#iCONNECT Tech Tips
Week of December 1-5, 2014 #EHSRedDevils
Simplifying the Writing Process with Kaizenza
Here is how the process works. Students use graphic organizers for prewriting. They write their first draft paragraphs on a Google Document shared via Google Classroom. Teachers use Kaizena to make correction suggestions to students rather than making all of the corrections with a red pen. The red pen method has teachers doing all the corrections rather than students and robs students of applying the revisions themselves. Once the revision and editing process has been completed, students will use their final writing drafts to create iMovies, eBooks, online comic strips like ToonDoo, etc., so that their work can be presented to an authentic audience.
Learn more about how Kaizena can assist with student writing in the video below:
Idioms, Synonyms & Verbs...Oh My!
Students created Google Slides that, when the editing process is completed, will be turned into eBooks. 4th graders brought helping and action verbs to life with iMovies.
TED-Ed launches an interactive periodic table with a video for every element
The history of the periodic table is fascinating, but If you’ve ever taken a chemistry class, you know that memorizing those elements and understanding their properties can be difficult! To help provide a refresher and a study aid of sorts, TED-Ed collaborated with Brady Haran, best known for his YouTube channel Numberphile and his extensive video coverage of the periodic table, to create a clickable periodic table with videos on every element.
CLICK HERE to visit the table and find out fun facts on all your favorite elements, from Hydrogen to Ununennium and beyond.Lo, Stephanie. "TED-Ed Launches an Interactive Periodic Table with a Video for Every Element." TEDEd Blog RSS. N.p., 23 Oct. 2014. Web. 06 Dec. 2014.
Hour of Code Coming to Elkmont December 8-12, 2014
From Pre-K to High School, students at Elkmont High School are participating in Hour of Code! Will will also use wallofsilver.net to watch Tweets about #HourofCode from around the world.
Computer science is a foundational field for every 21st century career or field of study. Learning the basics of computer science prepares students for a world that is increasingly dominated by technology. Research shows that students who study computer science also perform better at math.
Besides, computer science is where the jobs are. More than 50% of all jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) are computing jobs. Some other stats:
- Computer science is one of the highest-paid college degree for new graduates.
- Computer programming jobs are growing at two times the national average -- but there aren’t enough graduates to fill these jobs.
- Nine out of 10 K-12 schools do not offer computer programming classes.
- In 35 out of 50 states, computer science does not even count toward high school graduation.
See this infographic for more information.
"Frequently Asked Questions." CSEd Week. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2014.
Virtual Hallway
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