"Tech" the Halls!
Learning Technologies - December Newsletter
Happy Holidays from the Elves in the Learning Technologies Department! Santa's sleigh is overflowing with interactive techie treats for BISD students and teachers!
Use Your Coding Skills to Create Crazy Elf Dance Moves!
Here's a fun way to put a little holiday boogie in it and practice coding skills, too! Courtesy of MadewithCode.com, students (and teachers, btw!) can use drag-and-drop coding to choreograph dance moves for Santa's elves!
10 Google Classroom Time Savers for Teachers
Google Classroom is quickly becoming teachers' "How-did--I -ever-teach-without-it?" tool! In this blog post, Google guru Matt Miller, author of Ditch That Textbook, shares 10 ways that Google Classroom can improve your workflow, which gives US more time for the good stuff, like Smores. :)
How Your Students Can Use Google Drawings to Create Greeting Cards
Eric Curts shares ways that students can create and share greeting cards (like the G-Suite greeting you see above) using Google Drawings!
NORAD Santa Tracker & Calendar
Each day before December 25, Norad's Santa Tracker & Calendar reveals an interactive and fun game for kids to play in Santa's village! Visit the village just to enjoy the daily goings-on in town!
Winter Magnetic Poetry
We love Kasey Bell's magnetic poetry, created with Google Slides! Download a copy of her Winter version to share in YOUR Google Classroom HERE.
Collaborative Class Tree/Ornament Project
Students use Google Drawings to design an ornament, and then add their ornament to a Google Slide of your class tree! Click here for a Slides Presentation, complete with LINKS to all the materials you'll need!
Cozy Up to a Roaring (Virtual) Fireplace
The Internet Fireplace creates ambiance for your classroom, even if the snow isn't piling up outside our windows. Complete with crackling audio and dancing flames, this is sure to be a treat for your holiday reading!
DEN Holidays - A Global Collaborative Learning Experience
Join your Discovery Education Community for a project which will allow you & your students to compare holidays around the world. Click here to fill out information for your class, and gain access to data from around the world! Click here and here for additional resources.
May the (Festive) Force Be With You!
Join us on the crafty side with these lovely Star Wars-themed snowflake patterns available for download from Anthony Herrera Designs.
The Polar Express Activity Calendar
This one's a gem! 25 Polar Express-themed activities, featuring downloadable PDFs, crafts, projects, and writing prompts for kids! CLICK HERE to join in the magic!
Animal Planet's LIVE Reindeer Cam
You and your students can watch a live feed of Santa's Reindeer (currently residing at eh Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in Minnesota), courtesy of Animal Planet!
Wonderopolis - How Do People Celebrate the Winter Holidays?
Compare/Contrast three different winter holidays with Wonderopolis! What do YOU wonder?
Hour of Code - WORLDWIDE
Event Information
The Hour of Code 2016
Please contact your campus Top Tech, or visit the BISD Hour of Code website for more information!
When?
Monday, Dec 5, 2016, 12:00 AM
Where?
WORLDWIDE!!!
Your Learning Technologies Coaches:
Kim Estes
Click here to schedule an appointment with Kim!
Email: kestes@bisdmail.net
Phone: 817-245-1112
Twitter: @mamaestes
Teresa Sumrall
Send Teresa an email to schedule an appointment!
Email: tsumrall@bisdmail.net
Phone: 817-245-1113
Twitter: @tlms
Heather Sanders
Click here to schedule an appointment with Heather!
Email: heather.sanders@bisdmail.net
Phone: 817-245-1114
Twitter: @koolteecha
Lindsay Foster
Click here to schedule an appointment with Lindsay!
Email: lindsay.foster@bisdmail.net
Phone: 817-245-1116
Twitter: @BSGSCSFoster
Matt Kitchens
Click here to schedule an appointment with Matt!
Email: matthew.kitchens@bisdmail.net
Phone: 817-245-1115
Twitter: @MatthewKitchens