Digital Learning News
November 17, 2015
Congratulations to BISD Teachers in the Spotlight!
Christine Guzman, campus uses Google Forms to organize Thanksgiving Food Drive, North Oaks MS
Mycah Baxter, students captured video on iPads to demonstrate and describe patterns in movement, Snow Heights EL
Sara Rector, students use ChatterPIX iOS App to show what they know, Watauga EL
Modesta Juarez, grant funds the Amplified Classroom, West Birdville EL
Glenna Harris, accessing Google Classroom made easy with mobile technology, West Birdville EL
Gina Bergman, online group collaboration with TodaysMeet.com and student owned technology, North Richland MS
Megan Hewitt, student reading samples captured using AudioBoom iOS App, David E. Smith EL
Markela Causey, student created virtual word wall using Palet.com, Richland HS
Shannon HS Students, self-directed learning offers articles, games, and other learning via Smore.com, Shannon HS
Shannon HS Students, Maker Movement offers opportunity for student collaboration, Shannon HS
Spotlight Yourself or Someone at Your Campus
How to Post to the Digital Learning Lounge...
1. Start a new email message.
2. Type dl83.digital-learning@blogger.com in the "To" line.
3. Type the Title of your blog post in the "Subject" line of your email.
4. Type what you want to spotlight/share - which will become your actual blog post text - in the body of the email. Note: everything in your email will become part of your post so you may want to edit/delete extra information from your email signature.
5. Attach the images you want to include in your post to your email message.
This can easily be done from a smart phone right in a classroom, so remember to take the time to share digital learning successes with your BISD colleagues through the Digital Learning Lounge!
Tonight's Twitter Chat: Being Grateful for the Gift of Learning
Get Ready for the 15 Day Twitter Challenge!
Before 8 AM each weekday, November 30-December 18, a new question will be posted on @birdville_dl #bisddlp. For 24-hours, we invite you to tweet your responses, review the responses of others, and comment when you read something that you like or want to know more about. We will post a new question each morning and continue Monday-Friday for 3 weeks.
Please use this opportunity to encourage your co-workers and friends to join all of BISD on Twitter. We are one big learning community and benefit from the collective knowledge of all!
Preview all questions below and get ready for an awesome Tweet-a-thon!
Stay on Top of Teaching Trends with These 30 Hashtags
Project Innovate Followup Survey
For those who have already received your bond-funded Project Innovate iPad, WE WANT TO SPOTLIGHT YOU IN BISD AND AT THE TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY!
Please share with us how you are using it to support the project goals by submitting this form with your name included. Everyone who submits an entry before the Thanksgiving break will be entered into a drawing to receive up to $10 in apps on your Project Innovate iPad. Who knows, we may draw more than one name!
Remember, these are the Project Innovate goals:
participate in personalized professional learning - anytime/anywhere access to information, experts, resources, and more
access productivity, communication, collaboration, and creation tools/resources
model the use of technology as a tool for learning
learn more about how to incorporate the student use of mobile devices/technologies in meaningful and engaged learning activities
Elementary Team Update!
Elementary iOS App of the Week: YAKiT Kids
Technology Tip of the Week: Blabberize
Elementary Digital Learning Team
Birdville~WT Francisco~Binion, Mullendore, Snow Heights, Porter, Spicer
Toni Dowdy @technologytoni toni.dowdy@birdvilleschools.net
Smithfield, Cheney, Stowe, Watauga, Foster Village, North Ridge, Walker Creek
Jeff Samuelson @jeff_samuelson jeff.samuelson@birdvilleschools.net
David E Smith, Richland, West Birdville, Holiday Heights, Hardeman, ACFT, Green Valley
Secondary Team Update!
Teacher Tech Tool of the Week: Tackk!
"There are various ways to put content on the internet including blogs, websites, and online documents. These are all great in their own way, but what if you just want to quickly create a single page that looks nice and is simple to make. One way to do that is with Tackk, a user-friendly, cloud-based webpage editor. Tackk even works on mobile devices."
Student Tech Tool of the Week: Magoosh!
Secondary Digital Learning Team
Michael Hanson @Hansonits michael.hanson@birdvilleschools.net
Haltom HS, Haltom MS, Richland MS, North Ridge MS
Rashel Larson @rashellarson rashel.larson@birdvilleschools.net
Birdville HS, BCTAL, Smithfield MS, North Richland MS
Tosh McGaughy @ToshMcGaughy tosh.mcgaughy@birdvilleschools.net
Richland HS, Shannon HS, North Oaks MS, Watauga MS
Karen Teeters @karenteeters222, Online Learning Specialist
Cheryl McKnight @cherylmck, Coordinator of Digital Learning
Kelli Montgomery @KelliM11, Director of Digital Learning