Collaborative EdTech

I'm excited and honored to be presenting at the Arizona local Google Summits, hosted by EdTechTeam next week! Here are the resources for the sessions I'll be presenting: GClass102: Diving Deeper with Google Classroom bit.ly/gclass102pv You've been using Google Classroom for a while and you know how to make an assignment and grade it, but you're itching f or something more to do with it. Let's dive into some deeper waters and see what options are there that you hadn't thought of, like improving your grading workflow, differentiation and group work, or new uses for existing tools in Google Classroom. DigCit Smarts: How to talk about #digcit when you don't have all the answers bit.ly/digcitsmartspv Digitial citizenship is about more than safety. It's about being smart. With such recent technology developments, we don't have all the "right answers" for talking to kids about social media, so we just don't talk about it. We'l...

I don't know about your locations, but in mine, it often seems like there are bubbles of interest growing in certain subjects here and there. STEM and makerspaces are where some of those bubbles are for us right now. As the only person at the district level with the interest and time to put into it, I've made myself the local expert on makerspaces. I've been meeting with some of the folks at our  schools about this topic, as well as touring other local makerspaces. As I've pondered teachers' interest in these spaces (and those with no interest), it has occurred to me that perhaps the best way to engage folks in the "maker mindset," might be through "Maker Moments." These could be for teachers who don't have an actual makerspace at their school, those who are intimidated by the makerspace equipment (3D printers, sewing machines, electronics, etc.), or those who just feel they don't have the time to commit to a regular session in the make...