Technology Bytes - August 2015

AUGUST 2015

INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR CONSULTING’S

TEC HNOLOGY BY TES Naomi Harm, CEO ◆ PO Box 188, Brownsville, MN 55919 ◆ (608) 386-2018 ◆ naomi@naomiharm.org ◆ http://naomiharm.org

Welcome Back To School Educators and Administrators!

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It is that time of year again that most of us are heading back school. Oh boy- where did our summer go??? Many of you spent the summer learning with the Innovative Educator Consulting team, many of you spent time in your districts teaching and learning about those “new initiatives” you have underway to support student achievement and its impact, and many of you took a mental health break to rejuvenate and refresh to make for a fresh start for August- good for you!

We are adding to that fresh start of the new school year by providing you a “Back To School” edition of the Tech Bytes eNewsletter to add inspirational ideas and activities to build a community of learners in your classroom and with your staff. We have carefully chosen credible back to school, building a community of learners, and brain-based teaching resources that you can use tomorrow in your teaching and learning environment, which will also allow you to put your own digital creation spin on the final productions to share with your students.

Don’t forget to check out the latest additions in the Intel Education section of the Tech Bytes newsletter from Deb Norton and Naomi Harm on must have Fall gadgets, must have apps to aid in your productivity and efficiency, and a brand new global collaboration project on selfie sticks.

Yes, selfie sticks- how you can use them for educational good to build a visual literacy community of learners to provide students choice and voice in their learning.

Additional bonus - we have also included our dynamic Fall lineup of professional development workshops on classroom redesigns, brain-based teaching and learning, everything Google and iPad digital creation, coding in the classroom, makerspaces and so much more. We hope you can join us, and/or request to be a Fall hosting site to bring the teaching and learning to you! We have also added a great collection of educational grants to help support and fund materials needed to redesign your classroom learning spaces, and provide supportive resources to promote math, reading and science literacy for the months of August and September.

Welcome back everyone and enjoy the start of the new school year!

Naomi Harm and the Innovative Educator Consulting Team

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

IEC’s Inspiring PD Workshop Opportunities.............................................. 2

The Digital Buzz Radio Show: Digital Literacy and Understanding Information ............................................................................... 4

Back to School and Building a Community of Learners Activities .. 3

Chats with Deb: Gadgets to Start the New School Year .................... 4

Show Me the Money: Contests & Grants .................................................. 3

Intel Engage Live Webinars .............................................................................. 5

INSPIRING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES Keep watching our website for more details as they become available. www.naomiharm.org/upcomingworkshops

S AT U R DAY E V E N T S

OCTOBER 10 K-5 Coding, Google Student Clubs, and Robotic Fun Location: TBD Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm Audience Focus: K-5 Educators, Library Media Specialists, Administrators, and Parents

OCTOBER 17 Welcome to the Wonderful World of Makerspaces! ★ Redesign Your Learning Space By Making Room for Makerspaces ★ Student Driven Green Screen Activities ★ Coding in the Classroom, Google Student Clubs, and Robotic Fun Location: Sun Prairie School District Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators, Administrators, and Parents

OCTOBER 24 Maximizing Google Docs, Sheets and Slides through Collaborative Teacher and Student Projects Location: Rushford-Peterson, MN School District Time: 9:00am - 2:00pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators, Library Media Specialists, and Administrators

SEPTEMBER 22 Tech Mex Tuesday: Coding and Robotic Fun Location: Tequilla’s Restaurant in Onalaska, WI Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators and Administrators

SEPTEMBER 29 Maximizing Google Docs, Forms and Sheets to Enhance Productivity for Teachers, Admins and Support Staff Location: Iowa-Grant School District Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Audience Focus: 4-12 Teachers, Library Media Specialists, Administrators, and Support Staff

OCTOBER 20 Tech Mex Tuesday: Yes, There Is An App For That Location: Tequilla’s Restaurant in Onalaska, WI Time: 4:00 - 5:30pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators and Administrators

OCTOBER 30 SEPTEMBER 30 Student Driven Green Screen Activities Location: Iowa-Grant School District Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Audience Focus: K-8 Teachers, Library Media Specialists, and Special Education Teachers

Fostering and Implementing Effective Digital Citizenship Skills Location: Rib Lake School District Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators, Library Media Specialists, and Administrators

OCTOBER 13 Redesign Your Learning Space By Making Room for Makerspaces Location: WI Rapids School District Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm Audience Focus: K-12 Educators, Library Media Specialists, Computer Science and STEM Teachers

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BACK TO SCHOOL AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS ACTIVITIES You asked for it- we curated it! A great collection of back to school activities to jumpstart your focus on building a community of learners that you can use all school year long- enjoy!

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8 Weeks of Free Teacher Resources for Back to School Back To School Activities From Buncee Back To School Teacher Freebies Back To School With Chrome- The Complete Guide from @ShakeUpLearning

8 Back To School Classroom Activities That Will Get Students Laughing and Learning

19 Back To School Ideas That Will Knock Your Socks Off

10 Fun Team Building Activities

Best of Works4Me: Back to School

App-tastic Ideas For Building Classroom

Get Ready To Get Back To School Global Back To School

A Surefire Strategy for Building Classroom Community

Assuming the Best Back To School: 7 Questions Educators Should Ask Brain-based Education In Action Brain-based Learning Resource Roundup Four Movement Activities for Secondary Classrooms Tips for creating WOW Worthy Learning Spaces

Your favorite back to school tool?

