TCEA 2016 Learning
A Week of Learning From Tech Nerds Around the World
Austin, Texas
The TCEA Annual Convention and Exposition brings together campus and district-level educators to explore best practices for engaging students, increasing productivity, and innovating teaching and learning through the use of technology.
Biggest Take Aways:
Don't Just Consume - Create and Share
What is Obvious to You Might Be Amazing to Others - Share What You Know
Biggest Take Aways:
Don't Just Consume - Create and Share
What is Obvious to You Might Be Amazing to Others - Share What You Know
Charles Best, Founder of Donors Choose
Charles Best spoke about the beginning, present and future of Donors Choose. DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you. He finished his presentation with giving his honorarium back to the audience in the form of $10.00 gift card for Donors Choose.
STEM Academy
Take Aways:
Preparing students for a career in STEM is not an option.
Raspberry Pi - allows students to build their own computer.
Instructables.com - a website that allows for sharing and learning from others creations.
classroomnext.blogspot.com
Dwight Goodwin, Denton Instructional Specialist presentation blog
Sphero - Explore, Integrate, and Innovate Your Lesson Designs with Sphero Robots
Pechaflickr.net - website that brings up pictures in 20 second intervals on a specific topic that students narrate
Preparing students for a career in STEM is not an option.
Raspberry Pi - allows students to build their own computer.
Instructables.com - a website that allows for sharing and learning from others creations.
classroomnext.blogspot.com
Dwight Goodwin, Denton Instructional Specialist presentation blog
Sphero - Explore, Integrate, and Innovate Your Lesson Designs with Sphero Robots
Pechaflickr.net - website that brings up pictures in 20 second intervals on a specific topic that students narrate
iPad Academy
Apps:
Sketchbook Pro
Inspiration Maps - mind maps
Mastery Connect
Mathspace
Procreate - sketch, paint, create
Literably
Great SPED apps:
Voice Dream
Paper Port
Voice Meter
Conversation Builder
Chorepad
First Then Visual Schedule
Unstuck
Coding Apps:
Tickle
Bloxels
TinkerPlay
Sketchbook Pro
Inspiration Maps - mind maps
Mastery Connect
Mathspace
Procreate - sketch, paint, create
Literably
Great SPED apps:
Voice Dream
Paper Port
Voice Meter
Conversation Builder
Chorepad
First Then Visual Schedule
Unstuck
Coding Apps:
Tickle
Bloxels
TinkerPlay
Librarian Academy
SEESAW App
Seesaw empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning at school.
Students capture learning with photos and videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. Everything gets organized in one place and is accessible to teachers from any device.
What Discovery Education Offers -
- Interactive digital textbooks
- Engaging standards-aligned content
- Comprehensive professional development
- Assessment Services
- Virtual Experiences
- Learning Communities
We will be providing training on the Prosper ISD Professional Learning Tech Day, June 6th.
Terri Harkey
Light Farms Library Media Specialist
Email: taharkey@prosper-isd.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/harkeytechtips/
Phone: (469) 219-2140
Twitter: @tharkey