{"id":73121,"date":"2020-11-29T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T01:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=73121"},"modified":"2020-12-01T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T13:46:41","slug":"some-scenes-from-a-wonderful-artistic-creative-bitmoji-classroom-clay-young-thomas-smith-koch-verddugo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/11\/29\/some-scenes-from-a-wonderful-artistic-creative-bitmoji-classroom-clay-young-thomas-smith-koch-verddugo\/","title":{"rendered":"Some scenes from a wonderful, artistic, creative &#8220;Bitmoji Classroom&#8221; [Clay, Young, Thomas, Smith, Koch, &#038; Verddugo]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Our oldest daughter showed me a &#8220;Bitmoji Classroom&#8221; that her mentor teacher &#8212; Emily Clay &#8212; uses as her virtual classroom. Below are some snapshots of the Google Slides that Emily developed based on the work of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Kayla Young (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/bitmoji.kayla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@bitmoji.kayla)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">MaryBeth Thomas\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Ms. Smith\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Karen Koch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The First Grade Creative &#8212; by C. Verddugo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">My hats off to all of these folks whose work laid the foundations for this creative, fun, engaging, easy-to-follow virtual classroom<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> for a special education preschool classroom<\/strong> &#8212; complete with ties to videoconferencing functionalities from Zoom. <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Emily&#8217;s students could click on items all over the place &#8212; they could explore, pursue their interests\/curiosities\/passions. So the snapshots below don\u2019t offer the great interactivity that the real deal does.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Nice work Emily &amp; Company! <strong>I like how you provided more choice, more control to your students &#8212; while keeping them engaged!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73124\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Welcome.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Welcome.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Welcome-150x83.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Welcome-768x424.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73125\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Schedule.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Schedule.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Schedule-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Schedule-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">I also like the idea of presenting this type of slide<em> (immediately below, and students&#8217; names have been blurred for privacy&#8217;s sake)<\/em> prior to entering a videoconferencing session where you are going to break out the students into groups. Perhaps that didn&#8217;t happen in Emily&#8217;s class&#8230;I&#8217;m not sure, but in other settings, it would make sense to share one&#8217;s screen right before sending the students to those breakout rooms and show them that type of slide (to let them know who will be in their particular breakout group).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The students in the different breakout sessions could then collaboratively work on Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides and you could watch their progress in real-time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73147\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Groups-1.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Groups-1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Groups-1-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Groups-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73127\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Read.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Read.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Read-150x75.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Read-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73128\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Science.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Science.jpg 926w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Science-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Science-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73129\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Math.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Math.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Math-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Math-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73130\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Cooking.jpg\" alt=\"A snapshot of a Bitmoji Classroom created by Emily Clay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Cooking.jpg 960w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Cooking-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MsEmilysVirtualClassroomNov2020-Cooking-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Also see:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/educators-turn-bitmoji-build-community-and-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Educators Turn to Bitmoji to Build Community and Engagement<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edutopia.org by Emelina Minero<br \/>\n<em>Both fun and practical, Bitmoji classrooms are adding some levity to fall planning this year.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: Our oldest daughter showed me a &#8220;Bitmoji Classroom&#8221; that her mentor teacher &#8212; Emily Clay &#8212; uses as her virtual classroom. Below are some snapshots of the Google Slides that Emily developed based on the work of: Kayla Young (@bitmoji.kayla) MaryBeth Thomas\u00a0 Ms. Smith\u00a0 Karen Koch The First Grade Creative &#8212; by C. 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