Journals & Notebooks & Asychronous, Oh My!

Notebooks & Journals,
Asychronous...Oh, My!

Ideas for Digital Learning & Assignments

Table of Contents

pg 4.....Why Try Digital

pg 5.....Best Practice

pg 6.....Biology (science ideas)

pg 7.....Earth Science

pg 8.....English (ELA ideas)

pg 9.....Algebra (math ideas)

pg 10-11.....Asynchronous Instruction

pg 12.....Sharing Features of Book Creator

pg 13.....Library Settings of Book Creator

pg 14.....Book Creator Resources

WHY

TRY

DIGITAL?

1 ~

It's not always linear....students can use lined paper but they have creative liberties.

2 ~

Pages can be rearranged. Pages can be added anywhere at anytime.

3 ~

Students can collaborate.

4 ~

Progress monitoring...as the teacher, you can see each student's work.

5 ~

Differentiation....student with different learning styles can demonstrate their learning in different ways.

BEST

PRACTICE

for digital notebooks & journals

1 ~

Give students a template, structure, and/or exemplar.

2 ~

Introduce different media options (images, videos, links, narrations, etc.)

3 ~

Encourage students to use different media on their pages.

4 ~

Give students choice of prompts.

5 ~

Give students feedback and opportunities to share/collaborate.

Biology Notebook

Students can use a Biology notebook through a unit on Bacteria & Viruses

* draw cell diagrams

* label the cell parts

* compare/contrast diagram

* audio to explain functions of parts

* embed YouTube videos

* upload images of cells

* notetaking pages during mini-lessons

Science

*student product AFTER synchronous teaching

Earth Science - City project

San Franciso

Located at 37° N, 122° W

Climate Description
*Rainy winters & dry summers
*Cool temperatures all year long
*Summer average: 62°F
*Winter average: 52°F
*Little temperature variations
*Annual Rainfall - 25 inches
*Fog & cloud cover common

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