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Adobe Spark

1/24/2017

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​One of my favorite iPad apps for video creation is Adobe Spark. Adobe has now brought this awesome app to the web so you can even use it on a Chromebook! Adobe Spark allows you and/or your students to create stunning videos that not only look great, sound great, but are also super easy to make. It also features a wealth of built in icon type images, meaning that students do not have to leave the website to find pictures. An added bonus is Adobe Spark features a sign-in with Google button. So if you are a Google Apps school, students can quickly sign-in without having to create an account.

If you want to learn more watch my tutorial video above or check out the demo video below.
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Virtual Field Trips

11/16/2016

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Smithsonian Virtual Field TripWhale bones at the Smithsonian Museum.
Nothing fills a learners head with more excitement then the two words, field trip! And nothing fills the educators head with more dread than those two words, field trip! The planning, the transportation, the finding parents to help chaperon, the funding, can all be a huge undertaking on the part of a teacher. Why not simplify the process and have students tour places they never would be able to in person by taking a virtual field trip. By doing a virtual field trip learners can be in control of what they view, how they view it, and see things they would normally not be able to.

The hard part about virtual field trips is finding good resources to use. To help with this I have curated a teacher's beginning guide to virtual field trips here: Virtual Field Trip Ideas. These resources can be as simple as passing on a link to students or as intensive as setting up a step-by-step tour. So the next time you are in the mood for your class to do a field trip, try a virtual field trip and let the students explore!

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All About Halloween

10/11/2016

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In the above ThingLink you can find anything from games to fonts for all your Halloween type activities. If you are having troubles viewing the above embedded ThingLink, please use this direct link: All About Halloween ThingLink.
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Election Central - PBS

9/28/2016

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For this years Presidential Election, PBS has pulled out all the stops. They have created Election Central: An Educational Guide to the US Elections which is your one-stop-shop for all thing electoral! Election Central features interactive videos, maps, and even virtual field trips. I found the interactive map a really interesting resource. Using this map students can see where each of the candidates are and learn some great election historical facts. Oh, did I mention Election Central also feature pre-made lesson plans and videos with lesson plans/handouts!
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You Choose - PBS Kids

9/28/2016

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To help educators explain the election and educate their younger students, PBS Kids has introduced You Choose. You Choose allows students to explore facts about each of the candidates, view videos about the election process, create their own campaign posters, and even collect trading cards of past presidents.

So this election season be sure to check out You Choose from PBS Kids!
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Poster made using the You Choose Campaign Poster Designer.
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Creative Projects

9/22/2016

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I was recently asked by an educator for some projects students could do using their Chromebooks. He wanted the students to express their creativity and give them options on the type of project they could create. I came up with fifteen resources that would work on a Chromebook, Windows/Mac, and some even on an iOS device.

I hope you find one or two that can benefit yourself or your classroom.

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Scale of the Universe 2

5/13/2016

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Scale of the Universe 2 is a great tool to show the size of items from any subject from biology to astronomy. Even if you do not teach any of those classes, it is an amazing website to explore for any age level or subject.

Compare yourself from anything from a quark to the monstrous VY Canis Majoris star by going to Scale of the Universe 2.
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Appear.in

2/29/2016

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Every once in awhile I come across a website that makes me say, "Holy Smokes! That is just plain old awesome!" Well, Appear.in definitely falls into that category! Appear.in allows up to 8 people to have a video chat and share their screens without having to login to a website or install complicated software. The website just plainly works and is a lot of fun.

For educators the possibilities are endless. It could be used for those ever popular Mystery Skype sessions, it could be used to allow students to meet in groups outside school hours, it could be used to share a student's Chromebook screen on a projector, and there is so much more amazing potential! 

Watch the demo people to see how Appear.in works to both have a video chat and share a Chromebook screen.
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Halloween Activities

10/22/2015

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Below is a curated list of Halloween activities that can be done on any PC, laptop, or Chromebook. I broke them down into four different categories to make it easier to find an activity that is right for your classroom! 

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English

In this collection you will find three activities. The first two challenge students to find items in a haunted house using clues that test their beginning english language skills. These are meant for lower elementary.

For the older students out there, there is Spelloween. In the first round they must find the correctly spelled word. In the second they must not only find the misspelled, but they must then also spell it correctly!

Math

Using the three websites here students are tested in their addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills. 

​Plus students get to paint ghosts, I mean, how fun is that!
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Puzzle & Abstract Thinking

These were by far my favorite activities! Each activity offers a challenge that students must solve through a series of logic & reasoning puzzles. These are great for any grade level and could even be done in groups.

Pumpkin Carving

What Halloween activities list would be complete without a little pumpkin carving action! 

So save yourself a trip to the emergency room this year and carve your pumpkin on your laptop or Chromebook!
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Let's Get Crazy with Coins

9/25/2015

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Every so often an educator has a need to flip a coin. It could be trying to decide if they get hot lunch or chance eating that mystery left over in the lounge fridge, or maybe they are trying to settle an argument between two students about who gets to use the Crayola crayons and who gets the Roseart. 

Well thanks to technology, we have digitized the quarter. No longer will we have to carry around with us a coin or two for these types of emergency. But why stop there? Why not also try out some of the amazing virtual dice out there!

Here are five websites for all your needs: Coins and Dice OneTab. Want to see these sites in action? Check out the tutorial below where I highlight the inner workings of each website.

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Justin Cowen
Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District
1074 Pyle Drive
Kingsford, MI 49802