Week 11

Here are some highlights from Technology this week:

                            Week 11 (October 30 – November 3, 2017)                

Thursday Giggles:            What did the duck say to the comedian?
                                                You quack me up.

Free Technology Classes.  TEACHING SESSION 2: Google Classroom – Would you like to learn how to use Google Classroom?  We will design a Classroom.  We will design assignments.  We will locate student work.  What does teacher feedback look like in Classroom?  I will show you more than one way to help your students improve their online work.  Have you thought about moving to a flipped classroom model?  Aren’t quite sure how?  Come with your questions. 
               Session 2A: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
                @ Copper Hills Elementary School from 2:30 – 3:30 in the Computer Lab
                EVENTBRITE LINK HERE – REGISTER FOR CLASS HERE 

                Session 2B: Wednesday, November 29, 2017
                @ Copper Hills Elementary School from 2:30 – 3:30 in the Computer Lab
                EVENTBRITE LINK HERE – REGISTER FOR CLASS HERE 

Previous Technology Highlights.  Did you delete any of those previous emails (Technology Highlights) and you are curious about that tool/link/idea?  No worries.  You can find those previous emails HERE.  On my website in the Resources Link tab, you can find the link to my Google Drive folder where I keep everything that might help you.  You will find a folder by the name of Technology Highlights.  I will update that PDF file from time to time to reflect all things new.

TourBuilder.  You can either explore already designed travel logs using the featured items at the bottom of the home page.  Or, you can design your own.  Are you studying the migration path of hummingbirds?  Pin those spots on a map to watch that trip advance from location to location.  Would you like to give your students a tour of the Louvre?  Head over there in TourBuilder and “walk” the interior of the Louvre.  Studying ancient Egypt?  Would you like to look at pyramids and other ancient artifacts?  Well, use this tool.  Want to develop a flipped classroom model, but you need more creative ideas?  Add a “trip” to your Google Classroom as an assignment.  Have your students come to class the next day with their questions.  Why this space?  Who was there?  How does it connect to our Social Studies content?  Let their questions/inquiry/desire drive that next lesson.  Explore together: timeline, landscapes, agriculture, historical impact, significant influencers of that period.

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PowToons.  PowToons is a free online animation tool will let you create quick animated videos.  Promoting an event?  Want to get people involved?  Need volunteers?  Small teaching video?  Involved in a GATE program?  You can use the templates that are already there to promote your theme/idea/event.  If this tool is helpful for you, try it out for free.  Or, lead a tech session and train our students how to make animated videos.

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Raw Shorts.  Rawshorts.com is just like the tool above, but you may like this one better.  Video animation.  Communication.

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Mystery Science.  Does your site have a license for this program?  I really, really enjoyed using this program in my classroom.  With my second grade students, we explored seed distribution using a hands-on approach.  We also explored the complexities of land re-formation through rain—we looked at erosion, hands-on.  If you want Science to be fun, engaging, and exploration-oriented, then try this out.  It’s easier than you think.  The video discussions lead the teaching and you facilitate the discovery/exploration.  It’s wonderful!

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Kindly,