Shaping the Future - One Click at a Time

Monday, July 23, 2012

Monday - David Warlick kick off!

David Warlick started us off. http://idave.us
He talked about asking questions! Don't be afraid to ask questions and don't be afraid to say "I don't know, but I will find out!" (How many teachers have heard this from me? LOL)

Some of the sites he has shared -
Knitterchat - link together through chat, like Twitter, but you don't need an account, just a name.
Personalize Media - the count of social media currently passing through the web. CRAZY!

Minecraft! LOL - Griffyn just called me yesterday to ask if he could use the Paypal account to download this. Basically, David discussed the fact that there is no manual. Kids just have to figure it out using the tools they are given - prior knowledge, their social networking connections, instinct.

Don't give all the information, leave something out.
Let kids question and try to investigate on their own.
Provoking..."what do you think?"

Does grammar still matter in all this hyper connectedness? YES! "Grammar is a tool that adds value to your ideas!"

How can I guide the students in their learning to :
exchange knowledge
make mistakes
design value into the learning experience

Use blogger as a place for students to post their notes to help each other study for upcoming assessments.

Lulu - place to publish and sell information.
Doodlebuzz - Fun drawing and searching for information.

It is not a race to the top, but a joyful, exploring, discovering of the future!
Surprise me!

Some Videos he shared -
Can someone get me a napkin?
The Wizard of Apps

Never stop chasing...

Saturday night when I arrived in Bozeman, we checked in, had a bbq and then got to listen to Reed from Stormchasers. He was SO passionate and excited about his job. It was inspiring to watch. The live stream of a possible tornado chase. You can watch live at
http://live.tvnweather.com
Tornadohunters. Ta

Reed was supposed to join us again on Sunday when we visited Yellowstone, but he was pulled off on a chase! Hope he caught some great storms!

Monday, July 16, 2012

Follow DEN SI 2012 Live

I will be attending DEN SI July 21-26, and you can join too!
You can follow some of the sessions at http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/live/

I am so excited to learn all kinds of new things to bring back to Oregon!
I will be posting my learning on this blog, so if you miss some sessions, hopefully, my blog can fill you in!
:)

Did you know? - BUMP

If you visit Bump and download the app to your device, you can bump photos from your phone or iPad right to your computer. All you do is open Bump on your device, choose the photos you want on your computer, tap the space bar with your device and BOOM! AMAZING!!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

2012 Summer Technology Institute

We are having the most FABULOUS week at our 2012 Institute! We are at the middle school learning all about iPads, blogs, wikis, Discovery Education, Google Apps for Education, Google Chromebooks, MovieMaker, iMovie, Green Screening, Flipping the classroom, and MUCH more!
These teachers are doing a SPECTACULAR job this week! I am almost out of Discovery Education prizes! LOL Did someone say Discovery Education?