CLX Digital Lead Teacher Newsletter
November/December 2017
Skype-a-Thon: November 28 and 29
Skype-a-Thon is a global learning event that makes it possible for students to virtually travel around the world and connect beyond the classroom.
Join us this year — on November 28-29 — as we aim to travel 10 million virtual miles to make new friends, open hearts and open minds in order to create a kinder, more compassionate world!
Skype in the Classroom PD
Monday, Dec 18, 2017, 03:00 PM
Media Center Classroom
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
The Hour of Code is Coming! December 4-9!
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries and help students get excited about the basics of computer programming. In its 5th year at Claxton, all students will have the opportunity to learn through activities that are just right for them.
Want in? Let me know how you want to celebrate the Hour of Code!
To learn more: http://hourofcode.com/us
Scheduling is filling up! To see if there are any openings, go here. Email Ms. Eggett to schedule a time for Hour of Code to happen in your room!
The Power of Coding in Elementary School, K-5 Presentation
Want to learn more? Here is a link to our presentation: https://sites.google.com/acsgmail.net/coding-in-k-5/home
Digital Learning Competencies: Formative Assessments
Also, don't forget to Level Up! and earn your badge! It gets you extra CEUS, but also get a sweet digital/printed badge that says you're awesome!
Congrats to Lindsay Barta, for earning the first Level Up! badge at Claxton!
The ACS AR Sandbox is coming to CLX on January 3-17!
Imagine teaching about landforms and then have students manipulate sand to create landforms and a computer generates a typographical map in real-time?! This is just ONE of the many possibilities that we will have with the new ACS AR Sandbox! Our ACS Maintenance Department and ACS IT have combined efforts to create an amazing new tool for our students to use.
Our designated time with the sandbox this year is in January and I will be putting together a schedule to make sure EVERY classroom gets a chance to check it out. Stay tuned!
Congrats to our newest DLIT team at Claxton!
Michaela Denninger, AIG
Alex Briggs, 5th grade Science
Sophie Ferguson, 1st grade
These lovely ladies are part of the 3rd cohort for the ACS Digital Learning Innovation Team at Claxton! They will be digging deep into educational tech integration this year and will be leaders in what they learn to share with others. We are looking forward to learning together this year.
Ms. Ferguson's class trying out Nearpod for the first time!
Ms. Conti's class completed a math Breakout! They did awesome!
Want to try a fun and FREE interactive tool for classroom management? Try out: http://www.classroomscreen.com/
This site was developed by a classroom teacher and works a bit faster than our Promethean software. Give it a go and let me know how you like it!
Broken tech?
Knowledge is Power.
- Make Formative Assessments more Student Centered: From Common Sense Education, great tip sheets and video on how to make your formative assessments more student centered.
- Tips for Making Mind Maps: Tips on how to better use Google Drawing for mind mapping.
- 4 Ways to Use Augmented/Virtual Reality in Your Classroom: Our school has access to headsets for AR/VR lessons in the classroom. Email me about how you would like to integrate this in your classroom!
- Digital Citizenship and Safety Course for Educators: Brought to you by Google for Education and a great check in on how you are integrating Digital Citizenship
- EDU in 90 on YouTube: Want to keep tabs on the latest updates from Google for Education, but don’t have much time? Check out EDU in 90, a new video series from Google for Education. Each episode, they focus on an important topic for educators, administrators, and school leaders - things like product updates, new programs, and helpful resources for the classroom.
- Common Sense Education YouTube Channel: This channel provides educators with digital learning tools that engage students and teach them how to explore the online world in a safe, responsible, respectful way. Videos include tips on teaching with technology, lessons on digital citizenship and ways teachers can protect students’ privacy on social media.
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