Digital Learning Journal Ideas

WHY: A learning journal helps students think about the learning activities that teachers assign. Understanding "the why" will help make the activity more meaningful. 

Here are a couple of digital learning journal ideas. I worked with Mrs. Waters at Glen Alpine to develop these.  Feel free to copy and tweak to meet the needs of your students. 

Google Slides - Teachers can share out the link in Google Classroom (make a copy for each student). Students respond to prompts and can also add a photo. The Google slide deck is shared with teacher to review and discuss with students as needed. Students can look back over their learning and share with parents. You could also give students the prompts and let them design a slide to share their learning. 

Seesaw Activity- Teachers can share the activity through Seesaw. Adding a folder will provide easy access to the learning journals. Students respond to the prompts using text or voice. Teacher views the activity in Seesaw dashboard to review and discuss with students as needed. Students can look back over their learning and share with parents.  You could also skip using the learning journal template and have students create a post to share their learning reflections with images, text, and/or voice.