TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: Prezi

Click on the link above to visit the Tech Tool: Prezi. If you haven't visited Prezi in a while, there have been several changes that may surprise you. Comment below on ways that you've used Prezi or plan to use Prezi in your classes.

Going Google (Without Going Crazy) - Vol 2, Issue 7

Click on the picture above to get tips on:

• WeVideo in Google Drive
• Darwin for a Day--Tour of Galapagos on Google Maps
• Student Portfolios in Google Drive

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: Scratch

Click on the picture for ideas on using Scratch in a classroom. Comment on how you have used or may use this resource in your classroom.

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: PowToon in Google Drive

Click on the picture for ideas on using PowToon in a classroom. Comment on how you have used or may use this resource in your classroom.

Going Google (Without Going Crazy) : Volume 2, Issue 6

Click on the picture to access tips on the following:
Google Inbox Tabs  
Easily Share copies of Google Spreadsheets 
Adding Easy Bib to Chrome

Getting IT Right @ CeVMS: LOTE and DuoLingo

Did you know that you can learn a language for free on DuoLingo? The CeVMS LOTE teachers do and they are having their students take full advantage of the "Sign in with Google" option on the site. Check it out:

As part of the Google Apps for Education initiative, students can use their school assigned Google Accounts to log in to a variety of sites. DuoLingo is one of the educational sites that has partnered with Google. This allows students to get to work faster because they don't have to spend time remembering so many username and password combinations. They just sign into the Chrome browser, allow the site to access their credentials, and get started!

Just this week, Señora Blanton and her classes were in the lab hard at work practicing their Spanish in the DuoLingo site. I took a little break to visit them and brush up on some of my Spanish too: "La mujer come una manzana...."

Getting IT Right @ CeVMS: Flipping Algebra

Taking a cue from the Khan Academy, the 8th Grade Algebra teachers Mr. Lawrence and Ms. Deitch have started creating video lessons for their students. The expectation is that students go home and watch the lesson the night before to get an idea of what to expect in class the next day; then when students come into class, they spend most of the time practicing with the teacher easily accessible for assistance. (This is one definition of a flipped classroom.)

Teachers keep the students accountable by having each student complete a quiz (see Deitch and Lawrence for examples) at the end of each video. Both teachers have created a video catalog that allows students to go back and revisit the lessons if needed. Click here to see Ms. Deitch's Videos. Click here to see Mr. Lawrence's Videos.

TechKNOWLEDGEy Tips: Khan Academy

Click on the picture to get tips on how to use Khan Academy in the classroom. There have been some recent changes; have you seen them? Comment on ways you've used or may use this tool in your classroom.