Carmen+-Tuesday

Spent morning exploring exhibits, poster sessions, and student showcases. Lots of wonderful ideas and people. Made some contacts for future collaboration.


 * Sessions 1: 3d building using Google Sketchup**

Lisa Lennox Many possibilities with google sketch up. Often not used to its potential ORbit zoom shapes. The tape measure allows for interdiSciplinary projects.

Most of this ssession was handthin with the presenters leading us through building a structure usinggoogle sketch up. Thiswould definitely be enjoyable for our4 th and 5 th graders.

Push pull gives depth Move tool To group objects together draw a box around them and then control g Zoom will go through walls Hidden geometry shows grid lines Components contains flowers house itemS etc. To resize objects go to tools and scale File 3d warehouse get model has large list of all kinds of 3d models. Very cool!!!! Different kinds ofhouses. Relationship to biomes Models can be grouped and saved to the warehouse anthem imported to create neighborhoods

Apps that are similar to google sketch up kid timber -let's you build log cabins Home design 3d


 * Session 2 STEM into STEAM adding the arts into stem education**

Waited and waited and the presenter never showed.... Very disappointing! But oh we'll.

Birdsonawire.wikispaces.com
 * Session 3 creating teacher student videos**

Awesome comic "anyone following mean twitter already knows what I did this summer.

Short insuctional videos Reading strategies Math skills Responsibility Behavior Writing

Editingwithavoki voki says what is written. Dont msass assumptions about what students know. Kids watch before or during or after Gotta show this to Mai and Melissa and elaine

Learning from a. Idea and then making their own videos.

David Warlick
 * Session 4 info graphics and visuals - data visualization**

Showing info in visual ways is powerful.

Google infographic a day Power is in the questions that they inspire and provoke Newsmap - color codes popular news stories Information is beautiful - google it There are stories in visual data

Some are designed to be cool. Hiresolution maps of science Most common birthdates Movie genres Wordles Twitscoop

Learning by telling. Taking complex ideas and data and turning them into visualizations. Pits about inquiry Theme - background info- focus on one aspect that they care about Collaborative investigations struggle with it. Essential questions D work Peent Refekct and have hfinal con ersatz on Andean predict extend and apply Cant predi t from learning when it has been delivered too you. Making info graphics empowers lern inert to dynamically relate to content Its empowering. Storytelling is empowering Tools: google data explorer, many eyes by IBM,Steven Abrams blog has tons of resources Easelly

Session 5 iste ignite Making connections is imprtatntb Going back telling stories is important We have the answers but they aren't simple answers We arethemisfits and if we get organized. We are an army Believe!!! Take risks Fedomdoesnot come without risk 10 features digital delivery, harnessing experts, gamification, individualization, choice, rapid innovationmand adaptation, using new sciene, wiki based open source, success based education, test when ready methodology, Jonathan blank

Jac de haa @techwithintent Responsibility to participant Pour students connect and we need to focus on similarities We need to learn to manage ourselves Refekct on relationship with technology Think about own beliefs as related to tech Nothing in this life is to be feared only understood

Dave edyburn Struggling readers Dont banWikipedia simple English button Text compactor. Paste in text and it simplifies it Take any digital textsummarize for understanding Offers text to speech support proactively valuing differences

Johnny Hamilton Changing the lens Muktiple perspectives to look at education Think about purpose always. Technology allows us to change the lens Nonlinguistic representation - cooperative learning -

Summer howarth Invisible hearts project Send in hand hearts and collecting them.

Erin Klein Educreations - check it out Rmind 101 texting for students and teachers class connect Class dojo

Betty ray Design thinking Discovery define challenged prepare research gather inspiration Interpretation Ideation Evolution Edutopia.org/designcamp

Ben smith Dont worry be vague Give up control We want our students to be creative Culture onegotiation and choice Creative innovative Communicate andcollaborate @edtechben

Allisonwhite Using technology to encourage creative thinking Authentic audience Wich equals purpose

Nnfictionebooks Social interaction Fablevision Get out of your comfzone