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30 Nov

People Problem? Stumped? This Process Sparks AH-HA Moments and Opens Doors.

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Are you aware of a problem? Is it a repetitive problem that you haven’t been able to clarify or fix? Maybe it just popped up, or blew up. Your instinct may be to inquire, solve, or just let it ride. 
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25 Jan

Google Teacher Insight

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Many Shawnee teachers are using Google Products: Many want training on Classroom: Comments and suggestions summary: Teachers would like more opportunities for guided training time and certification.  If you would like to set up a personal training session, please email
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17 Jan

2014 Professional Development Planning

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Shawnee High School Teachers have the option to join discussion groups for the following topics: Basic Computing Techniques and Questions Eboard Ideas Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms, and Presentations Ideas- Collaboration and assessment tools. Build a free website using Google Sites.
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25 Aug

Time Saving Rubric Sites

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I usually struggle to find useful template rubrics for my subject area ( TV Broadcasting Technology, for those of you who don’t know), but this article provided 3 awesome sites that have tons of great rubric ideas for my subject. 
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13 May

2013 Shawnee Edtech Poll Results and Questions

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The polls are in!  There were a few surprises I did not anticipate- the most used technology is YouTube, with eBoard a close second.  The most important thing I’d like to promote is discussing how we use technology.  We’ll be
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05 Oct

Case Study: Google Calendar

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In the spirit of learning from experience, lets look into classrooms for officially tested tried and true technology.  Mike Casey sets up effective (and easy to use) Google Calendars (with cell phone and other mobile device access and reminders!) for
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03 Sep

Not Boring: Faces of Immersion. Children’s Faces Filmed While Playing Video Games

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Have you ever “leaned into” a video game, maybe while playing a car racing game? If so, you know the feeling: total immersion.  Bill Seng showed us this video from a recent New York Times post during our iPad pilot:
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29 Jan

NPR: Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool

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The buzz words are out there: flipped classroom, guide on the side vs. sage on the stage, or as Ian Jukes calls it, “full frontal”. On January 12th,  NPR’s “All Things Considered” aired a story on education titled Physicists Seek To
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08 Nov

While we wait for our students to be allowed to use Google+ let’s get ahead of the them…

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Google+ is a free social network that has features similar to Facebook and Twitter combined.  In my opinion, it’s best feature is the simplicity of sharing information; Google+ gives you the option to specify which friends or “circles” of friends
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13 Oct

Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Larry Ferlazzo posted an update to his “The Best Posts To Help Understand Google’s New “Books Ngram Viewer”, a Google product that missed my radar.  This amusing new video from TED prompted his update, and this posting:  
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