Krimmel Connection
April 1, 2019
In this Issue
- Klein ISD Empower Digital Learning Conference
- 25 Chrome extensions that will save you time and increase your productivity
- #TechieKnight: What is Visual Note Taking/Sketchnoting?
- Extension to help recharge as we move into testing season
- Nearpod Training
- SAMR Update
tech tips for your 1:1 chromebook classroom
Call for Presenters: EMPOWER Digital Learning Conference
By Alysa Cozart
The EMPOWER Digital Learning Conference will be held this year on Friday, June 7th at Klein Cain High School. This will be an amazing day to leverage technology while diving deeper into the 4 tenets of personalized learning.
We are calling on P2P Investors to share their expertise to POWER up learning. Whether it be Schoology or SeeSaw, Flipgrid or Hyperdocs – we want to know how you are using technology to innovate, create, and collaborate!
Sessions are approximately 50 minutes, and we have added additional session types this year. You can choose to lead a traditional breakout, poster, round-table conversation, panel expert, or design challenge session. Learn more about the session types here.
CONFERENCE DATE – Friday, June 7, 2019
25 CHROME EXTENSIONS TO SAVE TIME AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
A few of my favorites
Forest
Infinity New Tab
Infinity New Tab is a minimalist tab option that will display flat icons that will take you to your fave websites each time you open a new tab. Forget typing in a long URL. Just click and go.
You can customize these sites based on your preferences so if you want to feature Gmail, Facebook, and Amazon KDP, you can. You can also include icons for apps or sites you visit frequently.
Colorzilla
#TechieKnight: What is Visual Note Taking or Sketchnoting?
In its simplest form, Visual Note Taking (which we'll call Sketchnoting) is a way to take notes that utilizes images for big ideas/concepts. Colors and lettering can also be a part of the Sketchnoting process. According to Ditch That Textbook author Matt Miller:
- What if we did more of this in class? These types of notes could be huge for visual learners, and fellow classmates’ representations of the day’s lesson could be huge for a learner who is struggling with a particular topic.
- What if we put more emphasis on the big take-away lessons? So often, we have our list of content to cover in a unit or a school year. At times, we lay the lessons out wide and shallow instead of digging deep to emphasize the most important ideas. Sometimes, those key take-away lessons can get lost in a sea of lesser facts.
Check out these extensions to help recharge as we prepare for testing season!
TAKE A BREAK CHROME EXTENSION! - CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE!
BRAIN BREAKS! QUICK CLASSROOM EXERCISES TO COMBAT STRESS! - CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE!
BUSY WORKING ON YOUR COMPUTER? GET ACTIVE WITH MOVE IT! - CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE!
Busy working on your computer? Spending hours searching the internet? Get active with Move It, the easiest way to be reminded that you should integrate a break into your work online. Simply add the Move It extension to your browser, set the notification interval, and your screen will present you with a random brain break and exercise to complete. Once you complete it, hit done and the next will arrive after the designated interval elapses again.
NEARPOD TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
SAMR CHALLENGE UPDATE
SAMR PRIZES
HELPFUL TECH GUIDES AND INFORMATION
- Look for weekly Krimmel Connection newsletters which will provide information about technology tips and upcoming trainings.
- KleinLearns365 - easy access to helpful guides, videos, tutorials, textbooks, digital resources, web tools, applications, and more
Kristyn Reel
Email: kreel1@kleinisd.net
Website: bit.ly/KrimmelDL
Phone: 832-375-7195
Twitter: @KrimmelDLS