Tech Tips
November 2017: Volume 5- Number 41
Happy Thanksgiving!
29 Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids & Adults
Lots of great ideas for children and adults. Easy to make and festive.
Thanksgiving App
Thanksgiving Games for Kids
"A Thanksgiving game set includes 18 game that help develop motor skills, hand-to-eye coordination skills, imagination and creativity."
"Ignite" Presentations
Check out the Ignite website. Here's an example called How to See a Rainbow
How Do I Make this Worksheet Digital?
excerpt:
Consider a 21st Century Skill
The world has changed so much since I was a student (I’m 41). Many things that were important to my success are obsolete. I had an encyclopedia at my house. Brittanica literally doesn’t make these anymore! I carry Google in my pocket. This is a 24/7 reality for all of our students and that technology will only get better. If kids can Google the answers, the worksheet is OBSOLETE! Check out wolframalpha.com, photomath, and purplemath.com (amongst others). They not only give the answers, they show the steps!
What are things we did not need to know when we were in school but our students should?
- How to conduct an advanced search
- How to figure out new technology rather than be shown how to use it
- How to use social media
- How to analyze information for credibility
- How to represent themselves visually and digitally
- How to analyze data
- How to use a spreadsheet
- How to create a short video
SCS Instructional Technology Information
Contact me if you have any questions or would like help using these tools.
Email: vturner@scsmustangs.org
Website: http://www.strongnet.org/InstructionalTechnology
Phone: 440-572-7067
Twitter: @vturner8