I recently became an Osmo Ambassador. As part of the program, we have monthly learning opportunities where any ambassador can share how they are using Osmo in their schools, districts, or personal/professional careers. I shared about how I have package…
Apps, Challenges, Coding, Education, iPads, Osmo, Projects/Activities, Tech Tools
Osmo + iPads = Hands-on Engagement
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An Osmo from Tangible Play is an amazing educational tool used to enhance the interactivity of an iPad. It takes the power of the iPad’s camera and combines it with the interactivity of various manipulatives to create an engaging learning…
Challenges, Education, Extensions, Google, Nearpod, Professional Development, Tech Tools, Twitter
March “Tech”ness 2022!
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March Madness Brackets are all the rage every spring, so much so, education has adapted & differentiated it for various means. Ever see a bracket for favorite children’s literature? How about educational technology? Maybe you’ve seen Kyle Niemis’s annual Ed-Tech…
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NJECC Conference
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At this year’s NJECC Conference I facilitated a session on green screening using Nearpod. Below is the embedded session. During the session, I share a resource Guide. Here is a link to the guide.
Education
Update On My Last Post…
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My last post, ‘Digital Activities for Students‘ had at the end of the post an app-smash using Tynker & Nearpod. Well, I thought it was something worth sharing, so at the last Nearpod: Camp Engage ‘Time to Collaborate’ (Feb. 25th-27th…
Breakout EDU, Challenges, Coding, Education, Nearpod, Projects/Activities, Tynker
Digital Activities for Students…
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Recently my district went Hybrid for a week. The teachers had afternoon Google Meet check-ins with students. The intention was not to teach any “new” information; in case any students couldn’t join in. I reached out to my fourth grade…
Challenges, Coding, Google, Google Apps Script
Massive Improvements…
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Back in 2017, I wrote a post called: ‘Dabbling in a Little Scripting out of Necessity…’ At that time, I was helping setup an unconference session board, in a Google Sheet, which had linked Google Docs for collaborative note taking.…
Add-ons, Challenges, Coding, Forms, Google, Google Apps Script
Formatting…
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My building’s Instructional Supervisor came to me recently with a challenge. They are using a Google Form to submit necessary information, when the nurse is notified a student needs to quarantine. The information is placed in a Sheet for all…
Conference, Education, Forms, Google, Green Screening, Nearpod, Professional Development
G-Tech Summit (Summer PD)
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This past summer, I had the opportunity to facilitate two sessions at the G-Tech Summit. My sessions were: How You or Your Students Could Be Anywhere Make Google Forms Work For You Both sessions were delivered virtually and I presented…
Certifications, Coding, Conference, Education, Professional Development, Tynker
Guest Speaker @ Constellations Summit (Summer PD)
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After earning my Tynker Certified Educator levels 1 & 2 and then finalizing my Tynker Distinguished Educator status, I was asked to join Leandra McGriff, Tynker’s Educator Community Specialist, to co-present at a virtual conference. The session description: Driving The…
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International Association of Woodcarvers
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Back when the pandemic first hit a group of woodcarvers decided to have virtual meetings. Whether it was weekly, bi-weekly, or now monthly; each meeting has had a presenter share tips, tricks, methods, techniques, etc. I took a turn to…
Breakout EDU, Challenges, Education, Extensions, Projects/Activities, Tech Tools
Whole School Meeting
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Covid 19 has impacted education in many different ways; one way I’ve assisted my building admin is adapting our elementary whole school meeting. My school has a monthly meeting where they introduce the theme for the month which correlates to…
Education, Extensions, Google, Green Screening, Tech Tools
Broadcast Club
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For the first time in my career, I’ve been co-facilitating a school club. Now of course this is after school, but also virtually! My school offers a Broadcast Club for fourth graders. With how the school year started, we took…
Add-ons, Badging, Challenges, Education, Forms, Google, Professional Development, Projects/Activities, Tech Tools
The 5C’s Club
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I started something at my school… Wyoming’s 5C – Club. Now in education you probably have heard of the 4C’s: Creation, Communication, Collaboration and Critical Thinking. My school’s theme this year is Community, hence the fifth “C”. In the past, teachers…
Extensions, Google, HyperDoc, Professional Development, Tech Tools
Strategies for Organizing Chrome & Drive… PD
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I’ve had a few teachers ask me questions lately on how to stay organized. I figured if a couple are asking, then there are probably more thinking about it. I recently facilitated a PD session in my building around the…
Assessing, Badging, Certifications, Challenges, Education, Google, HyperDoc, Professional Development, Projects/Activities, Tech Tools, Tynker
Tynker Certifications & My Tynker HyperDoc(s)
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For the past couple of months, I have been working on earning my Tynker Certifications. I would highly recommend working on these! First, they are free till Sept. 2021! Secondly, they give you a full picture of everything which Tynker…
Green Screening, Nearpod, Professional Development, Tech Tools
How You or Your Students Could Be Anywhere… PD
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As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, I have changed school districts and I’m back into a role as a tech coach (this district uses the title, Technology Facilitator). With the ongoing pandemic, our schedule affords me the opportunity to…