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Free Technology for Teachers: How to Enable Offline Use of Google Documents - 0 views

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  • A Note for Google Apps for Education Users If you are using Google Docs within a Google Apps for Education domain your domain administrator will have to enable the option for users to use Google Docs offline. Google's directions for domain administrators can be found here. A screen capture of the Apps Domain settings is included below.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 10 Sep 13
       
      This needs to be set up (see the link) by the Google Admin. --Alejandro--
  • Below you will find written directions along with screenshots for enabling offline use of Google Documents on your laptop.
  • Sharin Tebo on 10 Sep 13
     
    How to enable offline use of Google Docs (in Education)
  • Sharin Tebo on 10 Sep 13
     
    I think this can be useful for all of us, including teachers, staff and students, at EBV.
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Educator, Learner | Is Khan Academy the Next Generation LMS? - Educator, Learner - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 02 Oct 13
       
      Interesting perspective that confronts how we view Khan Academy--maybe a good talking point for discussion with those participants in the Khan Academy Workshop as part of our Flipped Learning PD in Oct.??
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 02 Oct 13
       
      All powerful, mind-bending questions to consider here... I LOVE a great debate and discussions!
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QR Codes - 0 views

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  • Google Docs can automatically generate QR Codes http://tnw.co/1731g6o Google Docs can automatically generate QR Codes
  • Sharin Tebo on 06 Oct 13
     
    Great idea for using QR Codes in Teaching and for with ELLs. There is also now the possibility of putting images in to your QR Codes...
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Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | Edutopia - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 07 Oct 13
       
      I can think of teachers I had who I could clearly tell they were passionate about their teaching. Russian History...no textbook, but stories instead with personal handicrafts that Mr. Phillip Barman made to demonstrate Russian torture tactics. They got rid of the class when he retired, and sadly, the red walls of the Tsars were painted over. What a shame. 
  • "I like to see pictures because it makes my understanding on a topic clearer. It gives me an image in my head to visualize."
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 07 Oct 13
       
      See my previous note above about Russian History 
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  • "I think having freedom in assignments, project directions, and more choices would engage students...More variety = more space for creativity."
  • Understand your clients -- the kids
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      Sharin Tebo on 07 Oct 13
       
      They are, after all, the reason we are here and the biggest stakeholders we've got. 
  • comedy
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  • . Ask. Them. Get their input on how they learn. It's just as simple as that."
  • 8. Understand your clients -- the kids
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  • Sharin Tebo on 07 Oct 13
     
    "There are two areas where technology can optimize learning better than any other educational strategy. I'm not talking about iPads or laptops or apps. I mean how you deliver your message--done in such a way that more students are able to achieve their goals. .. The first is problem solving. If you want students to be critical thinkers, to take responsibility for their own learning and in doing so, excel--and you do--you must must MUST use technology to teach problem solving. More on that later. .. Today, we'll talk about differentiation. If you struggle to adapt your lessons to the multitude of learning styles in your classroom, struggle no more. Technology is like that friendly laugh that diffuses a tense situation, the tale wag from a rottweiler to tell you s/he's on your side. Tech will become your classroom's transformative tool--a magic wand that can adapt any inquiry to student needs. Take the cornerstone of literacy--the book report--as an example. When a teacher assigns this sort of compare/contract, who/what/when/where exercise, students thinks paragraphs of words and grammar struggles. Thanks to technology, that project is no longer a nightmare for everyone challenged by phrases and paragraphs. Now, students have options that transcend pencil on paper. Communicate the essential ideas with a comic tool like Zimmer Twins, an art tool like SumoPaint. How about an audio tool like Voki--or a movie maker like Animoto. The challenge for you as teacher is to provide those tech options and then encourage students to be risk-takers in using them to achieve the project goals. The challenge for students is to analyze what's available and select the tool that uses their learning style. .. You're probably thinking that before students can use these fancy tools, you have to learn all of them--and teach them. Where's that sort of time come from--and by the way, you aren't one of the 'techie' teachers. Do I have good news for you. The ideas below require very little prep
  • Sharin Tebo on 07 Oct 13
     
