A Christmas Podcast or Not? - PC044 | The Partial Credit Podcast

Sean and Jess Williams grab some egg nog and pull up next to the yule log! helps teachers create powerful learning moments for students of every age and ability with tech solutions rooted in active learning, formative assessment, and sound...

Sean and Jess Williams grab some egg nog and pull up next to the yule log!

Pear Deck helps teachers create powerful learning moments for students of every age and ability with tech solutions rooted in active learning, formative assessment, and sound pedagogical practice. Founded by educators, Pear Deck makes it easy for teachers to build and launch custom interactive presentations from within Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams.

Segment 1:

Die Hard - Christmas movie or not?

Segment 2:

Best Classroom Christmas Gifts

Jessica - Administrator covering a class
Donnie - Coffee and a penguin shirt
Sean - Coffee, gift cards
Jeff - tamales
Jesse - Gift Cards, Letter of Appreciation

Segment 3:

Classroom Christmas Films: Definitive Rankings

Donnie

3. Polar Express
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
1. The Garfield Christmas Special

Jesse

3. March of the Wooden Soldiers (classic cinema)
2. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (create their own stop motion films)
1. Scrooged (modernizing a classic story)

Sean

3. Miracle (on Ice)
2. Cool Runnings
1. It’s A Wonderful Life (Miracle on 34th St)

Jessica

3. Muppets Christmas Carol (Maker component) + sphero (Jim Henson)
2. Elf - Animation lesson
1. Home Alone (Characterization)

Jeff

3. The Grinch
2. The Santa Clause
1. A Christmas Story - love actually if it weren’t rated R

Useless Websites Donnie Found Online

http://www.ismycomputeron.com/

http://www.ismycomputeronfire.com/

https://isitchristmas.com/

BONUS: http://isitsnowinginpdx.com/

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