Upcoming Meetings
March 17, 2015 Guidance Counselors
March 19, 2015 Social Workers
March 20, 2015 Title III Paraprofessionals
March 24, 2015 FACS (Willmar)
March 25, 2015 Superintendents' Council
Communication Briefings
The word pair "bring/take" confuses many writers. Remember these guidelines and you will be sure to choose the right word: When you go, you take, and when you come, you bring.
Wrong: "When we go to lunch, I will bring a copy of the report."
Right: "When we go to lunch, I will take my copy of the report."
Right: "When I come to the restaurant, I will bring my copy of the report."
I don't think anyone would really know if you used the wrong word, especially when speaking, but thought I would share this little tip. It does make sense. I'm going to take this one to heart.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Tech Tip - Draftback
If you have ever wanted to watch the revision history on your Google Documents, Draftback is the extension for you! Below you can watch what Draftback does. This is a playback of my notes I took at the TIES conference in December. You will notice the images did not come over in the Draftback, but only the writing.
This could be a useful students when writing papers. Students can rewatch their writing transform over time.
This could be a useful students when writing papers. Students can rewatch their writing transform over time.
Horizon's Report - Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources
The past two weeks we have looked at the fast trends that are driving technology adoption. The next two weeks we will look at the mid-range trends. These are trends that will drive technology adoption in 3-5 years.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes (Wikipedia). OER are becoming more prevalent in the educational system today. They are also starting to gain acceptance among the academic community. OER can be a free, openly licensed textbook to a free online course from MIT. OER does not necessarily mean just free, but free and openly licensed. In general, this means a person can take and use the material and make it their own. When using OER please look at the fine print on the resource to see what you can and cannot do with it. Below you will find a variety of OER databases with a lots of free and open resources.
The past two weeks we have looked at the fast trends that are driving technology adoption. The next two weeks we will look at the mid-range trends. These are trends that will drive technology adoption in 3-5 years.Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes (Wikipedia). OER are becoming more prevalent in the educational system today. They are also starting to gain acceptance among the academic community. OER can be a free, openly licensed textbook to a free online course from MIT. OER does not necessarily mean just free, but free and openly licensed. In general, this means a person can take and use the material and make it their own. When using OER please look at the fine print on the resource to see what you can and cannot do with it. Below you will find a variety of OER databases with a lots of free and open resources.
Education on Air from Google
Education on Air
Come explore the future of education and technology with a community of teachers, students, researchers, Googlers and business leaders.
Education on Air is a free, online conference for educators, by educators. Register and you'll have the opportunity to:
Come explore the future of education and technology with a community of teachers, students, researchers, Googlers and business leaders.
Education on Air is a free, online conference for educators, by educators. Register and you'll have the opportunity to:
- Reflect on and discuss how we can create an education system that prepares students for our always-changing world
- Learn new ideas from people in various roles across education, including students
- Get tips and tools from educators who have boosted student engagement, collaboration and productivity using technology and innovation
Pi Day Resources
Pi Day Resources
Do you need another day to celebrate in your classroom? Why not celebrate Pi Day? Pi Day will be coming up on March 14 (3/14/15 at 9:26.53) and Edutopia has put together a nice list of resources and ways in which you can celebrate.
Pi Day Resources from Edutopia
Piday.org
Do you need another day to celebrate in your classroom? Why not celebrate Pi Day? Pi Day will be coming up on March 14 (3/14/15 at 9:26.53) and Edutopia has put together a nice list of resources and ways in which you can celebrate.Pi Day Resources from Edutopia
Piday.org