In-Flight News
March 2015
Happy Fall! (or Spring if your head is still stuck in the Northern Hemisphere)
- Tracking wifi issues
- Updates from the Tech blog
- Google Drive tips and tricks
- E-Folios
- New Books for Professional Development in the library
Miss, I don't have wifi!
How to report wifi issues
Go to FDR Home > Quick Links > Tech Support
Please report the number of students who got dropped and your Room number. You don't need to note your name or the date/time; the form will provide your name and a time-stamp.
New Posts on the Tech Blog
Write for an authentic audience with Common Sense Media
G-Mail folder resize option
What resources do you use to grow your tech knowledge?
Google Drive Tips
Moving Shared Items
Handy tip: If it's a document that may get edits, rename it with "copy of" to remind yourself that the "live" document lives elsewhere.
More here.
Translate any Doc
Solution: Upload the doc to your Drive.
First upload the doc to your Drive. Next, choose "Open with Google Drive" > Choose Tools > Choose "Translate document" > Choose language.
Name the document and it will be in your Drive, translated, forever!
Access Drive Offline
See here for download.
E-Folios update
Where is YOUR class with E-Folio use?
Here's a slideshow about e-folios and reflection, how it ties into our mission, and effective ways to create a portfolio. This is geared toward 9/10th grades but will work for other ages, too.
Here's a slideshow that would make a good mini-lesson on effective use of e-folios. It's geared toward 11/12th graders but will work for other ages, too.
PD Titles Spotted at "Titles and Treats"
People, Pens, and Paper
The Checklist Manifesto
How the Mind Works
This answers many of life's puzzles, such as "Why does the thought of eating worms gross us out?"
More here.
Fostering Student Accountability Through Student-Led Conferences
Practice Perfect
The Teenage Brain
"A Neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults"
More here.
Secrets of Mental Math
This guide, by a "Mathemagician" is geared to a kid audience but has fun tricks for share with a class.
More here.
Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
Science Fair Handbook
Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills
The Back of the Napkin
by Dan Roam
Solve problems with visual thinking & focusing questions. If you can draw it, you can communicate it.
Creativity, Inc
PS: Did you know...
Have a browse...there are some classic titles for brushing up on pedagogy as well as research on the latest thinking about literacy, brain research, and more.
Your In-Flight Team
Kelly Paredes, Design Teacher & Instructional Coach
Sarah Ducharme, Research Skills & Technology Integration Teacher
Email: sducharm@amersol.edu.pe
Website: http://blog.amersol.edu.pe/techintegration/
Location: Camacho, Lima, Peru
Twitter: @kellyPared