by Meredith Martin | Feb 5, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop was on using Google Slides for more than just simple slideshows. We talked about using Slides to make interactive activities and stories, and also how to use it as a desktop publishing program. Resources are below if you were...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 3, 2015 | Common Core Standards, How-To, resources, Science, STEM
Time for some more STEM lessons. I ran this one with my 6th graders and they loved it! Make sure you have plenty of space. When we look at traditional models of the solar system, the distances between planets does not seem that great. In reality, the planets are...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 1, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
It has been an insanely busy week, but I finally have some downtime to update. I’ve been doing a lot of workshops recently, and got behind on posting my handouts here. Time to fix that! 3D Printing in Education Google Apps For Admin II Google Forms In The...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 18, 2014 | How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop was all about creating classroom websites with Weebly. I love sharing Weebly because it makes it so easy to create professional looking websites without needing to be a web designer or tech geek. The education version also allows...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 16, 2014 | Chromebooks, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
This year I am continuing the tradition of Wednesday Workshops in my district. We meet twice a month after school for an hour of training on a variety of technology and tools. Our most recent workshop was on Chromebooks, since we have gone 1:1 in grades 3-6 this...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 23, 2014 | conference, edcamp, hardware, How-To, resources, Sharing, STEM
I had so much fun yesterday I wish I could go back and do it again today! For the past two years, I have been running a mini makerspace at Edcamp STEAM with @Davezirk and it has been very popular. This year, the folks organizing EdcampNJ asked if I’d be...
