ADW EdTech-er
Volume 5, September 2017
Invite the Director for Educational Technology to Your Classroom
Email: NorrisS@adw.org
Website: adwcollaborators.weebly.com
Location: 5001 Eastern Avenue Northeast, Hyattsville, MD, United States
Phone: 301-853-4549
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ADW-EdTech-er-273183796367821/
Twitter: @TechMcNorris22
Fall 2017 - ADW Course Series - Registration Links
#ADWLearn - Professional Learing with Digital Badging
Register your school by October 1st: www.ADWLearn.com/join
Questions? Contact Vicky McCann, Director for Curriculum & Instruction, mccannv@adw.org
Join your colleagues this FALL for bi-weekly #ADWTeach Twitter Chats!
#ADWTeach Chat - Join us every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 8:00pm. Each Chat is moderated by your colleagues and peers. Have a great topic and want to moderate a chat? Contact Shannon Norris, norriss@adw.org.
Don't have Twitter? Here is how to sign up!
9/13 Chat - The Paperless Classroom
Follow Amy on Twitter @amylpie.
9/27 Chat -Differentiation
Follow Brienne on Twitter @MrsMay_Science
10/11 Chat - You could be moderating this chat!
Virtual Holy Land Pilgrimage October 2017
Marianne T. Green, a lay missionary for the Institute of the Incarnate Word, will be part of the Diocese of Iceland team traveling to the Holy Land in early October in honor of centenary of Our Lady of Fatima. During this mission pilgrimage, she will be broadcasting lessons via Skype, YouTube, and Instagram for Mother of God School and other interested schools in the ADW. If your school is interested in connecting to this project, please complete this Google Form.
Global Education Conference Network
Our web site is an online community designed to promote global connections. From our perspective, professional relationships are the cornerstone of effective online collaborations and our space allows globally-minded educators and others to find each other.
Get involved - Click Here
International Dot Day is September 15th
International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the globe.
Download the Educators Handbook FREE - Click Here
Hour of Code - December 4th - 10th
Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code.
Want to keep learning? Go beyond an hour
Teachers: Host an hour or read the How-To Guide
Google Certified Educators and Apps Training
Want to stay up to date on all that is Google but don't have much time, check out EDU in 90. A new video series from Google for Education. Each episode, we'll focus on an important topic for educators, administrators, and school leaders - things like product updates, new programs, and helpful resources for the classroom. Subscribe to the Google for Education
Microsoft Educators Network and Training
Connect and collaborate, find training and lessons, and earn badges and certificates on this personalized hub created for educators like you.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.
Discovery Education - DEN Ambassador Program: Apply for Fall Cohort
Dates: October 2,2017, October 23, 2017, November 20, 2017
Location: St John the Baptist
12319 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., SILVER SPRING, MD 20904
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
For questions regarding the DEN Ambassador program,
please contact, Mary Del Bianco
ADW LEAD technology Coach
DEN Ambassador
Learn more about the program here
Register HereUsing Google to Support the ISTE Standards for Students
For those schools using GSuites?Google for EDU http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/not-google-learning-iste-empowered-learner/
EdCamp Global - Global Maker Day
EdWeb.net - FREE Professional Learning & Social Networking
Google Learning Bundles Webinar
Webinar: Hosted by CDI Computers
Google Learning Bundles
Improving learning outcomes by leveraging the Chrome ecosystem.
September 20, 2017 at 2:oopm
As thousands of schools and districts contnue to deploy Chromebooks in the classrooms, students and teachers navigate through endless learning options and tools which can be an overwhelming task. In partnership with Google, we’ve created a webinar to take you through the best and latest Google Learning Bundles designed to help your team reap the benefits of the Chrome ecosystem.
Join our webinar to explore the Google Learning Bundles including:
• Creative Apps
• Active Listening Apps
• Media Literacy Apps
• STEM tools
For more info and how to register, check out the flyer attached above.
6 Android Apps to try on a Chromebook
Coding Lessons from LEGO® Education
Access a wide range of lesson plans to help spark curiosity, engagement and collaboration using LEGO Education solutions in their classroom. Our lesson plans, created by and for teachers, can be filtered by duration, difficulty level, subject, grade level and product.
FREE- EdTech Webinar Series
Title: Collaborative Tech Tools to Enhance Communication
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Time: 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Duration: 1 hour