2 cool sites that I just learned about: 1. http://www.timer-tab.com/ in the chrome web store. See “Timer Tab – Create a Custom Timer to Use Online or Offline” post on Richard Byrne’s freetech4teachers site. 2. http://www.symbaloo.com/ – a visual bookmarking and sharing tool (60in60 from ISTE: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/60in60fromiste11) <– thanks @ipadSammy
Worked a lot on computers today. Did a couple hours working through Java material. Also, have been doing reading on App Inventor in my spare time. Came across this site today with lots of good stuff: http://www.tair.info/
I received David Wolber’s App Inventor Book and skimmed over it this weekend. It will be perfect to help me build the 2nd trimester of Introduction to Programming with Web Design. My idea is to have the programmers be the “app inventors” and the web designers create a class “marketplace” for the apps. We’ll see how … Continue reading
Yesterday, I talked with Jamie about iPads and what he learned at ISTE. He told me about Doceri. What is Doceri? (from their website) Doceri is a revolutionary iPad software suite for classrooms, conference rooms, and auditoriums – any place where you give presentations, teach, or collaborate. In a nutshell, Doceri is the ultimate tool … Continue reading
Summer Institute Flyer Day 1 The conference is being led by Heather Sondel, Assistant Principal of Thomas Jefferson. She talked a bit about TJ and STEM in general. She left us with the question of the day – “what is STEM, anyway?”. She then asked us to get in groups with other teachers from our … Continue reading
#edchat Topic: What does a flipped classroom look like? So this evening, I ACTIVELY participated in my first #edchat. It was quite an experience, to say the least! The chat flies by. People are tweeting left and right and it’s impossible to keep up with. But at the same time, it’s a LOT of fun. How … Continue reading
Resources to look through when I have time! The recording of last night’s ScratchEd webinar is now on #ScratchEd. Special thanks to our wonderful presenters! –scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/educ… New additions to “The Best Online Tools For Real-Time Collaboration” http://bit.ly/ddAACh #ictcurric ‘Learning to Scratch’ course for our Maths and ICT immersion day: http://www.nwvle.net/course/view.php?id=492 Excellent Teacher created Tutorial http://bit.ly/f66smz How to use DoInk Animation & … Continue reading
Highlights of what I learned from twitter today from those at ISTE: RT @brasst: Ipad Resources for Educators | @scoopit via @SFecich http://bit.ly/lZwzdt #bced #sd36learn #iste11 free webinars w/ @techmunoz @web20classroom @kylepace & others! –>http://goo.gl/ylW6q Gap Minder: http://www.gapminder.org/ face time at it’s finest! <==infographics ideas @eduz8 RT @teacherjenny6: Best tool for social bookmarking: 1. Diigo 2. Delicious 3. Google bookmarks 4. Facebook 5. iKeepBookmarks RT @dianewoodard: #iste11 Great Google resources http://j.mp/ikLcBh Woah- lots of cool … Continue reading
Summer Institute Flyer Day 1 The conference is being led by Heather Sondel, Assistant Principal of Thomas Jefferson. She talked a bit about TJ and STEM in general. She left us with the question of the day – “what is STEM, anyway?”. She then asked us to get in groups with other teachers from our … Continue reading
I played around with App Inventor in my programming class last year, but just as a trial. David Wolber made everything that I did possible! I would highly recommend checking out his site. I have purchased his book off of Amazon and can’t wait to get started with it. My plans with using App Inventor … Continue reading
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