EACS Technology Newsletter · app that lets teachers and parents see how students learn. Recap...
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EACS Technology Newsletter October 20, 2016 1. For teachers in grades 4-12: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in October are to continue posting weekly lesson plans/newsletters in Calendar, create an assignment for your groups, to place a syllabus in the "Syllabus" section, and to distribute resources or materials to students in the group. 2. For teachers in grades K-3: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in October are to create a Canvas Assignment or quiz, and post to students. Continue posting weekly news letters in Calendar. 3. For all grade preK-12 teachers: Do you know about the GTA? (Not the video game). The (click this link) Google Teacher Academy is a free professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators get the most from innovative technologies, such as Google Apps for Education (GAFE). Each GTA is an intensive, two-day event during which participants get hands-on experience with Google tools, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in a supportive community of educators making impact. 4. For all preK-12 teachers: Do you know recap? Recap is a free 4+ rated app in the App Store that is a student video response and reflection app that lets teachers and parents see how students learn. Recap offers a secure and practical way to use video in the classroom. Recap prompts students to respond to in-app assignments and stores responses privately in the cloud, giving students, teachers, and parents access to deep learning insights. Get recap free in the App Store here: Recap. A special thanks to Jen Lengacher for this one! 5. For all preK-12 teachers: Pics4Learning is a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting. Please note this is a website only, and not an app in the App Store. Pics4learning can be accessed via this website: pics4learning.com Fun technology fact: Three years of research have led a team of French engineers to develop trees generating wind energy in urban locations. The Wind Tree stands at 26 feet tall, and is a new breed of silent wind turbine that turns efficient wind energy production into an art form as it provides for the electrical needs for the infrastructure around them. Read the whole article and view the slideshow here: Wind Turbine Trees article. A special thanks to Mary Jones for this one!
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EACS Technology Newsletter October 20, 2016
1. For teachers in grades 4-12: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in October are to continue posting weekly lesson plans/newsletters in Calendar, create an assignment for your groups, to place a syllabus in the "Syllabus" section, and to distribute resources or materials to students in the group.
2. For teachers in grades K-3: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in October are to create a Canvas Assignment or quiz, and post to students. Continue posting weekly news letters in Calendar.
3. For all grade preK-12 teachers: Do you know about the GTA? (Not the video game). The (click this link) Google Teacher Academy is a free professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators get the most from innovative technologies, such as Google Apps for Education (GAFE). Each GTA is an intensive, two-day event during which participants get hands-on experience with Google tools, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in a supportive community of educators making impact.
4.For all preK-12 teachers: Do you know recap? Recap is a free 4+ rated app in the App Store that is a student video response and reflection app that lets teachers and parents see how students learn. Recap offers a secure and practical way to use video in the classroom. Recap prompts students to respond to in-app assignments and stores responses privately in the cloud, giving students, teachers, and parents access to deep learning insights. Get recap free in the App Store here: Recap. A special thanks to Jen Lengacher for this one!
5. For all preK-12 teachers: Pics4Learning is a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other projects in an educational setting. Please note this is a website only, and not an app in the App Store. Pics4learning can be accessed via this website: pics4learning.com
Fun technology fact: Three years of research have led a team of French engineers to develop trees generating wind energy in urban locations. The Wind Tree stands at 26 feet tall, and is a new breed of silent wind turbine that turns efficient wind energy production into an art form as it provides for the electrical needs for the infrastructure around them. Read the whole article and view the slideshow here: Wind Turbine Trees article. A special thanks to Mary Jones for this one!
