I've been wanting this feature for so long. Go Google Apps!
And, if you don't know Google Gooru and are using Google Apps - get the newsletter. The little nuggets of information they send regularly, really help with productivity. Most of the tutorials are under two minutes - we all have two minutes!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Using VideoNot.es in the Classroom
This is a great new tool to use when you want students to take notes while watching a video. The notes automatically sync into their Google Drive.
"Make Use Of" Explains VideoNot.es well to. Is a great add-on for Google Drive. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/learn-how-to-take-notes-while-watching-an-online-video-with-videonot-es/
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Digital Bytes
At our school, a core group of techies (a librarian, science teacher, math teacher, and technology teacher) were brainstorming one day and Digital Bytes was born. We all value collaboration, high quality PD, and see the value of using technology in education.
Some days we have a flurry of visitors who stop by and snack and ask questions. Other days, we explore our own online PLNs and bounce ideas off each other.
Digital Bytes is an open time every Friday, where people can come to the library and enjoy bytes (sometimes savory, mostly sweet) and partake in some collaborative PD.
Here is our Menu for April:
I've been inspired by AISB's Tech Thursday's blogposts which offer tech tutorials to their staff. I am going to try to get this blog going to post a tutorial each week for our faculty and staff, that they can look at it if it interests them. In the spirit of "flipping", maybe some of our Digital Bytes time can be used to plan integration using some of these tech tools and skills.
Some days we have a flurry of visitors who stop by and snack and ask questions. Other days, we explore our own online PLNs and bounce ideas off each other.
Digital Bytes is an open time every Friday, where people can come to the library and enjoy bytes (sometimes savory, mostly sweet) and partake in some collaborative PD.
Here is our Menu for April:
I've been inspired by AISB's Tech Thursday's blogposts which offer tech tutorials to their staff. I am going to try to get this blog going to post a tutorial each week for our faculty and staff, that they can look at it if it interests them. In the spirit of "flipping", maybe some of our Digital Bytes time can be used to plan integration using some of these tech tools and skills.
Friday, January 13, 2012
And here it begins
The thought of starting another blog is a bit daunting, as I already "keep up with" two. Our family blog - North Meets South/East Meets West and my classroom blog - Design Technology @ CA.
But, the reason is simple. There are so many amazing technology applications to use in the classroom and I find that many teachers just need to an easy place to check and find resources that work. Resources that I've tried in my classroom or know of people who are using them in their classroom with great results.
Liz Durkin, a mathematics teacher at my school, gave a workshop earlier in the week of the Educational value of Twitter. I haven't joined twitter because I felt like I was publishing enough about my life through blogs and Facebook. And I am, I don't have that many exciting things to publish to the world, or even my family, who has to be interested in my life! However, I opened up a Twitter account this week @julielemley and have found it an invaluable source of information. I haven't really tweeted anything (and I don't really foresee me tweeting tons), but I have found amazing websites and ideas... all in one week! It's a great way to find other teachers with the same interests and many of them trove the internet for new ideas and a lot of them are the ones actually publishing these great ideas and applications that are working in their classrooms.
While I teach Design Technology, which involved materials, I have always used a lot of "ICT" Technology in my classroom, and I continue to do so. So, this blog will be sharing tools and articles that I find are good resources for teachers in the (predominantly middle school) classroom.
But, the reason is simple. There are so many amazing technology applications to use in the classroom and I find that many teachers just need to an easy place to check and find resources that work. Resources that I've tried in my classroom or know of people who are using them in their classroom with great results.
Liz Durkin, a mathematics teacher at my school, gave a workshop earlier in the week of the Educational value of Twitter. I haven't joined twitter because I felt like I was publishing enough about my life through blogs and Facebook. And I am, I don't have that many exciting things to publish to the world, or even my family, who has to be interested in my life! However, I opened up a Twitter account this week @julielemley and have found it an invaluable source of information. I haven't really tweeted anything (and I don't really foresee me tweeting tons), but I have found amazing websites and ideas... all in one week! It's a great way to find other teachers with the same interests and many of them trove the internet for new ideas and a lot of them are the ones actually publishing these great ideas and applications that are working in their classrooms.
While I teach Design Technology, which involved materials, I have always used a lot of "ICT" Technology in my classroom, and I continue to do so. So, this blog will be sharing tools and articles that I find are good resources for teachers in the (predominantly middle school) classroom.
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