Do your students need additional practice with online testing? Do they need immediate feedback on their answers?
Edcite enables teachers to create high-quality, easily customizable, interactive content to fit their class or use their pre-made “ODE Air” like test. These test are available for your students to practice and try now. The product addresses a critical issue for students who are unfamiliar with online standardized assessments.
We are excited to announce WCSOH EdTech will host our annual EdTech Camp on June 1st and 2nd at Blendon Middle School from 8:30-3:55. Come learn, share and have some fun as we continue to implement the 21st Century Roadmap transforming our classrooms into student driven blended learning environments. EdTech Camp will offer a full day of technology integration topics ranging from novice level sessions including how to use Google Apps for Education and Schoology to advanced sessions including supporting Blended Learning in your classroom and exploring communication practices and tools beyond your classroom walls.
In addition to attending EdTech Camp 2016, we are looking for presenters. Are you comfortable teaching your peers how you use Schoology, Google Apps for Education or another tech topic? Have you created a Google Form or another digital tool to collect Formative Assessments? Have you created a Book Study in Schoology? Have you invited an expert using Google Hangouts or Skype to present to your class? Have you implemented an innovative lesson using technology tools to support student learning? Then we are looking for you! Please think about presenting at EdTech Camp 2016! This is a wonderful opportunity to share how you have implemented technology in your classroom with your peers.
Recently I presented at a building staff meeting, and the room we were using had the projector screen in the front of the room, however the computer attached to the projector was in the rear of the room. This set up makes presenting difficult. In order to present from the front of the room using my Chromebook, I used Chrome Remote Desktop. This Chrome app is available for free at Chrome Web Store, and after a one time download on your desktop computer, the app allows you to access your desktop via your Chromebook.
Once you've run through the setup procedure, you simply open the app on both the desktop and the Chromebook. A screen will pop up that asks if you want to "Access" or "Share" your computer. If you click "Share" on your desktop, a 12 digit access code will appear on your screen. On the Chromebook, click "Access" and a box appears to enter that 12 digit access code. Once you correctly entered the code, the screen on your Chromebook will mirror that of your desktop. You will see that your Chromebook is now controlling your desktop. As you move the cursor on the Chromebook, the cursor on the desktop will also move. This allows you to control the computer attached to a projector while keeping the mobility of the Chromebook.
There are other uses for this Chrome app. Play around with it and let us know what other uses you found this to be helpful with!
ABCmouse.com is a website created by the Early Learning Academy for children ages 2-6 that holds over 3,000 early learning activities for kids. A membership to this site is typically $8 per month, but the Early Learning Academy is offering free accounts for public school teachers. With a teacher account, you can create accounts for all of your students, and print off log in formation to send home. Students can access the site at school, or at home, and access all of the activities on the site.
Have
you seen the three new videos to help parents help their children practice
reading? Reading on the
Go,
Reading for a
Purpose, and
Reading on the
Screen, all
less than three minutes, give parents concrete, easy tips to help their children
become stronger readers and meet the Third Grade Reading Guarantee.
They
are perfect for sharing during parent nights and come with a collection of
companion flyers with even more tips. Find them all on INFOhio’s Third Grade Reading
Guarantee page.
The
flyers and videos were developed by INFOhio, the State Library of Ohio, Ohio
Educational Library Media Association, and the Ohio PTA. They are available to
all Ohioans for free download.
Please
share with your parents by using the sample messages below in school newsletters
or on the school Facebook page or Twitter feed.
Sample
message for school newsletters:
Reading
can happen anytime, anywhere! You and your children can explore the joy of
reading together with this series of “Reading ‘Round the Clock” videos that
gives easy tips for working reading practice into everyday activities. These
three videos—Reading on the
Go,
Reading for a
Purpose, and
Reading on the
Screen—give
great tips on keeping your family reading and preparing your children for Ohio's
Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Link to the videos and to companion flyers with
even more tips on the INFOhio Third Grade Reading Guarantee page at https://www.infohio.org/students/parents/resources-for-the-third-grade-reading-guarantee. The flyers and videos were developed by INFOhio, the
State Library of Ohio, Ohio Educational Library Media Association, and the Ohio
PTA, and they are available to all Ohioans for
free.
Sample
Tweets and Facebook posts:
Watch
the short video Reading for a Purpose to find fun ways to emphasize reading at
home. https://vimeo.com/149091464
#INFOhioWorks
Always
on the go? You can still help your child practice reading. Learn how in this
short video. https://vimeo.com/149151093
#INFOhioWorks
Make
screen time reading time with your child. Learn how with this short video.
https://vimeo.com/149151138
#INFOhioWorks
Help
your child breeze through the Third Grade Guarantee with these short videos and
tip sheets http://bit.ly/1aDg4kb
#INFOhioWorks
A live cam of the eagle’s nest from the Rhodes Tower in Columbus is available here.
Here is another one from the nation’s capital in DC. An excellent source of information on eagles can be found at the National Eagle Center's website.
You can also check out all of the digital resources on INFOhio.org to find educational information on eagles -- World Book Kids, Explora, ISearch for starters! Search your CAT also. What books does your library have on Eagles? – perhaps a display idea!
