WSD Tech News
November 30, 2015
The Hour of Code is Fast Approaching! (Dec. 7-13)
Inspire students by showing them these videos.
Mitch Resnick from MIT, developer of Scratch, has some interesting thoughts about coding in this post, A Different Approach to Coding.
In addition, try this unplugged activity or view the video below.
The Benefits of Using Google Apps for Education with Primary Students
Another educator wrote this post: 5 Tips for Using Google Classroom in First Grade. Wow!
Upcoming Collaborative Projects
From a teacher in Israel:
"Looking for classes to do Kidblog projects together. My idea is that each month, children from various places in the world will write about the same subject like: myself, my city, my favorite song etc. By that it will be more interesting to read and comment as all of them have written on the same subject. It is a yearly project and we can let the children vote every month what will be the subject. We are 3 teachers, I am from Israel, one from New Zealand and one from Illinois. We would like some classes to join us. Who wants ? (it can be added to the regular blogging program and not instead). Let's create something global together !!! " (contact Bonnie if interested in making this connection)
K-2 Gingerbread STEM Communities Project
Global Math Tasks Twitter Challenge (there's one for every grade level)
BigDayta - We want students from around the world to share what they do, every hour, on a normal school day. That data will be shared with classrooms around the world to explore interesting global questions.
The 12 Joys of Teaching Twitter Challenge (one more way to get comfortable with Twitter for educators)
How to Comment in Social Media
Meaningful Comments: How?
Meaningful Comments: Why?
Digital Citizenship Corner
Contact Your Friendly Tech Integration Team
Email: bbirdsall@cssu.org
Website: http://www.cssu.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1039
Phone: (802) 448-4313
Twitter: @bonniebird