Chasing Your Dreams with Kristin Bentley Transformative Principal 106
Download MP3Kristin Bentley is a 2nd grade teacher in a Title I school.
She created an awesome app that helps manage classroom behavior: Color My Day
Introductory Video
Why use this rather than Class Dojo.
Think Time forms and Office Discipline Referrals are built-in to the app.
Shoutout to Tricia Skyles
ODRs going down means nothing if teacher morale is going up.
The process of creating an app from the ground up.
Crayons and paper
Lucidchart
Found a graphic designer.
Found a programmer.
Tell people about your ideas, find out what people are looking for in their schools.
Do something to make people’92s lives easier.
Make sure it is not something extra for teachers or admins to implement.
Need 3 people: Expert, designer, and developer.
Three ways to get it off the ground: pay someone, find someone to buy into your vision, find investors.
Planbook
Support teachers who are building apps to support students.
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Kristin Bentley is a 2nd grade teacher in a Title I school.
She created an awesome app that helps manage classroom behavior: Color My Day
- Why use this rather than Class Dojo.
- Think Time forms and Office Discipline Referrals are built-in to the app.
- Shoutout to Tricia Skyles
- ODRs going down means nothing if teacher morale is going up.
- The process of creating an app from the ground up.
- Crayons and paper
- Lucidchart
- Found a graphic designer.
- Found a programmer.
- Tell people about your ideas, find out what people are looking for in their schools.
- Do something to make people’92s lives easier.
- Make sure it is not something extra for teachers or admins to implement.
- Need 3 people: Expert, designer, and developer.
- Three ways to get it off the ground: pay someone, find someone to buy into your vision, find investors.
- Planbook
- Support teachers who are building apps to support students.
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Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.
Ready for a Modern Web Site for your school? Simple School Sites is the place to go for high quality Wordpress sites specially designed for schools.
Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show.
Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com
Download Paperless Principal.
Transformative Principal on Stitcher
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