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Google: Exploring Computational Thinking
"Note: Lessons include complete teacher editions, student worksheets, and any applicable Python programs. Examples include short exercises from core subjects with key CT concepts to consider. Programs include Python examples and exercises for teachers to enhance their existing lessons. Math lessons, examples, and programs are based on the Common Core Standards, while science materials are aligned with the California K-12 Content Standards. "
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2014 - 2014-03-08 EdTechTeam Virginia Summit featuring Google for Education
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Gussy Up Your Google Site - VA GAFE Summit 2014 - Google Drive
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MAp of Maine Schools using Google Apps
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Tech Tools for Assessing the “Soft” Skills | Tech Learning
"“What are the ‘soft’ skills employers want?” The U.S. Department of Labor links to a curriculum focused on teaching workforce readiness skills to youth ages 14-21 called “Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success.”"
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20 useful ways to use TodaysMeet in schools | Ditch That Textbook
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STEM seeds | a creative gaggle of STEM teachers sharing lesson ideas
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10 awesome questions to get kids thinking deeper a
10 awesome questions to get kids thinking deeper about books @WeAreTeachers http://t.co/2y7mVVRTOZ
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
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an infographic describing different types of teachers in a school.
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Those of you who are Google Earth users will recognize many of "layers" datasets in this gallery but there is a lot more content than just those. From a Geo EDU perspective we are really keen on hearing from educators about which maps you end up finding most useful in the classroom. We also encourage feedback and constructive criticism on the maps and gallery as a whole.
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As educators across the country continue to examine the best ways of teaching and learning, a new lexicon is beginning to emerge that describes one particular approach — deeper learning. The phrase implies a rich learning experience for students that allows them to really dig into a subject and understand it in a way that requires more than just memorizing facts."
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Attending a Google Certification Course with @alicebarr at @ACTEM! Looking forward to a day of learning! #gorhamms @meseati
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@plnaugle what a treat indeed! Please tell @alicebarr hi for me! #GIEsummit
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@chieftainway Glad to hear it! Some great sessions coming today from @amollica @alicebarr @RBakerSC
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Great quote from @nkellogg at #giesummit "The number one use of Google Glass is for people having their photo taken wearing Google Glass"
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So excited to be learning from @alicebarr, one Maine's finest, at Louisiana Google Summit. #GIE #LaGS http://t.co/E3ohPydpPV
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Thanks to @kristenswanson, @LS_Karl, @montysays, @alicebarr, @debbyj18 for being great people to talk with about #edcamp. #BetterTogether
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@kristenswanson @alicebarr We did a daily create activity at ours and we had more than 2x the sessions we needed!
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Saw someone tweet this idea the other day: Keep the research, ditch the paper. Apply findings in practice. #Satchat
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
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How to Send Personalized Email Messages using Mail Merge in Gmail
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50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language -
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How Opening Up Classroom Doors Can Push Education Forward | MindShift
"what if teachers embraced the idea of transparency as a form of activism, a way of shining light on what works in the classroom?"
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Bringing the Arts Into Core Instruction - Education Week Teacher
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Free Technology for Teachers: Lots of Great WWI Lesson Materials from the BBC
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Innovation Design In Education - ASIDE: Trends Come And Go, But Social Media Keeps Going
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20 Digital Citizenship Resources | Inside the classroom, outside the box!
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The Importance of Fostering Kids’ Creative Confidence | MindShift
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Why We Need To Value Students’ Spatial Creativity | MindShift
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Virtual Photo Walks, using Google+ to help people be interactive citizens again, smart phones - Home
"+Virtual Photo Walks mission is to allow isolated people to become interactive citizens again. Utilizing the Internet, video chat and smart phones, people are able to visit and interact with mobile guides all over the world and to visit they people and places they could only dream about before."
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
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Submit writing to be analyzed
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"Six awesome courses in one awesome channel: John Green teaches you US History and Hank Green teaches you Chemistry. Check out the playlists for past courses in World History, Biology, Literature, and Ecology."
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Google Guides for Teachers | A Listly List
and edublogger
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The Daily Create - Daily assignments to fuel your creativity
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Free Technology for Teachers: Find Science Lesson Plans, Videos, and Animations on BioInteractive
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Markham Nolan: How to separate fact and fiction online | Video on TED.com
"By the end of this talk, there will be 864 more hours of video on YouTube and 2.5 million more photos on Facebook and Instagram. So how do we sort through the deluge? At the TEDSalon in London, Markham Nolan shares the investigative techniques he and his team use to verify information in real-time, to let you know if that Statue of Liberty image has been doctored or if that video leaked from Syria is legitimate. The managing editor of Storyful.com, Markham Nolan has watched journalism evolve from the pursuit of finding facts to the act of verifying those floating in the ether"
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How to get the most out of Google’s apps and services when using an iPad — Tech News and Analysis
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Are We Taking Our Students’ Work Seriously Enough? | MindShift
"Are We Wringing the Creativity Out of Kids?"
