CLX Digital Lead Teacher Newsletter
February 2017
Everyday is Digital Learning Day!
This year, Digital Learning Day is on Thursday, February 23, 2017 and several of you already have projects you will be working on. If you're interested in sharing your work with other classrooms, add your class here :) The Digital Learning Day website has great ideas to get inspired from with resources and lesson plans.
Digital Learning Day
Thursday, Feb 23, 2017, 08:00 AM
Claxton Elementary School, Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States
Code.org training!
Launching a Makerspace!
Do you have a STEM lesson you want to do, but either need space or our support? We'd be happy to help :)
Nature Walk and Educreations
Virtual Reality at Claxton
Get ready for EdcampAVL!
Have you ever been to an educational conference where the educators create the PD topics and present to one another? That's what EdCamp is all about! No pre-created presentations or topics, but rather a group of educators wanting to learn from one another. It's a great way to network and get new ideas and this year EdcampAVL is going to be hosted at Asheville Middle School. Learn more about why Edutopia thinks Edcamps are awesome and then hop over to the EdcampAVL website to register for this free PD on Saturday, April 22, 2017.
Resources for Martin Luther King Jr and Black History Month
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History
Google Expeditions (app) also does an expedition on Dr. King's childhood home in Atlanta and the monument in Washington D.C.
Knowledge is Power.
- Code.org/Hour of Code Links: Want to find extensions to Hour of Code? Maybe a good rainy day activity? Check out all the different resources gathered by Code.org.
- Skype Calendar Events: Great events you can arrange for your class to Skype with others!
- Getting Started with Google Expeditions and Virtual Reality: Good intro to virtual reality and what it could look like in your classroom. We have headsets and access to a ACS smart phones for you to borrow!
- Our CLX Racial Equity Team and CLX HiVE have their own website made through the new Google Sites platform. This is a great way to make your own website and is super easy to use!
- Flipgrid free for teachers! Great tool to try out with your classroom and teachers get a free account!
- ACS Digital Learning Toolbox: DLTs have worked hard to pull together a site that lists digital tools we use in the district. Check it out!
Hashtags for CLX:
#clxarts #clxleaders #clxreads #clxhive #clxracialequity
Hashtags for Educators:
#nced #5thchat #4thchat #2ndchat #3rdchat #1stchat #kinderchat #skype2learn #mysteryskype #edtech #TLIM
About Ms. Eggett
Email: kimberly.eggett@ashevillecityschools.net
Website: ncmaestra.wordpress.com
Phone: 828-350-6561
Twitter: @ncmaestra