Thank you ACTEM

Thank you to Ricky and Meghan for listing my blog in the Must read K-12 IT blogs. I am honored and perhaps this will be a good kick to post more here after a summer hiatus. Looking forward to seeing everyone at ACTEM!

What School Could Be

 

What School Could Be: A Conversation About the Intersection of Innovation & Education #BHSWhatSchoolCouldBe

Ted Dintersmith, author of What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America, leads a conversation moderated by Meghna Chakrabarti on how teachers can change the education system in creative, compelling and practical ways to positively impact students and better prepare them for the innovation economy. This conversation was sponsored by the Brookline High School InnovationFund. 

We had the good fortune to have about a 20 minute conversation with Ted and came away with some ideas about our school and leadership in the community. One of the big takeaways for me was the question of how to we help students fit with the curriculum rather than making the curriculum fit the students. With our initiative around exploring where Project Based Learning fits, this question will help guide some of our work.

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• 3 Questions to Promote Innovative Leadership in Education – The Principal of Change

  tags: innovation usmepc586 reading

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• Icebreakers that Rock | Cult of Pedagogy

  tags: icebreakers

• Using the Design Thinking Process to Write a Book - A.J. JULIANI

  tags: designthinking designprocess authorspeak

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• CoSpaces Edu: Make AR & VR in the classroom

  tags: augmentedreality virtualreality

• NASA contest finalists show off their Mars habitat models

  tags: 3Dprinting

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• Project-Based Learning | Edutopia

  tags: pbl projectbasedlearning

• 10 Characteristics of Professional Learning that Inspires Learner-Centered Innovation – KATIE MARTIN

  tags: professionaldevelopment usmepc586 leadership

• creative Google Slides Templates

  tags: googleslides templates

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• July & August Game Library Updates

  tags: goosechase

• “Teaching is the profession on which all other professions depend”: Linda Darling-Hammond on transforming education | Stanford Graduate School of Education

  " “Teaching is the profession on which all other professions depend”: Linda Darling-Hammond on transforming education"

  tags: professionaldevelopment usmepc586 futureschool innovation

• Innovation Playlist - Ted Dintersmith

  tags: innovation teddintersmith futureschool professionaldevelopment usmepc586

• Social Media - Shift This

  tags: digitalcitizenship

• Mesopotamia Choice Project - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs Curriculum:SocialStudies choiceboards

• 10 Ways To Start Shifting Your Classroom Practices Little By Little | MindShift | KQED News

  tags: Geniushour pbl professionaldevelopment pineapplecharts shiftthis usmepc586

• How Pineapple Charts Revolutionize Professional Development | Cult of Pedagogy

  tags: professionaldevelopment

• Resources – Google Earth Education

  tags: googleearth

• Science Journal

  tags: curriculum:science

• OK Go Sandbox

  tags: curriculum:math curriculum:science

• Pear Deck Tips and Resources - Google Docs

  tags: peardeck

• Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not Your Fault - The New York Times

  tags: digitalcitizenship

• Control Alt Achieve: 9 Updates for Google Classroom (and 3 more to come)

  tags: googleclassroom

• Fab Foundation – Setting up a Fab Lab

  tags: 3Dprinting fablab projectbasedlearning

• MLTS_DiscussionGuide.pdf

  tags: teddintersmith whatschoolcouldbe Mostlikelytosucceed

• 'What School Could Be' Discussion Guide - Ted Dintersmith

  tags: whatschoolcouldbe teddintersmith

• Design Thinking for Educators

  tags: designthinking

• Design Kit

  tags: designthinking

• Reclaim Your Creative Confidence

  tags: creativity designthinking motivation

• 21 Things Every 21st Century Educator Should Try This Year (2018 Version) | Hooked On Innovation

  "21 Things Every 21st Century Educator Should Try This Year (2018 Version)"

  tags: furureschool usmepc586 innovation openschool

• Reimagining Career Colleges for the 21st Century | ideo.com

  tags: furureschool careers usmepc586

• The 10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution | World Economic Forum

  tags: Creativity futureofeducation futureschools

• DesignActivity_TheTechRabbi-2.pdf

  tags: designthinking

• Snapchat isn't private. Period.

  tags: digitalcitizenship

• Beginning the School Year With Connections: 2018 | User Generated Education

  tags: icebreakers

• BEACON 21 EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS - Home

  tags: projectbasedlearning designthinking

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• Ditch That Quiz with Pear Deck by @mo_physics - Teacher Tech

  tags: peardeck

• 3D Finishing Technique Examples - Painting Your Voice (Beginner)

  tags: createmakelearn2018 3dprinting

• selfie - Google Slides

  tags: digitalcitizenship hyperdoc

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• Day 1: Michael Cohen IMG_0398.jpg (2048×1536)

  tags: hivesummit Creativity

• Day 1: Michael Cohen - Google Docs

  tags: hivesummit Creativity

• Show What You Know! - highfill2013

  tags: hyperdocs

• HyperDocs - Google+

  tags: hyperdocs

• Homework| HyperDoc Tech & Tell - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs

• Copy of Google Doc Design School - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs

