Sway, Star Wars, FREE Day of Discovery in Alexandria, PBS Digital Educator, Tech Ninja, Toolbox

Tired of the same old student presentations?  Microsoft Sway is the answer. 

It's an easy way to create interactive presentations, newsletters, etc.  I'll be sending out my schedule for next week, so consider signing up for the Sway class.  Groups can use Sway to create projects because you can collaborate with Sway just like you can

with a Google presentation.  Ashley Lavine teaches her computer students about Sway, so she is another great resource.

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Are you a Star Wars fan?  

See how you can teach Star Wars with the New York Times in any subject area (that's right - English, Math, Science, History, Economics, Journalism, Art - I bet you Religion teachers can get inspired as well).  This is so cool!  Click the link above or the image below.

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Discovery Education, in partnership with Louisiana Public Broadcasting is proud to Invite You...

2016 Day of Discovery (click link for more info. - FREE)

Hosted by Rapides Parish Schools

Thursday, January 28, 2016

8:30AM - 3:00PM

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Enter Today to Become a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator!

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Saturday, Feb. 13th - Click "Go from Technophobic to Tech Ninja" to register!

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Don't forget about the Teacher Tech Toolbox!

Learning Opportunities including Hack the Classroom & Google Drive Organization

Upcoming Learning Opportunities: (of course all of this can be recorded on your tech journal)

January 30th - Hack the Classroom - REGISTER HERE (sign up - it's ok if something comes up and you aren't able to "go" online and attend).  Please let me know if you sign up and "go" - I'd like to put in the next newsletter how many of us #hackedtheclassroom.

Mini LACUE at Brusly High School on Saturday, Feb. 27th.  It's only $10.  Ashley Lavine and I are definitely going and will carpool.  Those who go, get 5 CLU's.  REGISTER HERE and mail in your payment.  Please let me know if you are going.

Need to find the adjusted schedule for the week?

(The pictures didn't show in the email, so this is what it was supposed to look like.)

You can find it in 2 places:

1. In the OneNote planner
2. On Moodle, you can click on today's date on the calendar and "click here" to see the adjusted schedule.

3rd Quarter Grades in 3rd Quarter Folder

Many of you are posting 3rd quarter grades.  Please remember to set the date so that grades after 12/19/15 are sent to Edline.  You will also need to create a 3rd Quarter folder when you post grades the first time.  I'm attaching a short video that walks you through the process as well as attaching instructions.  Let me know if you need help.  Have a Happy Friday!

The instructions show that you choose Semester 2, but you will continue to choose Semester 1.

How to Post 3rd Quarter Grades

Online Tech Camp Opportunity for Teachers

I recently sent you information about a free digital learning event by Microsoft called Hack the Classroom.  It's on January 30th beginning at 10 AM.  You can sign up for the sessions you want to attend digitally.  Register HERE.

Here's another FREE opportunity called edCamp Global, which is a 24 hour digital learning event from January 28-29.  Click HERE for more information. Click HERE to register.

You can look at the sessions and see if there's anything interesting that you want to attend and if it's at a time you can log in digitally through whatever platform they will be using.  (I can help you with this part, if needed).

Of course, any time you spend should be recorded on your tech journal.  I'm already registered for the Hack the Classroom event.