Parkway School District
Volume 3 | Issue 4
Know & Go
Updates @your Library
Student Opportunities Aspiration in Computing Awards for High School Young Women Great opportunity for hackers and coders to win awards, prizes and scholarships. Check out the flyer at ncwit.org
Personal Learning Missouri Summit Featuring Google for Education The Google event will be held on October 10th at Liberty High School in Wentzville. All details can be found at www.gafemo.com. This is a great day of learning all centered around Google tools. Last year there were over 300 teachers who came to learn and share together.
Makerspace Showcase at UMSL PBS Learning Media - Win a Mentorship with a Scientist Do you have students who love science? PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer are proud to announce the Emperor Science Award program - a unique mentoring program that pairs university-level research scientists with high school students, presenting an exciting opportunity for them to explore the world of science, grow their skills, build confidence and conduct rewarding research.
If you are curious about the makerspace buzz checkout the makerspace showcase on Thursday, October 8th, 2015 from 4-7 pm! The showcase will make visible the growing MakerEd movement in the St. Louis region. This is an open invitation, so please feel free to bring your friends and colleagues. Please see the attached flyer. The showcase will be held in UMSL's new ED Collabitat, a space designed for professional creativity and innovation.
Contact Information Kim Lindskog Library System Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106 Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass
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Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Kami The Google for Education app can view, annotate, share, and collaborate your PDF and other files on Chrome. This app formerly known as Notable PDF is compatible with both Chromebooks and the Chrome browser. It also comes as an extension. Check out the tutorial here. Passport to Computer Science Google now offers a n all inclusive plan to create a computer science in your building. They have everything from the advocacy to activity ideas for grades 4-8 (could be modified for high school students) using Scratch. These opportunities are great activities for makerspaces and empower students to create and innovate in the field of technology. http://www.cs-first.com/ Science: The Solar System to Scale This beautiful short film depicting what happened when a group of friends built a scale model of the solar system on the a dry lakebed in Nevada is 7 minutes long, and it’s worth a watch. It is the depiction of the relationship between solid matter and empty space in our solar system, which is difficult for most of us to even fathom.
Tips for Promoting Your Class Social Media Page This week I was asked a great question about promoting and having a social presence. While it does take awhile, there are a few suggestion: ●
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Think about the network you already have - for example if you have a parent volunteer list, an email list, pto, etc. that you use regularly personally invite them Facebook has "badges" that you can post to your website or blog that links fans from your website to the FB page http://www.facebook.com/badges/page. php Share a link to your Facebook Page on other social networks. Try sending the link out on Twitter, and adding a link in all the descriptions for your YouTube Videos or Flickr Photos to start. Offer incentives for posting to the site example - free book from the book fair Promote your Facebook Page on all of your print marketing materials including business cards, menus, flyers, signs, tshirts — anywhere it can be visible. The more fans you have, the more your posts, pictures, and videos will reach the people you want to reach. Promote your Facebook Page the next time you speak at a workshop, faculty meeting, or training session. Even include an image and link to your page
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