I NNOVATIVE E DUCATOR C ONSULTING ’ S
TECHNOLOGY BYTES
“Inspired Technology Leadership to Transform Teaching and Learning”
N OVEMBER 2014
INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR CONSULTING’S
TECHNOLOGY BYTES Naomi Harm, CEO ◆ PO Box 188, Brownsville, MN 55919 ◆ (608) 386-2018 ◆ naomi@naomiharm.org ◆ http://naomiharm.org
Greetings and Happy November,
PO Box 188 Brownsville, MN 55919 Phone: (608) 386-2018 Email: naomi@naomiharm.org http://naomiharm.org #nharm
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The year is flying by so quickly! Can you believe that it is November already? Many of you have just wrapped up with Parent-Teacher Conferences and we hope those meetings went well. It is always a tad stressful to meet with the parents of your students, but also a great time to truly build and strengthen those relationships. It is also a great time to communicate the great and wonderful things happening in your classroom and highlight the successes of the students. Among the many other tasks in the classroom it is a time to be thankful for the many good things you in your life. Be sure to share thankfulness with others around you and provide time to be thankful with your students. Most of all, we would like to wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with family, friends, and plenty of scrumptious food. Enjoy and have a wonderful month of thanks!
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE IEC’s Inspiring Professional Development Workshop Opportunities ........................................................................................................... 2 Googly About Google ............................................................................................ 3 Reflection ....................................................................................................................3 Central Hub: The Limitless Library .................................................................3 Thanksgiving Resources..................................................................................... 3
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The Hour of Code -- Learning a New Language ....................................... 4 Brain Breaks: Ideas for Kids ............................................................................. 5 Free Online PD Opportunities.......................................................................... 5 Tips, Tricks, and Resources .............................................................................. 5 Chats with Deb ....................................................................................................... 5
I NSPIRING P ROFESSIONAL D EVELOPMENT W ORKSHOP O PPORTUNITIES REGISTER ONLINE AT: h.p://naomiharm.org/register Enrollment is limited to 30 educators so register early to save your spot!
November 19 iPad App Smashing Good Time! Host Site: Hillsboro School District App smashing is when students and teachers use multiple apps to create dynamic individual pieces of content that are then merged together (or smashed together) into one inspiring culminating product. This high energy day will introduce different iPad “Smashtivities” that will redefine classroom projects!
December 2 Personalized Learning with 1:1 Chromebooks and Google Apps for the MS/HS Classroom Host Site: Mauston School District Educators and administrators attending this workshop will gain insightful professional development tips, tricks and student classroom management strategies to support MS and HS Chromebook implementations.
December 10 Mobile Literacy Centers for K-3: Producing Primary Thinkers and Creators Host Site: Baraboo School District In this workshop we focus on building strong foundations for our youngest learners in PreK-3rd Grade, taking a look at the best supportive learning tools on iPads and other online web tools.
COST The cost of each workshop is $125/person or $375/team of four from the same district.
GRADUATE CREDIT One graduate credit is available for each workshop through Marian University for an additional $175.
CONTACT INFO For questions regarding registration, please contact Kim Berg at (608) 781-5280 or email kim@naomiharm.org For questions regarding workshop content, please contact Naomi Harm at (608) 386-2018 or email naomi@naomiharm.org
December 17 Getting Started with Google Apps and Creating Engaging Student Projects with Chromebooks Host Site: Hillsboro School District Participants in this workshop will be immersed in beginning to intermediate levels of collaborative teaching strategies and activities of how to best use Google and Chrome Apps to extend mobile learning opportunities for all of their students.
Keep watching our website for more workshop offerings as they become available! http://naomiharm.org/upcomingworkshops 2
G OOGLY A BOUT
Google Inbox is the newest way to make your email work for you! Check out some of the very interesting features in Google Inbox or see the announcement and read more here. Google Forms Welcomes Add-Ons 20 Things Google Can Do For You Spell Check now available in Google Sheets Create a Digital Story through App Smashing with Google Apps Cardboard with Google
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Free: Picture Book Month Teachers Guide See Shannon Miller’s Blog Post on Picture Book Month November is a time to give thanks, to take some time to reflect on your own learning, and to identify all the good things that have taken place so far this school year. We as educators should be modeling this practice with our students daily, and I find teachers are having difficulty setting aside even five minutes in their day to reflect on their teaching and learning practices to make change in their instruction. To make this transition easy for you and your students to make "time" in your day to reflect, here are two top five lists of FREE journal apps that will appeal to many of you- based on the simplicity and visual literacy component most of you may be looking for in a writing app.
