Friday, December 20, 2013

Getting I.T. Right @ CeVMS: Getting Published!

Luna Malloy, an 8th Grade student at Cedar Valley Middle School, has been diligently working most of the semester refining her skills as a writer, designer, and reporter under journalism teacher Nikki Dowd. Her work has paid off! One of Luna's articles was chosen to run in the local newspaper, The Round Rock Leader. Check out her headliner (Click on the picture to go to the full online version of the article):


Congratulations, Luna! We look forward to seeing many more published articles from you in the future. 

This is PBL in action. Luna has shown us that obtaining a true Public Audience is possible! 

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: Newsela

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Going Google (Without Going Crazy) - Volume 2, Issue 8


Click on the picture for Google Tips on the following:

  • Google Inside Search
  • App Launcher Customization
  • 20 Google Search Tips you need to Try!

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Getting IT Right @ CeVMS: Choir BYOD

Ms. Burwinkel, the CeVMS choir director, sent out this awesome picture of one of her practice sessions! Check out the ways BYOD has infiltrated Fine Arts at Cedar Valley:

"Technology in choir...pretty funny when they all stick their devices in the same place to record."
--W. Burwinkel, Director

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: eQuizShow

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: Twiddla

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