways in which searching can be done in less than 5 minutes include:

• Searching by keyword, grade level, Lexile level, skill/strategy, and domain (such as history, science, government, etc). 
• In account settings, set your standards for automatic alignment of materials
• By saving any passage or unit you like to My Binder, materials can be accessed from any computer or device after logging into your account. 

 ReadWorks is a reading comprehension solution for grades K-8, which makes it easier than ever to differentiate reading instruction. After sharing this site with a colleague, they mentioned that one aspect that they loved about ReadWorks was the variety within the reading materials - such as the inclusion of charts, maps, picture captions, and so much more. Although this would not be a stand alone reading curriculum, it would surely supplement any curriculum by meeting the needs of multiple levels. Give it a try...I promise, you'll love it!

QR-azy Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

My students LOVE using QR codes to practice math skills. So far when I have used QR codes it has been in a hunt around the room. Although the students have enjoyed rooming the room with the iPads, there has been more preparation involved then I would like to spend on one lesson. Soo... I decided to try something new... folder packets of QR code activities. I love them! I created six activities that cover CCSS Numbers and Operations in Base Ten each with a student direction page, 12 question QR codes, 12 answer QR codes, and one recording sheet. Each activity fits into it's own folder so that students can choose which folder they would like to work from, or I can place one folder a week in a math center.

So how does it work? Good question. Students will first scan each question code with the iPad (or other device with a QR reader). Next, they record their answers on the recording sheet. After all questions have been answered, students scan each answer code to check their work. They will "grade" each answer by coloring in the happy face for correct answers, and sad face for incorrect answers.

Here are a few sample pages...

If you would like to see a larger sampling of the activities, or would like to purchase, click on the link below to view in my TpT store. I hope your students are as engaged in these activities as mine have been!

Educreations Student Lessons

Educreations is an interactive community in which lessons can be created on an iPad or computer and shared by anyone, anywhere. I have been reading about all the different ways educators are using Educreations in their classrooms, and have been eagerly awaiting the moment that it would fit into my classroom. (I truly believe that when integrating technology into the classroom it must have a purpose based on the needs of the instruction, not because it is just a "cool" technology). Anyways, my students have just started to grasp the concept of place value and are able to answer questions about this concept. In terms of Blooms, they could understand and remember the concept of place value. Now it was time to apply place value - enter in Educreations. I decided to challenge my students to pair up with a partner and teach others about place value, thus asking them to use higher level thinking of applying their knowledge and creating something. With this being our first experience teaching others through Educreations, I first modeled for them how to use the app on the iPad, as well as provided a model for their thinking and speaking process. After one time of modeling a lesson, they were on their own to figure out how teach others. My first grade students did an outstanding job! I was so impressed to see them working together to create their own instruction. Once their lessons were created, we used the Apple TV to project each lesson on the IWB. Each lesson lasted about 1 minute and provided the opportunity for us to discuss correct and incorrect parts of each lesson. I am so excited to use this tool and explore other ways in which it will enhance the learning of my students!

Steps to Successfully Create Student Lessons

1. Identify the curriculum goal and learning objective

2. Model how to use the tool

3. Create rubric or other assessment tool for evaluation of the lesson (I will admit, I did not do this for this particular lesson, however it is something I would change and will do next time :) )

4. For team or partner lessons, guide students to assign jobs for the tasks involved. In this lesson for example, one partner was the recorder and the other was the speaker. The recorded wrote down the "script" during the discussion before teaching the lesson. The speaker used the iPad to write and speak the lesson.

Script written out for the speaker

This team consisted of 3 students. They decided to also add the third job a director. The director helped to hold the iPad and start and stop the lesson. 

5. SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!! Students will be SO proud of their work, so show it off! Share it with the class as soon as possible, email links to parents, or post to your class website. For lessons that have errors in them (as one of mine did), discuss with the class what would need to be improved and ask students to rerecord their lesson. Talk about immediate feedback and  authentic learning!