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Enriching Rocks with Blendspace, Tinkercad, Research, Thinglink, and Painting

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

She collaborates with me in the library on several pieces of the project. Blendspace. Early in the project, students come to the library to learn about a tool called Blendspace. The tiles can include quizes, images with descriptions, links to websites, embedded Google docs, and more.

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Google, Major Teacher Network Partner to Share Digital Resources, Lessons

Marketplace K-12

For its part, Google also announced that it would open up access to Google Expeditions, the app that houses a series of virtual reality “field trips” designed for K-12 classrooms. Previously, educators had to apply to become “Google Pioneers” to access the software. Simulated Driver’s Ed. Takes Virtual Twists and Turns.

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Using Makerspace to Extend Curriculum: A Geology Project

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Hicks class, they have been extending their research of rocks and minerals to create their own Blendspace lessons to teach others facts about rocks and minerals. As a part of this Blendspace project, students started thinking about how they might design their own climbing wall for our school based on their research.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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10 New Ideas for Creating Literacy Centers – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

The same activity could take place on a computer or Chromebook using Google Slides and a screencasting tool such as SnagIt or Screencastify. Animoto includes the ability to upload images from a computer/Chromebook as well as a built-in image, video, and music library. Assessing Fluency. Reading & Research. Digital Vocabulary Books.

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Newsletter: Privacy Con, OZeLive, GlobalEd.TV, Homeschooling, Making Chromebooks, Student Inquiry, & More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] March 8th, 4:00pm US-Eastern: Webinar: CloudReady, Your Aging PCs + The Google Admin Console Ever wish your existing, aging computers ran like your Chromebooks and could be managed in the Google Admin console? This skill is often referred to as "transliteracy." We're still taking session submissions!

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The 2015 Global Education Conference Starts Today - All Online - Full Session Listing - Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can also import the entire calendar (Google) into your own calendar, or add selected sessions to your personal calendar to be sure that you don't miss them. Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Volunteering: We still need volunteers! and the world. Uganda, and India / Dr. Sherry R.