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Student resources arranged by topic and grade level.
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Information about the Mobile Makerspace
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Information about training and speaking opportunities. – Coming Soon
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The ramblings of a teacher geek.
Wednesday Workshop – Google Slides Intermediate
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...
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STEM Lesson – Scale of the Solar System
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...
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Game of Chromes & Keynote Bingo – Get Your Copies Now!
Two fun freebies for today! I had mentioned on Twitter about a week ago that I was making a deck of Game of Chromes cards. I got the idea from the awesome @RecessDuty, and ran with it. I had wanted something fun to start off my Google workshops with, and this seemed...
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Techspo and EdTechNJ
This has been an EduAwesome week! I had several workshops to run at the beginning of the week, and the end of the week featured two awesome conferences: Techspo 2015 and EdTechNJ. Three solid days of learning with and from some of the most amazing educators around,...
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Workshop Materials – 3D Printing and Google Apps
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...
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Techspo 2015
Just a quick post since I am connecting via phone today. I am at the Techspo conference in AC today, and there are many wonderful resources and conversations taking place on Twitter with the hashtag #techspo15. Join in the fun and...
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Happy Holidays – Scientist Snowflakes
Here at JMT, we are busy wrapping up 2014 with holiday parties, concerts, and more. The STEM lab has been full of classes making crystal snowflakes to use as ornaments or suncatchers. I’m getting ready to leave on my holiday travels this evening after work....
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Wednesday Workshop – Easy Classroom Websites With Weebly
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...
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STEM Lesson – Jelly Baby Wave Machine
Today is a busy day in the lab. I have several more crystal snowflake lessons to do, and we’re doing the Jelly Baby Wave Machine lesson for one of the classes that missed it earlier. It’s such a fun way to demonstrate how waves work and to stimulate...
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Chromebook Overview
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...
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