Edutopia - STEM to STEAM: Resource Roundup
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Looking for some good resources this summer on integrating science, technology, engineering, and math or on infusing the arts to transform STEM into STEAM? Edutopia can help.
Digital Learning
Library and Media Technology Tidbits - Bring Data to Life Using Infographics
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From this month's edition of Library and Media Technology Tidbits:
As library media coordinators, we collect and share data about our library media programs and its impact on student learning. Infographics can make our data visually appealing and easier to digest by our library media stakeholders. This webcast showcases 3 infographic creation tools that may help make your library media program data more impactful.
Iredell-Statesville School educators have successful week at NCCAT
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We love to hear from teachers about their time with us at NCCAT. Thank you to a team of educators from Iredell-Statesville Schools for being with us recently! Here is what they had to say ....
Hangouts on Air: Connecting Teachers With Content Experts
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From Edutopia ...
It’s hard to believe that the Google Hangouts (GHOs) feature has only been around since May of 2013! For many innovative K-12 and higher education teachers, GHOs have become a tool that we can't live without. They allow us to connect with others around the world for impromptu meetings, live podcasts, global edcamps, and school-wide professional development.
Steven Weber: 5 Ways Voxer Makes Me A Better Leader
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Are you using Voxer? Steven Weber, the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, blogs about 5 Ways Voxer Makes Me A Better Leader.
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5 reasons principals should start a chat with Remind
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Remind has a new feature out that allows chat. Here's a good blog post on how the feature can be used by principals ....
5 Reasons Principals Should Start a Chat
Using Chat in beta for the last two months has been amazing, and my mind has been running with so many different implementation ideas throughout my busy day as a principal. Smooth workflow is key to a principal’s success to help us focus on what’s most important — spending time with students and teachers!
"March Maker Madness" event set for Buncombe County
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Chris Cutshall, a National Board Certified Teacher at North Buncombe Middle School, came to our Maker program in November and is already sharing what she learned with her school.
Cutshall and her school are hosting "March Maker Madness" at North Buncombe Middle School on Monday, March 23, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Part of the invitation to others to take part is below.
Technology SmackDown at NCCAT
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Thanks to Glenn Gurley for passing along this photo from the Technology SmackDown during "Bring-Your-Own-Technology: Digital Learning" in Cullowhee. Technology SmackDown is where educators share an app, website, or project/student work in two minutes or less. Teachers took characters in a book and told the story.
Looking for some digital learning professional development? Here are some upcoming programs with NCCAT this summer.
Photos from #EdCampQC
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NCCAT presenter Glenn Gurley took part in #EdCampQC: EdCamp Queen City in February. He tells us it was an excellent experience and passes along photos we're happy to share on our Facebook page of the event. Great job by all involved!