    Really great ideas here for seamless differentiation using Tech.
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The Balance of Screen Time | Edutopia - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      This goes along with Mr. Centra's comment about wanting some PD/training on how to teach in a digital learning environment. This is not a challenge that can be approached from one single direction. We want students to be empowered by technology, but teaching them that there is a time and a place depending on the learning goals is utlimately the challenge for the dgital 21st educator in my opinion.
  • Recently, when teaching this strategy of incorporating backchannels, a participant raised an interesting question: "What happens when a student has to speak up without the aid of a screen?"
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      Honestly, I think backchannels are what we should be using during our own meetings, as there are so many times when we have comments or questions but we don't have the opportunities to address them at that moment. I had this idea during last week's MS/HS Divisional meeting while Mr. Centra was talking with us.
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  • However, what if students explored in the physical world, watched Grover, and then created their own videos to demonstrate their understanding of these abstract concepts? What if they published these videos to a class website or blog to interact with a broader audience and extend the learning context beyond the classroom?
  • Students should learn to interact in a face-to-face setting, experience the physical world and go outside. However, much like we cannot say that all television rots our brains, we need to look beyond saying that all screen time is bad for our students. To do that, I like to ask three questions: Is it appropriate? Is it meaningful? Is it empowering?
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Are Parents the Forgotten Part of this Mobile Learning Revolution? - From Carl Hooker o... - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      Todd, weren't we having this conversation when I told you I would be meeting with ES parents about ipad and balance (technology) and safety in the home?
  • we immediately had a website created as a place for all of them to go. This was great, but it was just a start. They also needed a way to communicate and share their concerns. We began to host some “town-hall” style forums as a way to open up the lines of communication.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      I think it is great to have a website, town-hall style meetings, etc. but I think bringing in the parents when the kids begin their formal BYOD program in early August prior to the kickoff of school is the way to go...Parent AND student orientation. This is when we have the conversations and practice balance, managing time, what is real learning with devices versus games and then of course, safety so parents are reinforcing what we ought to be teaching (and by we I mean ALL teachers) to kids about use of personal devices.
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  • One of my favorite resources to share is CommenSenseMedia. We built our Responsible Use Guidelines
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      This is a phenomenal site! I get so much from them, and I know we use it here, as I have used in the past with PK-12 Digital Citizenship lessons.
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4 Ways to Ensure that Creation is Learning - from Shawn McCusker on Edudemic | Leading ... - 0 views

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  • Shawn McCusker will be speaking more on this topic at the upcoming EdTechTeacher iPad Summit in Boston, November 13-15.
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      This is my former colleague in Chicago and this is the Summit I will attend on iPads
  • the learning objective in their own words
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      Sharin Tebo on 08 Oct 13
       
      Or the essential question(s) answered at the end of the unit in an ePortfolio--very easy to have kids do to reflect on their own learning and take ownership of it!
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When To Put The Tech Away In Your 1:1 (or Any) Classroom | Go Where You Grow - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 10 Oct 13
       
      This was me yesterday. Epic fail with tech in front of a group of teachers there for flipped learning workshops.
  • Technology is a lot like sharing a good story with your class. When it connects to the lesson and provides a solid memorable story that students can wrap their minds around, go with it.  When the story fizzles, the connection is lost – or it becomes a self-inflicted class distraction – set it aside, regroup and try to be wiser the next time.
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Google Sites - Upload Multiple Files - View & Download - Google Apps Reseller & Google ... - 0 views

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  • Google Sites now allows multiple file uploads all at the same time, not one-by-one.  With this update the method to view and download files also changes and the way Google Sites stores the uploaded file names.
  • Upload Multiple FilesNavigate to the page where you want to attach the filesUse the Add files link at the bottom of the page to open your web browser's file chooser. 
  • Choose the file, or files, you want to upload.  You can choose multiple files to upload in two ways:
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Storage and file limits - Sites Help - 0 views

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  • Google Apps for Education Site quota: N/A (quota is tracked at the domain level) Quota per domain: 100GB Max attachment size: 20MB
  • Sharin Tebo on 24 Sep 13
     
    Limits for Google Sites in our Domain
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Advice for Parents of 1:1 Programs | The Thinking Stick - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 13 Sep 13
       
