Tech Tuesday 2.18.14 – Some things to do over February Break

This post was originally published 4.02.13. I made a few slight updates. Enjoy!

Have some extra time over break? Yeah right. Well, just in case you do, here are some ideas.

Review our Tech Tuesday blog posts:

• 2.12.13 – Submit an idea for the official school blog found at ACSRochester.org
• 2.26.13 – Start your own blog 
• 3.05.13 – Change your Gmail background image
• 3.12.13 – Learn about Noodle Tools
• 3.19.13 – How to use Twitter as a professional resource
• 3.26.13 – What is Pinterest?
• 2.11.14 – How to get the most out of Google Calendar
• 1.28.14 – Backchannels
• 1.21.14 – Writing Reports
• 12.3.13 – An infographic: Rethinking Innovation

Watch a TED Talk or two:

• TED Ed Talks from TED.com – A few of my favorites are linked below.
  • Amy Cuddy – Your body language shapes who you are
  • Logan LaPlante at TEDxUniversityofNevada – Hackschooling makes me happy
  • Hasan Elahi – FBI, here I am!
  • Emily Pilloton – Teaching design for change

Think of ways to change 20%  of what you do in the classroom using concepts from PD Day:

• Authentic or experiential learning
• Project Based Learning
• Learning styles
• Alternate forms of assessment
• Digital portfolios
• any other limitless possibilities!

Watch this video: Did You Know? Shift Happens 2013 – 2014 / Higher Education

Have a great Break!

Tech Tuesday – 10.01.13 – Connected Educators Month (CEM)

Sorry, I am publishing this a day early.

October 2013 is Connected Educators Month. It’s a chance for us to start connecting with other educators around the world!

Below are some great places to start if you haven’t already. If you already consider yourself “connected”, make sure you spread the word about how being connected has helped you as an educator!

If you aren’t sure what it means to be a “Connected Educator”, watch this short video for an overview.

CEM – Connected Educators Month – Resources

• Office of Educational Technology – Connected Eductors Site
• Tech in Education
• Connected Educators.org
• TepTech – Connected Educators Resources
• Check out the twitter hashtag #ce13

Tech Tuesday 3.26.13

What is Pinterest?

Over the past few years visual pinboards have been developed to help people stay organized. Before virtual pinboards existed I would download images to folders on my desktop that I would promptly lose or forget about. I tried different naming conventions but I could never find a reference, visual, or video when I needed it most. Pinterest does not only help me stay organized but it is a social site. I can find links and resources from other teachers in my discipline, lessons, apps, and classroom tips. Edutopia even recently wrote an article on the benefits of Pinterest in education called, Pinterest for Teachers? There are other pinboard services out there that function similarly to Pinterest that I would recommend looking at before settling on one.

• Pinterest
• Evernote
• Learnist
• Kippt

Check out some of our favorite educational resources from Pinterest below:

ISTE

Edutopia

ASCD

Edudemic

And now introducing the Allendale Columbia School Pinterest. Inspired by guest blogger Heather Lambie on Brendan Schneider’s blog, How I Used Pinterest to Create Our School’s Virtual, Viral Viewbook.