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Official willUstand website : Download FREE posters
Anti-Bullying posters
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Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup | Edutopia
"Resources by Topic: Internet Safety Cyberbullying Digital Responsibility Media and Digital Literacy Other Resources from Edutopia Additional Resources on the Web"
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Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom - US News
"Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom Fewer than 20 percent of teachers use social media in the classroom, although most do personally."
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Guest Post | Primary Sources Meet Free Web 2.0 Tools for Common Core Learning - NYTimes.com
"LiveBinders allow students to curate online resources and organize them into a digital binder. Users can upload and embed links, images, text and videos. This tool makes it easy for students to link to other sites and documents as they collect information, then helps them synthesize learning from primary and secondary sources, contextualize and interpret sources, and share their learning in a fun and interactive way."
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Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens -- THE Journal
"Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages?"
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10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation
"For the Google Generation, information isn’t scarce, and knowing has the illusion of only being a search away. I’ve written before about how Google impacts the way students think. This post is less about students, and more about how planning resources like standards and curriculum maps might respond accordingly."
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Castilleja - an independent school for girls grades 6-12 in Palo Alto, California: Bourn Idea Lab
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13 Digital Citizenship Terms Teachers Need to Know ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
"a set of important terms you need to know as a teacher using technology with his/her students."
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Beyond Angry Birds, Five Apps That Test Your Physics Skills | MindShift
"Here are five other games for the Angry Birds fan that do an even better job of integrating physics and problem solving into addictive, just-one-more-try experiences."
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Official Gmail Blog: Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data
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Creativity Becomes an Academic Discipline - NYTimes.com
"Once considered the product of genius or divine inspiration, creativity — the ability to spot problems and devise smart solutions — is being recast as a prized and teachable skill. Pin it on pushback against standardized tests and standardized thinking, or on the need for ingenuity in a fluid landscape."
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digitalwritingworkshop - Crafting_Digital_Writing
"A companion site to Troy's Heinemann books The Digital Writing Workshop and Crafting Digital Writing, this wiki empowers teachers as they learn how to teach digital writing."
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Stop Stealing Dreams (What is School for?)
School was invented to create a constant stream of compliant factory workers to the growing businesses of the 1900s. It continues to do an excellent job at achieving this goal, but it's not a goal we need to achieve any longer. In this 30,000 word manifesto, I imagine a different set of goals and start (I hope) a discussion about how we can reach them. One thing is certain: if we keep doing what we've been doing, we're going to keep getting what we've been getting. Our kids are too important to sacrifice to the status quo.
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Student-Centered Ways to Teach Anti-Bullying: A Conversation Starter - Right Question Institute
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Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Embedding Twitter Searches on a Web Site
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How to showcase #TeacherEffectiveness using digital portfolios
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
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Easy Recipes for Building Android Apps using MIT App Inventor
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Student Portfolios: Collect (drive), reflect (forms), and publish (sites).
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woo hoo - snow day in Maine! Seedlings @ Bit By Bit Podcast: Show #135 http://t.co/hMBDRH4mH5 w @bobsprankle @alicebarr @cheryloakes50
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Check out the completely revampled "Google for Education" website! http://t.co/f5XXSTaSwL vi @alicebarr #seedlings #gct
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"As of January 2014, some 76% of American adults ages 18 and older said that they read at least one book in the past year. Almost seven in ten adults (69%) read a book in print in the past 12 months, while 28% read an e-book, and 14% listened to an audiobook."
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Saturday, February 01, 2014
Weekly Links (weekly)
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World map
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"t's a gaggle of Google products. Google's kicking off 2014 with a slew of announcements this week. And it's a diverse slew, touching on online resources, new tablet partners, and professional development."
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"If you have a task you want your entire class to do, here is a spreadsheet tip that can make the process easier."
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"Who controls your online identity? Google or you? If your answer is Google, it's time to take control with this three step plan."
- Who controls your online identity? Google or you?
If your answer is Google, it's time to take control with this three step plan.
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"Web Apps are online programs that run right inside your browser, rather than needing to be installed to your hard drive like traditional programs. With web apps you can run your programs from any computer and from any place that you have Internet access. Many web apps also have off-line abilities for those times you do not have connectivity."
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Charlene Chausis presentation on Apps and Extensions
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Charlene Chausis presentation on Apps and Extensions
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"The latest update adds features to the iOS version of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader that makes it more useful than Apple’s own iBooks for reading eBooks and PDFs. "
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"How to Use Google Drive to Teach Coding in the Classroom"
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"27 ways to test the prior knowledge of students. This is a useful chart for any classroom teacher or student who wants to quickly test and think about a particular topic that is about to be discussed."
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Cheat Sheets - many tools
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Beaver became the first school in the United States to implement computer coding into each of its classes."
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"To meet the growing need for computer science literate individuals, Beaver Day Country School, an independent college prep middle and high school just outside Boston, now requires students to have coding experience in order to graduate. Rather than requiring students take a standalone coding course to graduate, Beaver’s educators are incorporating coding practices into classes like math, science and even English."