UWCSEA Teachers

A great site by Google Certified Teacher Mary Fran all about Google sites. She goes step-by-step through everything you could want to know about Google Sites.

Nice list of tech train modules for PD

Very timely for a new laptop program and parent evening coming up.

This is a great idea 

I took part in this webinar, looks very good and something we can integrate into our programmes

Great blogpost from Edna on 10 steps to successful tech integration. I like that she suggests working with the willing & getting admin on board.

Teaching Fractions on iTunes U by ADEs k-6

"What is Web 2.0? Learn it in 5 minutes or less   At Learn it in 5, you'll learn what is Web 2.0, and strategies for using Web 2.0 technology in the digital classroom - all in 5 minutes or less. Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slide sharing and much more."

Blog post that pulls together a 7-min TED talk on how successful teams work together, design thinking, and motivation.... and thoughts about how we can encourage feedback loops in our classrooms, leading to success and learning..... Fascinating for anyone interested in team psychology or science.....

great example of using video as a prompt for scientific investigation and learning.... from two guys who do a regular science teaching podcast... Lab Out Loud....

such fun... even if you aren't a fan of The Office (UK or US).... re what doesn't work in the classroom in terms of motivating students.... couldn't help bookmarking here.....

"In the article Room for Beliefs: Linking Classroom Design and What We Value, Debbie Miller helps us think through the ways that our room design reflects the things we value about student learning. She provides three important questions to think about when we map out our classroom designs that we want others to be able to answer when they visit our rooms: