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#BookSnaps are a short and simple way for students to demonstrate learning and comprehension of the books they read. A BookSnap is much like a Snapchat story in that it starts with single image that is further enhanced with text, stickers, audio, or emoji. In a Twitter post, Tara Martin, the founder of BookSnaps says that "#BookSnaps allow students to draw meaningful connections to the text"  @TaraMartinEDU.  In an article from  BookCreator.com  Tara states that " To me, the best part of #BookSnaps is the unique REALness the strategy reveals about the creator. Therefore, #BookSnaps need not be ruled by a rubric to produce what we want, but rather allow the students to draw connections based on what�s meaningful and relevant to them."  Projects such as this allow students to share their  unique voice, while applying critical thinking skills in a new and exciting way.     Students can share thoughts, opinions, inspiring, or important passages q...

Several teachers and administrators attended the ICE (Illinois Computing Educators) Conference #ICE2018 that was held February 26�28, 2018. The conference location moved closer to Barrington and was held for first time at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. Over 3,500 educators attended the largest gathering in the state devoted to the use of technology in education. In a recent district meeting, our Barrington 220 Teacher Librarians who attended ICE shared some of their learning from the  #ICE2018  Conference: Mary Marks (Hough) attended a session presented by EdTech pioneer Kathy Schrock,  EdTEch Passion . The session included a great visual to explore meaningful use of technology. Schrock also discussed how educators can create tasks that target the higher-order cognitive skills (Bloom's), as well as design tasks that have a significant impact on student outcomes (SAMR) . Also mentioned were technologies gaining momentum in...

Infinite Campus recently enhanced Campus Instruction to include the option for teachers to view a Score Analysis for each assignment. The following is information shared from Infinite Campus on how to use the newest Campus Instruction feature. The new features will be available for Barrington 220 staff beginning March 8, 2018.  The Score Analysis tool is available through the Grade Book and Control Center. It allows teachers to see a distribution of student scores on an assignment and visually break down how each student scored. Access Score Analysis Open the score analysis window for a  single assignment from these two places: From the Control Center, click Score for an assignment. Click All, then select the assignment and click the graph icon in the top right. Score analysis opens in a separate browser window. Access Score Analysis from the Control Center. From the Grade Book, expand an assignment and click Score Analysis: Access Score Analysis from the Grade Bo...

Padlet recently announced seven exciting new features available for use in the Padlet app or through a web browser. The new draw feature allows the user to sketch using the pencil drawing tool in a variety of colors on a black or white background. The voice feature allows students to capture their thoughts by recording audio with the iPad microphone. The snap feature allows students to take and post pictures using the iPad camera. The film feature allows students to record and post video using the iPad camera. The Google feature enables students to safely search for websites, videos, images, and more right from the Padlet wall. The map feature allows students to search for and add maps to the Padlet wall. There are four map types to choose from.    And last but not least, an existing Padlet can now be opened within another Padlet .  

Twitter continues to be used as a great tool for teachers and administrators to share exciting events happening in classrooms and to connect with other educators around the world. This month we continue our series honoring those who use Twitter to share the ideals of our  One to World Vision and Mission . Each month, we honor four Twitter users: One Staff Member, Grades PK�5 One Staff Member, Grades 6�8 One Staff Member, Grades 9�12 One Administrator Grades PK�12 February 2018: Staff Member, Grades PK�5, Twitter Award Congratulations, Theresa Sayre,  @TsayTweets ! February 2018: Staff Member, Grades 6�8, Twitter Award Congratulations, Brian Splinter, @Splinter_PE ! February 2018: Staff Member, Grades 9�12, Twitter Award Congratulations, Kurt Weisenburger, @WeisenburgerBHS ! February 2018: Administrator, Grades PK�12, Twitter Award Congratulations, Mike Obsuszt, @BHS220Athletics ! As always, you can find all of the Barrington 220 accounts by searching the hashtag...