I have been facilitating a Teacher Challenge during the month of March where educators were able to sign up to receive the features of a Premium ThingLink account so they have access to the VR/360° image editor. They could then…
Category: Professional Development
These posts concern professional development opportunities either I have participated in or ran/organized/presented.
The Pendulum… #EdublogsClub
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
Continuing to Build Your ThingLink VR/360° BreakoutEDU
Here is the next phase to March’s ThingLink VR/360° BreakoutEDU Challenge which I am facilitating. I started the challenge by kicking off this idea at a Webinar on the last evening of February; check out this post to read about the…
Apple Distinguished Educator Program Submission…
…Or Hoping Third Time is the Charm. This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social…
Creating an Organized Feedback/Evaluation Workflow
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
Creating Digital Breakouts using ThingLink VR/360°
Last June, I wrote a post about my ‘Escape the Classroom‘ first attempt at a digital breakout. After that 360° ThingLink received some attention, I collaborated with Susan Oxnevad, Director of Education at ThingLink, to offer a webinar on utilizing…
Taking Badging to a Whole New Level
Sometimes I really think my teammates say to themselves, “How can we really throw Dan a curve ball?” That’s what I think was going through Kim and Jess‘s heads when they described an idea they had that needed a little…
12 Podcasts to Check Out (The Listicle)… #EdublogsClub
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
NüYü “Panther Pause” Challenge
In my school, we have a program, Performance Reveals Individual Student Magic (P.R.I.S.M.) which is our gifted and talented program. A group of students within the program identified an area affecting students across the country and determined a solution. The…
Motivating Attendance to PD through Scratch Offs
I’ve been trying to figure out different ways to get more teachers to come out for PD sessions. My most recent attempt was… bribery! I read a blog post a while back on how to create DIY (do-it-yourself) scratch offs.…