Holy GuacaMOTEly! Check Out How NISD Students Are Using Mote

The word has gotten out about NISD’s newly purchased tool, Mote! Several 3-5 grade teams had the opportunity to dive in and learn all about this new extension in a PLC called, “Holy GuacaMOTEly.” Mote allows users to add audio to any Google item and in other places via a link, embed code, or QR code. While this may sound simple, we know that simple tools in the hands of great educators can lead to big results. After learning about Mote’s capabilities, our NISD teachers had amazing ideas for integrating Mote into their lessons and giving their students the opportunity to share their voice! This post highlights student use of Mote for literacy and writing.

Holy GuacaMOTEly PLC

Writing and Student Creativity: 

Mote provides students the ability to add a layer of personalization to their writing! Utilizing Mote also promotes fluency and allows our students to be creative. Several third grade classes have given students the opportunity to use Mote within their nonfiction writing. Take a look at what teachers had to say about Mote and listen to students from different campuses as they share their experience:

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Student Nonfiction Slides

Click The Speaker to Hear Why These Students Love Mote: 

 Shourya

Stuti

Elijah

Ava

Justifying Thinking: 

Mrs. Turner decided Mote could be a great way for her students to justify and explain their thinking during Problem Solving. In this example, Mrs. Turner provided audio supports in slides for students and then asked them to not only solve the problem, but us Mote to justify their thinking. Mote held students accountable to knowing how they got their answer rather than simply having an answer.

Why Alexia Loves Mote

Persuasion and Collaboration: 

Mrs. After seeing this Tug of War template in PLC, Mrs. Swezy (4th grade at Granger Elementary) decided to have her students use Mote to practice persuasion. Each student recorded their stance on the topic "Four Leaf Clovers are Lucky" and moved their icon on a continuum of how much they agreed or disagreed with the statement. This was a quick activity, but it allowed students to practice choosing a side. Mote allows student to get their thoughts out and would be a great for a pre-write, or reflection. Students were also all on one slide, so they could listen to each other's responses. Mrs. Swezy had students replace the speaker icon with quick selfie, so she could quickly see where everyone fell.

Mote Helps Us with Instruction in NISD:

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Join Us for Holy GuacaMOTEly this Summer:

Holy GuacaMOTEly will be offered at this year's NISD Engage conference, along with another opportunity in August. Come join us as we experience Mote firsthand, preview examples of Mote usage throughout NISD, explore ready-made templates, and share ideas. We’ll learn how to share voice notes via link, embed code, and QR code. We’ll also provide time for you to create experiences for your learners using Mote.