Presenters
Kristin and Joe Merrill share a passion for infusing EdTech into their Fourth and First Grade classrooms. Together, they have a combined 20+ years of teaching experience, where they collaborate to create engaging lessons that turn into memories for their students. Even though they teach different grades, they share one common goal: learning needs to be interactive. This mindset drove them to write the books: The InterACTIVE Class and Flipgrid in the InterACTIVE Class (Elevate Books EDU), and put a new spin on traditional strategies to help implement technology that meets the needs of all students.
Middle School Literature and History
Kristin Merrill: Fourth Grade teacher; 14+ years of experience working in intermediate (3-5) grade levels, 5+ years of implementing iPads, laptops, and Chrome books in the classroom. Kristin is the co-author of the book series, "The InterACTIVE Class," on Elevate Books EDU.
Session description
Learn how to bring your books and activities to life! Join Joe and Kristin Merrill, first and fourth grade teachers and authors of The InterACTIVE Class series, as they walk through 10 stories featured on Novel Effect and how to integrate activities to go along with them!
Purpose & objective
Participants will be exposed to 10 different stories on Novel Effect, and then see different activities that can be used in association with the stories. These are examples from our First and Fourth Grade classrooms.
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Outline
Introductions: 5 min
What is Novel Effect and how does it work? 5 min
Lesson ideas (10 in total): 35 min
Q&A : 5 min
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Supporting research
"The InterACTIVE Class" by Joe and Kristin Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Jan. 2020). Link: https://amzn.to/39RiHQF
"Flipgrid in the InterACTIVE Class" by Joe and Kristin Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Jan. 2021). Link: https://amzn.to/3zOjvAz
"The Microsoft Infused Classroom" by Holly Clark, Tanya Avrith, Felisa Ford, Natasha Rachelle, and Kristin and Joe Merrill (Elevate Books EDU - Mar. 2020). Link: https://amzn.to/3AOCmwA
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