• highfill2013

  tags: hyperdocs

• HyperDocs for Adult Educators

  tags: hyperdocs

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• Be Internet Awesome — Pear Deck

  tags: digitalcitizenship peardeck

• Forum Guide to Data Visualization: A Resource for Education Agencies

  tags: data datavisualization

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• Google Earth Education Experts

  tags: googlegeo googleearth googlemaps #ge3

• Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create an Animated GIF

  tags: gif animation

• 4 Entrepreneurial Skills We Should Be Teaching in Schools

  tags: digitalcitizenship entrepreneurial

• Cheat sheet for Critical Thinking

  tags: criticalthinking

• Merge Cube Resources | The Janus Group

  tags: mergecube augmentedreality

• Set your Sights on Sites - Beginner - Google Slides

  tags: googlesites

• (1) Let's Rock the Hyperdoc - YouTube

  tags: hyperdocs

• Summer Project – Getting Started with Hyperdocs

  tags: hyperdocs

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• Home | Global Problem Solvers

  tags: digitalcitizenship

• Build custom apps for your school with App Maker

  tags: apps coding programming

• HyperDoc Checklist- a self evaluation tool for revising your digital lessons - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs SAMR

• Caption This! A fun, deep-thinking Google Drawings activity | Ditch That Textbook

  tags: googleslides googledraw voicecomment

• (4) MERGE Educators

  tags: augmentedreality virtualreality mergecube

• (4) ARVRinEDU

  tags: augmentedreality virtualreality

• Keynote

  tags: virtualreality augmentedreality iste18

• Flipgrid Tips - Google Docs

  tags: flipgrid

• Creativity HyperDoc. template - Google Slides

  tags: Creativity hyperdocs

• 12 Inspiring And Powerful Books Every Teacher Should Read – Fupping

  tags: reading usmepc586

• Virtual Reality

  from Leslie Fisher

  tags: virtualreality

• Let's MAKE a Deal Resources #ISTE18 - Google Docs

  tags: makerspace

• Control Alt Achieve: Resources Google Slides

  tags: Googleslides

• Thinking Routines - Cultures of Thinking

  tags: thinking_tools

• AR and VR - A booster for Elearning -

  tags: virtualreality augmentedreality

• (1) Hyperdocs Hacks for Tech Integration with Nicole Zumpano - YouTube

  tags: hyperdocs

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• 3,000+ Google Street Views for Your Classroom - Class Tech Tips

  tags: googlestreetview

• tags: Emoji text

• From Facebook to Amazon, these are the default privacy settings you should change - The Washington Post

  tags: digitalcitizenship privacy

• 20+ Hyperdocs tips, ideas and templates to use right away | Ditch That Textbook

  tags: hyperdocs

• The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Flipgrid for Math Class

  tags: flipgrid curriculum:math

• #AppSmashing with @MrMerrillsClass (Vol 1)

  tags: flipgrid seesaw apps speedgeek

• Flipgrid

  "Resources for Flipgrid

  tags: flipgrid usmepc586

• 25 Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do | Shake Up Learning

  tags: googleslides

• 9 reasons why HyperDocs can transform your class | Ditch That Textbook

  tags: hyperdocs

• Listicle: Green Screen - Google Drawings

  tags: greenscreen videoproduction video digitalcitizenship

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• Build custom apps for your school with App Maker

  tags: apps coding hourofcode

• How to Create Screencast GIFs | Shake Up Learning

  tags: screencasting screencasts gif googleslides chromeextensions

• 20 locations to tour virtually with Google Maps Street View | Ditch That Textbook

  tags: streetview googlestreetview Curriculum:SocialStudies Curriculum:ModernLanguage

• Mr. Fahey's Tech: The #HyperDoc Effect: 7 ways using HyperDocs has changed my classroom

  tags: hyperdocs

• The HyperDoc on HyperDocs - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs

• Using Book Creator in the High School Classroom - Book Creator app

  tags: bookcreator highschool

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• Getting Organized with Google Drive by @wfryer (May 2018) - Google Slides

  tags: googledrive

• Sample Hyperdocs - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs secondary

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• 4 Reflection Questions for the End of the School Year – The Principal of Change

  "4 Reflection Questions for the End of the School Year "

  tags: reflection usmepc586

• Make Your Own Chrome Extension for Teachers and Students | Donovanscience

  tags: chromeextensions

• Copy of Make Your Own Chrome Extension [HyperDoc] - Google Docs

  tags: hyperdocs chromeextensions

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• How to embed content from the web to your Google Site - TechRepublic

  tags: rss googlesites

• How to Embed a Twitter Feed with Hashtags | PBJ Marketing

  "https://twitter.com/search-advanced"

  tags: embed twitter googlesites

• Importing KML Files into the New Google Earth on iOS - YouTube

  tags: googleearth ios kml

• Why Journalism Might Actually Be the Class of the Future - John Spencer

  tags: journalism futureschools reading usmepc586 summertech2018

• How These 26 Teachers and an Author Are Redefining Today's Student-Centered Classroom | EdSurge News

  tags: studentcenteredlearning professionaldevelopment usmepc586 summertech2018

• MIT Developing Assessments To Quantify Makerspace Educational Value | School Library Journal

  tags: makerspace assessment

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• How to Use Google's VR Tour Creator - YouTube

  tags: augmentedreality googlear ExpeditionsAR googleexpeditions tourcreator

• Getting to know Google Geo

  Challenges and Activities for using Google Geo Tools

  tags: googlegeo mymaps maps mapping googleearth geography Curriculum:SocialStudies

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Tour Creator

I tried out the new Google Tour Creator and found it to be very user-friendly and pretty intuitive to use. I made a tour of my recent trip to Iceland. Definitely putting this into summer professional development.



I used Richard Byrne's video tutorial and Andrew Caffrey's directions. You need to have the tool turned on in your school domain if you are using this with students. Here's the published tour

Weekly Links (weekly)

• A Hyperdoc Unit That Will Blow Your Mind! | Shake Up Learning

  tags: hyperdocs

• So You’re a Teacher with a 3D Printer… Now What?

  tags: 3dprinting projectbasedlearning

• Project Based Learning: Start Here | Cult of Pedagogy

  tags: projectbasedlearning

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