I wanted to let you all know that the black google bar, normally seen in any google app is no longer there. Here is a really short video to help you out with this:)
NEWSELA is an awesome tool I shared with you last year. Remember, students can access news articles digitally and access them at individually appropriate reading levels. The articles are available with the same content on various lexile levels. There are questions associated with most articles or you can use them however you see fit in your classroom. So now for the new stuff.....NEWSELA has recently announced a new feature called "Write." Now, each article has a prompt associated with it that students can respond to. Check out the link below. This is a really awesome product. If you haven't spent at least 10 minutes investigating you should!!! http://support.newsela.com/hc/en-us/articles/203161979-Quick-Start-Guide-for-Write-Teacher-
So today is the magical day that I have chosen to begin this blog journey. I spent the day getting google-y at TCEA in Austin, in the first of a three day "Becoming a Google Apps For Education Certified Trainer." It was an information filled day, but lots of fun learning new google tips and tricks. I am very excited to begin this journey as an Instructional Technologist. I feel like today is my first official step in that direction. I have to say, it was a little weird to introduce myself as Courtney Stevens, District Instructional Technologist, not Courtney Stevens, Principal. But I know good things are ahead and I am super excited.
Skype allows for online video chat between two users. There are many ways to use skype in your classroom. Many authors offer free skype chats for your students to interview authors and sometimes read to your students, you can also chat with students in other classrooms from around the world. You can also use skype for parent conferences and your own professional development. Tell me about how you use skype in your classroom. LINKS: Authors who skype with classes for free: http://www.katemessner.com/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free/ Yellowstone National Park Rangers skype https://education.skype.com/projects/2237-yellowstone-national-park-rangers-can-skype-with-classrooms https://education.skype.com/projects/2237-yellowstone-national-park-rangers-can-skype-with-classrooms
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