Digital Walkthroughs: Use Skitch to Capture, Advance, and Celebrate Learning

School leaders: Every time we enter a classroom, we don't have to sit down and commence with a ten minute formal walkthrough. Instead, consider using a photo app such as Skitch to take a picture of best practice. I like Skitch because I can annotate the image with feedback, email it to the teacher, and save it to their digital portfolio in Evernote. This opportunity to celebrate what they do so well can take place in less than five minutes.

I share the teachers' notebooks with them, giving he or she access to these artifacts stored within Evernote. Later, they can put artifacts of their own in this notebook, as well as pull pieces out to upload to their teacher evaluation platform. To organize the notes, use the tagging system to categorize artifacts based on elements from teaching frameworks, such as Charlotte Danielson's.

If your stretched for time (and is there any school leader who is not?), when appropriate consider using a mobile device, Skitch, and Evernote to capture, advance, and celebrate learning.