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Insights from Our Office Aaron Weyenberg is the master of slide decks. Our UX Lead creates Keynote presentations that are both slick and charming-the kind that pull you in and keep you captivated, but in an understated way that helps you focus on what's actually being said.

Google's new open source project essentially aims to take the headache or mystery out of the process by providing the framework by which anyone can quickly create these types of interactive learning experiences and add them to their site. But, beyond that, Oppia also has potentially interesting implications for teachers, and not necessarily in a way that reduces their concern of one day being replaced by a robotic or holographic, AI version of themselves.

Think about this in terms of libraries: "Art and history are something you do, not just something you learn about. By inviting people to actively participate with us in co-creating programming, we empower them as creative agents, cultural producers, and people for whom the museum is a relevant, compelling partner. Being a strong community hub requires bringing people together across difference, encouraging bridging experiences instead of targeting a specific audience. When we work with diverse collaborators, from opera singers and ukelele players to knitters and graffiti artists, we catalyze new partnerships and relationships that make our community stronger and more cohesive. We believe in fearless experimentation. It is only by trying things out, challenging our assumptions, and analyzing the results that we can adapt and thrive in a changing world."

It's a number that tends to jumps out at you: one in every five students has dyslexia. That means there's bound to be at least one student with some sort of reading difficulty in pretty much every classroom. But teachers may not know how to help these students.

"High school students are challenged to complete original and independent research that is characteristic of college-level courses.  BCPS students generate a research question, conduct a literature review, collaborate with content-area experts, develop an hypothesis, collect and analyze data, and present original research at an annual Student Independent Research Symposium."

This looks like a great program to use with students that covers several standard areas.

Geared for 7-12th grade students. Paid subscription.

Today's students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. Zip codes and borders no longer determine the learning opportunities, skills and careers that students can access. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process of exploration, creativity and discovery no matter where they or their teachers are in the thoughtful integration of ed tech.

The FCC established the Lifeline program in 1985 to ensure that qualifying low-income consumers could afford phone service and the opportunities and security it provides. Congress supported and strengthened Lifeline in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requiring that affordable service and advanced communications be available to low-income consumers across the country.

We believe that educational opportunities should be available to all learners. Creating an open education ecosystem involves making learning materials, data, and educational opportunities available without restrictions imposed by copyright laws, access barriers, or exclusive proprietary systems that lack interoperability and limit the free exchange of information.

This is the full lesson plan for the SciGirls Science Cooks that goes with a video from the healthy choice lesson plan.

"A new study overturns the common assumption that the 'Google Generation' - youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age - is the most web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the CIBER research team at University Colleg

This web service allows you to automate processes between different web services be allowing you to create a "recipe." For example, when I collaborate with teachers via Google Calendar, I also want the collaboration marked on a spreadsheet in Google Drive. I use an IFTTT recipe that copies any Google Calendar event containing the word "#Coaching" anywhere in the title to a specific Google spreadsheet by adding a new row in the spreadsheet for each calendar event.

Tool for creating quick surveys that can be answered on a phone, tablet or computer.

Very informative blog on teaching with technology.  The site that hosts this blog is actually titled "Teach with Technology."

This is a great website that offers up-to-date information, videos and professional development in digital literacy for a vast audience.

This is a great resource if you are looking to add something new to your digital citizenship lessons/curriculum. The really great aspect of this is that it also has a video game component which students absolutely love (Interland)! This provides background and lessons which an lead to students playing Interland - a fun way to discuss a serious topic.

Apple's Everyone Can Create series a phenomenal resource that I have utilized in the past. If your school is 1:1 with iPads, you have to check these out! The only thing you need is your Apple ID. The books lead you through a series of lessons/activities where you create a creative project and also learn tips and tricks (or a basic how-to) of the different Apple Create Apps. I have also utilized this with students grades 4-5. They were able to follow the directions and complete the activities independently. This is one of my favorite Apple resources!

Teaching our students basic skills of information literacy will be a great deterrent to "fake news".