      We were having this conversation last Friday when I discussed plans to meet with ES parents--how do they get 'schooled' about their responsibilities at home when it comes to balance and 1:1 program?
  • Remember That You Are The Parent When it comes to technology, many parents feel that they do not know enough to create limits and boundaries. Because of this they do not feel right taking the technology away. You are still the parent and in your house you make the rules. You have every right to take the computer away from your child if you feel they are not having enough “down time”. I know one family that the whole family felt out of balance so they unplug the Internet in their house. So everyone has to be disconnected at the same time. They use this time to reconnect as a family and just have some ‘down’ time. Create Family Rules The #1 thing you can do is have a conversation with your child. I strongly encourage every family to sit down and talk about exactly the points you raise. Make family rules that everyone can live by. No computer before breakfast, no computer in the car while someone is driving, etc. These are good times to be disconnected and be together as a family. If the parents also abide by these family rules then there is buy-in from everyone. Everyone having to give it up is easier then “Why do I have to give it up but Dad can still check email on is iPhone?” Homework Shouldn’t Take Longer
  • Sharin Tebo on 13 Sep 13
     
    You can read my comments on this article as you scroll down. I have been thinking about this with regard to an upcoming Parent Meeting to discuss our 1:1 ipads program...
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Creating videos for flipped learning | eSchool News | eSchool News | 2 - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 16 Sep 13
       
      I have used Jing with students. It works pretty well. A former colleague of mine used Camtasia, years back (free version). The students' iPads (some have) explain everything as well.
  • Once you’ve chosen your screencasting software, select your recording area (the optimal area is full screen), select your destination folder (choose your desktop for an easy-to-find location), select the recording device (a microphone), and select the format of the vodcast (WMV for easy posting).
  • nother great option for presentation is Presentation Tube, which allows educators to make videos, then upload to Presentation Tube or YouTube,
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      Sharin Tebo on 16 Sep 13
       
      Presentation Tube--this could be good for us, but uploading to our school YouTube won't work here in Venezuela I don't think...
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iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education - 0 views

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  • Sharin Tebo on 16 Sep 13
     
    This can be useful for us.
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Innovative Ideas for Engaging Your Teachers during Workshop Days - 0 views

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  • we are striving to flip the delivery of some of the information our teachers need. The goal is to provide more collaboration and discussion time during the precious moments when the whole staff is together.
  • “flipped” sessions; one that has a video component, and one that has a reading portion, and then discussion during our face to face time.
  • backchannels
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      Sharin Tebo on 18 Sep 13
       
      I tried TodaysMeet as a backchannel during my iPads session--they weren't into it, but that doesn't mean we cannot try it again to keep the discussion flowing, especially if we do decide to use the flipped model for our own session we deliver. The time can be spent on interactions, meaningful discussions and questions raised from the flipped portion of videos, readings, etc.
  • Sharin Tebo on 18 Sep 13
     
    Ideas for restructuring our PD days
  • Sharin Tebo on 18 Sep 13
     
    I think this is definitely something we can use when we strive to make the most out of our PD days/sessions!
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FREE Online ACT Test Prep Program will Help Your Students Succeed - 0 views

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  • Knowing that time is tight and fees can really add up, Sophia Learning just released its FREE ACT Test Prep program. It is fully online and covers all four content areas with practice tests and answer keys. What makes this "course" unique is that the video tutorials not only review subject matter but provide real down to earth test taking strategies. Best of all, Sophia chose subject matter experts who have experience teaching ACT Prep courses to design and build the test prep pathway.
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      Sharin Tebo on 18 Sep 13
       
      This could be a viable, possible option for our juniors and early seniors...
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Helping teachers grasp mobile learning's possibilities | eSchool News | eSchool News - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 18 Sep 13
       
      My feelings exactly--CREATIVITY is what I explained in my PD session with elementary teachers, and while I am in classrooms deploying iPads, I also repeat that these are devices to be used to create and to inspire creativity.
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Creative Educator - The New Bloom's - 0 views

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      Sharin Tebo on 20 Sep 13
       
      I finally downloaded Pixie (Lite) and Wixie for my iPad--taking this to my art teacher, too.
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Ways to use technology in math class by David Wees - 0 views

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  • Sharin Tebo on 23 Sep 13
     
    Very neat and creative ways for us to step in to the digital age in our math classrooms.
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