 Hello, I'm Amy McKenzie and I'm Michael McKenzie today. We will be exploring padlet Google Forms Google Slides and Pear Deck There are apps and extensions that can be used for student reflection Before we get started don't forget to subscribe and hit that bell to enable notifications for our channel by clicking our logo during the video Also, leave us a comment or check out our related videos by clicking the pop-up cards in the upper right corner Here's how to get started with using digital tools for student reflection So what is student reflection? The dictionary definition of reflection is serious thought or consideration Student reflection is when students take the time to analyze their experiences or their work Students are reflecting when they think back to the activity and describe what they've learned felt thought or experienced Why is student reflection important? Reflection gives students the opportunity to dive deeper into their learning process and Encourages students to think deeply and critically about their learning or experiences Reflection also allows students to own their goal setting process Our first digital tool is Google Slides Google Slides allows for a year-long reflection You can prompt students to write about what they've learned for each week unit or activity You can add the slides to a Google classroom and make a copy for each student Which will allow you to read and reflect on how well students understood the lesson Teachers can also use slides as an assessment to ensure student participation Here's an example of Google Slides that I do for activities with my class For our activities we label them on the top and then I have students write reflection on the left side describing what they learn in a lesson and Then evidence on the right evidence can be anything from a picture or data in this case. It's data You can add pictures of Anything that they do in class or even the class in general In each activity students get to look back and think about what they've learned The next tool we'll discuss is Pear Deck, which is an add-on for Google Slides Pear Deck is a great way to have students reflect during a lesson Pear Deck can be used on your existing Google Slides or near pod Pear Deck allows students to participate anonymously during your whole group instruction Once you've installed Pear Deck onto your Google Slides It will appear in the add-on menu on the top of your screen When you open the Pear Deck add-on you'll see that there are two options for adding on to your Google slide You can go to the template library or You can add these tools onto your pre-made Google Slides Here's one example from the template library When you go to the template library you're given different options that help you decide which slide to insert All the different slides have directions on them that are very clear for students to understand during your lesson They'll either drag objects or type in their responses while you're presenting the slides If you don't want to use a slide from the template library, you can create your own On this slide, I simply type the question What is one thing you can do to prove to me that you understand how to add fractions? After I type that question I came right here to ask students a question and I enabled the text feature from the Pear Deck add-on Now when I present this slide students will be given a text box to type their response to that question Here's a really simple example or you can add pictures with multiple questions You could add graphics And you don't you're not limited to just text you can do a multiple choice or a number or even websites The next digital tool is Google Forms Google Forms is a simple way of collecting student reflection The teacher can start a blank form or choose from the various options in the template gallery Such as Exiticket you can ask open-ended questions about an assignment or topic Give student prompts or sentence starters Provide multiple choice questions that lead students to think about their experience or use the form for goal setting before unit and reflection afterwards Here's an example of a Google Form for student reflection A multiple choice question could look like when we started unit XYZ, how much did you know about it? and give students the options After the activity where we blank did you understand how to blank and students can write a short answer Complete the sentence my biggest accomplishment during unit XYZ was understanding Once again students can answer with a short answer If you could rewind the past two weeks, what would you have taken better notes on? In that case students can answer the long answer Review your goal setting sheet What was your goal for this unit exam? an a b c or d n did you accomplish your goal explain why or why not in three to seven sentences All of these options make students look back at what they've learned Our last digital tool is Padlet Padlet provides a very easy way to document the reflections of learners as well as be able to share learning with others Padlet allows for whole class reflection which can help students collaborate Students often find Padlet quick easy and enjoyable When using Padlet students have the option to remain anonymous which can promote introvert involvement It can also generate more honest and therefore relevant comments on the reflection feedback notes Students can create their own Padlet and document their work throughout the year Or you can create a Padlet and prompt them to be more reflective about their learning experiences Padlet is very simple to use If you go over here to the settings You can change the title and then in the description you can add a question Such as what is one thing you learned from today's lesson You can also change things like the wallpaper the color scheme or the font Once you have that modified the way you want it You can share it to your students With a link a QR code you can put it on your website Or there's a button for you to share directly to google classroom Once you shared it to them They will have the option to add On to your Padlet You'll see posts popping up from different students as they type in their responses in real time Here's what your Padlet will look like once your students start putting their reflections on the wall You can see that they have a title and a description All answering the question. 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