Shout-Outs, Tinkercad, Coding, VR, and Grant Money - Wk 33

CN Elementary Teaching Team:

Here are a few highlights from this week:

Week 33 (April 29 – May 3, 2019)

Thursday Giggles:                Why do bees have sticky hair?

Because they use a honeycomb.

If you ever try out any ideas I suggest in my blog, please let me know! I would love to showcase your awesome discoveries here. Others would love to learn from your experiences. And, you’ll inspire others to try something new.
Email me here: melissaculver@cusd.com. Check out my website: www.melissaculver.com.

PD Dates to save on your calendar:

       Wednesday, May 15 – Chrome Add-ons & Extensions @ Mountain View from 2:30 – 3:30
I will attend the Ready Math Webinar at this time. Class was cancelled. Sorry.
       Technology Bootcamp - June 12 & 13 MORE INFORMATION

Shout-out to Shana Blankenship! She used the Google Slides video to showcase student work at Open House. Nicely done, Shana. Thank you for sharing your success story with me.

Shout-out to Elaine Cheney who is introducing her students to 3D printing using Tinkercad! What an awesome opportunity. VIDEO LINK.

File upload tutorial here:

Shout-out to all the teachers who used the YouTube video to print student artwork.

Shout-out to all the teachers who participated in a three-week coding experience using Code.org. It was phenomenal to watch your students write computer code to solve puzzles. And their creativity was fantastic! Some of them were simply curious and wrote more code to answer additional questions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics for the next several years shows that computer programming is a promising field to enter. And some of your students will develop a passion for this field now. Thank you for introducing your students to computer programming. They’ll never forget it.

Shout-out to all the teachers who have participated in VR Training: Muirheid, Silva, Manganiello, Bowns, Panosian, Lewis, Callisch, B. Thomas, Dritz, Mushegan, and Byrom. Most of you have experienced Africa, Asia, and Amazonia. These are awesome places to explore, and your kids were the first to explore this great learning tool!

There are 900 places to explore in the VR headsets. CLICK HERE to find out more.

Grant money. Do you want grant money? Share your ideas with me. I’ll see if I can write a grant for you or your site. It needs to be saturated with tech if I’m going to write it. But, your input would be awesome! I always need people who are willing to say “yes” to grant money. How about a 3D printer? Or programmable robots? If you let me grab data on your learning experience, I’ll try to write the grant.

Let's stay curious,
Melissa Culver