MRVED Business

Happy Summer

This is the last MRVED update of the year.  With the cold weather, the end of the school year really came upon us fast!  It has been another eventful year at the MRVED as we continue to assist your schools in many different ways.  If you are in need of any assistance with your curriculum, instruction, or teaching throughout the summer, feel free to contact us.  The MRVED staff is here for you all summer!  If you are ever in Montevideo during the summer, stop in and say hello.  Hope you have an enjoyable, safe, and relaxing summer.  See you next school year!

MRVED Email Change

The MRVED has changed email addresses, please update your email address book to reflect the change. 

Mary:  mbrown@mrved.net

Karen: kjacobson@mrved.net

Brandon: braymo@mrved.net

Pam: pbruns@mrved.net

Resources

Archived MRVED Updates

If you missed an update this year, they can all be found on the MRVED website, or by clicking here.  Please note that some of the information will be dated and some of the links may not work.  There are still many great resources and tech tips to dive into this summer.  If you have any questions about certain resources, please feel free to contact us.

http://mrved.com

MRVED YouTube Channel

The MRVED YouTube Channel also has all the updates archived as well as many other videos.  Look for the library of videos to expand over the summer.  Take a couple minutes to browse through the resources available to you.

http://www.youtube.com/mnrved

Learning Forward National Conference

http://learningforward.org

Don’t forget to register for the national Learning Forward Summer Conference to be held in Minneapolis.  It’s not every year that Minnesota gets to host a national conference, so take advantage of this great opportunity to hear from some of the greatest minds in education.

When: July 21-24

Where: Minneapolis Hilton

Minnesota Career Pathways Website

http://www.mncareerpathways.org/pathways/index.html

The Minnesota Career Pathways website was created to help Minnesota adult students create career and training plans that will prepare them for a fulfilling career. The website can prepare high school students, college students, and working adults to enter the workforce by providing them with both the academic and technical skills needed to be successful. We accomplish this by partnering with business and industry leaders, providing professional development to teachers and faculty, and connecting students to online career and college resources through our connections to local consortia.

Tech Tip of the Week

Domo Animate

Domo Animate- From the makers of GoAnimate comes Domo Animate.  It is a neat way to create or retell a story.  Domo Animate is free and very easy to use.  If you are looking for an interesting end of the year project, give it a try today!  Watch Brandon's review here.

Mary's Pick of the Week

Mybookdroid - This is not a book reader.  For those of you who still like reading an actual book, this android app keeps track of the books you have read or want to read.  You simply scan the bar code and poof it is entered into the app.  With summer coming, you will hopefully have more leisure time for reading and this would be a great way to keep track of your books.  You can download it from amazon or google very easily.  The iphone has a similar app (i.e. goodreads, ireaditnow).  I no longer have to keep a paper/pencil list of books in my purse.