Library Makerspace Ideas on Pinterest A Librarian's Guide To Makerspaces Children's Area Redesign in Libraries
T HANKSGIVING R ESOURCES
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Be a Historian: Investigate the First Thanksgiving
Journal
Scholastic’s The First Thanksgiving & Additional Resources
MicNote
Colonizing America: A Crash Course on US History (YouTube)
Notebook Penzu
Map Your Recipe: Where does your Favorite Food Come From
VoiceNote II
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Collect HeyDey Penultimate Thankful Wonderful Days Free
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10 Tips For Library Media Specialists
Giving Thanks: Compare/ Contrast Lesson Thanksgiving Vocabulary Mayflower History Plimoth Plantation for Kids
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Celebrate the Hour of Code - December 8-12 C ONTRIBUTED BY V ELVET H OLMES Oregon, WI School District In December, we will celebrate another Hour of Code brought to us by code.org. This is a national, week long event to try and get more students engaged in computer science. Through their new Code Studio, code.org offers self-paced classes for any age. Their courses teach problem solving skills using algorithms, loops, and conditionals that progressively become more challenging as you level up! This year they have also added a FREE workshop for teachers of grades K-5. Computer programming jobs are growing at 2X the national average. By 2020, we will have 1,000,000 more jobs than students! (CDSweek) We are fortunate that Wisconsin is one of the 25 states that allows computer science credits to count towards graduation requirements. Women today represent 12% of all computer science graduates. In 1984, they represented 37%. In a room full of 25 engineers, only 3 will be women. (Girls Who Code) If women are not represented in this field, their innovative ideas will not be heard. Jobs that involve computer science range from fashion to medicine! The sky's the limit! Be a creator, not just a consumer!
R ESOURCES AND S ITES TO G ET YOU S TARTED : Code.Org What is Code and Programming Language 20 Hours of Courses for Elementary Coding Coding Apps and Websites for Kids
ANYONE can code! Coding for Kindergarteners Give it a try! Best Resources to Learn to Code Big List of iPad Coding Apps for Kids Tutorials: How to Teach Hour of Code See Videos to Inspire Students Hour of Code the FAQs
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B RAIN B REAKS : I DEAS FOR K IDS The daily demands for our students to attend is more important than ever. Teachers have always found creative and engaging ways to enhance learning through short breaks, movement activities, quick games to help
FREE O NLINE PD O PPORTUNITIES Each month all across the web educators are collaborating and working together to provide up to date webinars on a variety of educational topics. Here are a few events highlighted for you to tap into. November 8th -- SK12 Free Online Webinar Day (Google Theme) November 13th -- SK12 Online Webinar Day (Critical Thinking) November 17th - 22nd -- Global Education Conference EdWeb Webinars Calendar Edweek Offerings
students refocus on the really important lessons occurring in the classroom. Brain breaks are vital and every teacher should have a few tricks up their sleeve when they recognize the students just need to move, stretch, and refresh their minds. Here are some great brain break resources to tap into with your students that are fun and interactive.
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70+ Game-Based Learning Resources 27 People Share their "One Cool Internet/Computer Trick" Web Tools Connected to Blooms Taxonomy- Article 80 Web Tools Matched to Blooms- Google Doc
B RAIN B REAK I DEAS T O R EFRESH S TUDENT T HINKING
8 Components of a Digital Learning Environment
BouncyBalls
Lesson Plans and Resources for Arts Integration
GoNoodle
A World of Project Ideas
Patatap Pinterest: Brain Breaks for the Classroom
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“Mrs. Norton’s Neighborhood” In this video, Deb Norton talks about utilizing Google Docs for writing and kicking it up a notch. This Chat with Deb was used to support the National Day of Writing on October 20th, but these techniques can and should be integrated into your everyday writing instruction. Click here to see more information on the National Day of Writing. Click here to watch this Chat with Deb video.
Engaging the Active Learner (Click here for an enlarged view)
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Since becoming a Technology Integrationist this Fall Deb has been sharing many more resources beyond her Chat with Deb segment. Be sure to check out all of Deb’s blog posts by visiting her blog: Sharing Technology
We hope November provides you a wealth of opportunities of inspiration, happiness and gratitude! #TogetherWeAreBetter from the Innovative Educator Consulting Team!