The D70 TLC's are extremely excited to be presenting two different sessions at the Illinois Computing Educator's Conference next week! Jill and Caren will be presenting Thursday afternoon and will be sharing the district's Technology Framework. Chris will be presenting Friday afternoon and will be sharing the uses of Twitter and how they fit nicely with our district's Applications of Learning.
While many D70 staff will be in school teaching and working with our students, please feel free to follow #ICE15 on Twitter to keep up with all of the excitement or follow @d70tlc for tweets from the conference!
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Weebly is a great tool that many teachers are using to create and maintain their classrooms. Check My Learning Plan for additional details or contact your TLC.
A Great Tech Conference (NICE MiniCon) for only $5.00 will be held on January 31st at Niles North in Skokie, IL (Near Old Orchard). This conference is for all to learn, connect and explore for advanced users and beginners.
The 2015 Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE) MiniCon is scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2015. Last year, MiniCon brought over 400 educators to Niles North High School to learn from each other and share all about education technology. There are over 40 sessions, an engaging keynote, an amazing raffle, a Makers playground and an iPad Playground. To find out more information, go to NICE MiniCon 2015! This week students k-12 (probably college too!) around the world will participate in an Hour of Code. It coincides with Computer Science Education Week. What is an Hour of Code? It is an opportunity to introduce our students to Computer Science in a great and engaging way. It provides students exploration into the world of Computer Science by exploring, problem-solving, using logic and creativity thus examining 21st Century skills into what possibilities are out there.
Ideally, sometime during the week you would provide students an hour of time to engage in these activities but giving them some time next week or after break would be great as well. The greatest part to the Hour of Code, the teacher does not have to know how to program or code. Students use self-directed learning to engage in activities and explore. The teachers will only need to provide time and resources. However, there are some direct instruction lessons that you could do as well. Here are some great resources to provide to kids which can be explored on a laptop or chromebook: http://code.org/learn - Program Anna and Elsa on the ice. Links to other teacher materials and other tutorials too! Tynker - Make your own games (K-8) and code. Made with Code - Light up the tree in front of the WhiteHouse plus other projects to explore - Leveled for Beginners on up! Khan Academy of Code - Great intro to Hour of Code and explanations for 8+ Using Khan Academy's Hour of Code in the Classroom - Touch Develop Code Combat - Learn to code while playing a game These can be used with iPads! Daisy the Dinosaur Scratch Jr. Tynker Hopscotch. The Hour of Code does not have to be limited to this time of year. Furthermore, there are many more resources out there. Link some of these sites to your website, provide exploration time throughout the year, connect it with the curriculum. Take time throughout the year to provide opportunities that challenge and expose our student to the possibilities out there. If you have any questions or want more resources, contact your TLC. The 2015 Northern Illinois Computing Educators (NICE) MiniCon is scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2015. Last year, MiniCon brought over 400 educators to Niles North High School to learn from each other and share all about education technology. We had over 40 sessions, an engaging keynote, an amazing raffle, and even a student-led iPad playground.
This year, we hope to expand our offerings and invite you to submit a proposal for this year’s conference. Call for Presenters Do you (or someone you know): • have an innovative/engaging technology-integrated unit or project that really works for your students? • use an iPad, Chromebook, or other mobile device in your classroom? • use STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) real world projects with your students? • have a creative/collaborative project for Special Education? for English as a Second Language, or for Foreign Language? • have an idea for a session that shows best practices, innovation, or student engagement using technology for teaching and learning? Please share your experience and expertise with your friends and colleagues. MiniCon is a great way to share your ideas in a low key, yet engaging environment. It’s also a nice lead-in for the ICE Conference in February. The details… WHERE? Niles North High School (Skokie, IL) WHEN? Saturday, January 31, 2014, from 8:00 am-1:30 pm WHY? Because you’ll be a part of the best local, affordable (still just $5!), and immediate professional development experience around. Submit your proposal online today! Proposals are due by the end of day, Friday, December 12, 2014 Please share the call for proposal link or our website with any educators you think would be interested. http://goo.gl/GVCF3Y www.niceminicon.org If you have questions, Caren or one of the Co-Chairs: David Chan [email protected] Marcie Faust [email protected] The Technology Literacy Coaches are excited to share the Superheroes of Learning technology modules with our D70 staff! Please click on the "Superheroes of Learning" tab at the top of the page to access the modules!
Also, don't forget to bookmark this website to refer to throughout the remainder of the year! Webinar from ICE: "Can elementary students really tweet? Join Kim McDermid and Ashley Merced's live session on Wednesday, October 22, from 7:00-8:00 pm. Learn how to use Twitter in your classrooms to connect with an authentic audience. Not sure how to get started? Who to follow? What is important to teach the students? We will cover these topics and more. We will also discuss why Twitter has been described as the best free PD around.
ICE Webinars are always free to current ICE members, and for Connected Educator month, members, non-members and pre-service teachers are also invited to join in the learning. Though it's free, you will need to register online to receive instructions on accessing the webinar. Read more details and register now!" Our projectors are great tools in our classrooms. They have propelled us to be able to:
However, we need to preserve our projectors, specifically the bulb. The bulbs on average cost between $150-$400 each. The “black or blank screen” still burns the bulbs down. How can we maintain these?
TURN OFF YOUR PROJECTOR WHEN NOT IN USE!
LET'S SUSTAIN THEM! A few weeks back, NICE, Northern Illinois Computing Educators, had a meeting called Share-O-Rama. It is a great event that allows anyone to share an idea. Some of the highlights included a website that will help a reader understand a sentence, paragraph word in an easy format, some great Books that promote Creativity and innovation (think STEM), a tool that helps educators turn a rubric into a percentage, and a great interactive assessment tool. I have shown these below.
There were plenty other resources as well. Check them out on this Google Doc
The next meeting is October 22nd the Topic is Google Ecosystem K-12. Other opportunities that are very inexpensive also are available. For example there are two events coming up on October 18th. Each one costs only $10 for non-members. Check out the opportunities at http://www.iceberg.org/ |
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