Tell #IntelEngage & you could win a new device!

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MONEY: CONTESTS & GRANTS

A Million Ways To Say Thanks CentruyLink's Grants For Teachers Cruch The Numbers Donors Choose Edutopia Mega List of Grants Grant Wrangler Kids In Need Grants Lowes Toolbox for Education - $5000.00

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6 Quick Brain-based Teaching Strategies

Scholastics Back To School Planning Guide

Create a Classroom Community with Pear Deck

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2 X 10 Strategy

Open Houses and Back to School Night

Back to School: 3 Question Activities to Connect Students

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Make A Difference Day

Math Grants Meemic Grant Opportunities - Fast and Easy To Support Your Next $500 Initiative NEA Foundation Grants New Science Award Steelcase Furniture - Active Learning Center Grant Take Action Target Field Trip Grants

Has a new look and feel with an updated brand and a contemporary logo to kick off the Fall school year. Listen to the early August radio show of The Digital Buzz as Naomi Harm shares a focus on digital literacy and the importance of understanding information.

Tap into the latest Digital Buzz Radio Show and listen and learn about the “Global Selfie Stick Project” and find out how you and your students can join in, and actively participate to build a community of global learners through visual literacy projects and utilizing a selfie stick for educational good.

Many ideas will be shared of how to model and implement digital literacy best practices with your students and with grade level sections of Prek-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Naomi will incorporate the ISTE Student Standards and Student Profiles to compliment the grade level student learning experiences and projects you can use tomorrow in your classroom. Also Common Sense Media is mentioned and the importance of digital literacy and digital citizenship in and out of the classroom.

During this global collaboration selfie stick project, we will explore 7 online quests composed of game-based learning challenges to have each of you and your students critically think, problem solve and discover educational and purposeful ways to utilize selfie sticks in your classroom, in your school or in your home environment to empower student and teacher learning.

In Naomi’s “back to school” radio show at the end of August, she will be sharing inspiring ideas of building a community of global learners with a selfie stick project. Naomi and her team of consultants - Deb Norton, Tim Nielsen and Robin Hosemann amazing Wisconsin educators - came up with this fun and engaging idea over a mobile Voxer chat during the month of July.

Completion of each Quest and *Bonus Challenge Reflection will earn you and your students a digital badge to document your learning and sharing of ideas.

#GlobalSelfieStick

CHATS WITH DEB Checkout the latest “Chats With Deb” to kick off your Fall school year and be inspired by her latest reflective share of some pretty cool Fall gadgets. These new cost effect gadgets will surely engage your students and teacher friends with different types of hands-on, listening, learning and productivity activities by promoting a visual literacy and DIY focus of fun project ideas.

In addition to the above post, Deb reflects on “What Is Your Must Have App?” This is a great topic of discussion, especially for beginning of year activities to assist with productivity and efficiency as a new or veteran teacher. Please share your “Must Have App” through this active threaded discussion in the Intel Teachers Engage Community to share your collective knowledge page and inspiring ideas to motivate others!

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INTEL ENGAGE LIVE WEBINARS Intel Engage offers monthly webinars that are FREE. The lovely Vanessa Jones facilitates these inspiring and PD resource filled webinars designed and presented by K-16 educators from around the world. Many free tech prizes are also given away during these webinars for attendees collaborating on the trivia challenges related to the content of the webinar being presented. Check out the main webinar portal and where you can register to see all the upcoming webinars. Can’t wait to see you all online!

Back To School Toolkits August 25th at 7PM CST In August join our guest presenters Angie Kalthoff from Minnesota and Aimee Mendoza from New York as they share tools teachers are using, projects students are creating, and tips for managing devices in a Flipped classroom. All who attend the webinar and complete the webinar survey will receive an August Webinar Badge.

Google Instructional Tools: Let's Get Ready to EXPLORE! October 27th at 7PM CST

Makerspace: Tapping into the Mentality of the Makey Makey Movement September 29th at 7PM CST In September join Andrea Wilson Vazquez from Minnesota as she shares her school’s journey setting up their Makerspace, adopting a maker mentality, and how students responded to it. From squishy circuits, Makey Makeys and computer programming to sewing machines and conductive thread, we will discuss resources, tools, and concepts that provide students with opportunities to become “makers of their own learning”, turn their ideas into reality, and share their creations with the world.

See examples of student-created, standards-aligned projects and discuss innovative ways to integrate making into the classroom. Explore the many ways that making and the maker mentality can transform learning and teaching!

In October join Google Certified Teachers in residence, Cindy Lane and Howard Martin as they give you the opportunity to explore and interact with Google Chrome Extensions and Google Maps. They will share how these extensions work seamlessly inside of Drive as well as how you can use Maps in Google Maps to trace your family history. This will be an interactive webinar so come ready to explore and learn!

Gaming in the Classroom: The Good..The Bad... You Decide November 17th at 7PM CST In November, join Vanessa as she welcomes special guest Doug Adams. In this webinar, we will highlight successful integration strategies for bringing Internet-based games into your curriculum. Most of the games to be presented are free to use, and many can be played without installing or downloading any programs.Come and see how educational games can be a powerful learning tool in the classroom and how gaming can address curriculum areas from basic competence levels to 21st Century Skills.

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From the Innovative Educator Consulting Team… #TogetherWeAreBetter #IECRocks

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