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we are smar t.

Together

we are

brilliant. ~Steven Anderson

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources

Google Virtual Field Trips

Google launched a new ini�a�ve on Google+ called Connected Classrooms

(connectedclassrooms.withgoogle.com/ that enables students around the world to take

“virtual field trips” through Google+ Hangouts. It kicked things off November 4 with

field trips to the Sea,le Aquarium, the Minnesota Zoo and the Solar Impulse hangar. Teachers can sign up to take

their classrooms on virtual field trips hosted by organiza�ons like Na�onal Geographic, Ma�lda the Musical, the

Philadelphia Museum of Art and more than 20 other partners. The official blog for the ini�a�ve can be found at

goo.gl/ir8pHx.

The Bri�sh Museum

This site offers educators guides to life in Ancient Egypt, how mummies are made, and

informa�on that can be found in tomb pain�ngs: bit.ly/bri�sh_museum.

The Na�onal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra�on (NOAA)

Another great site to share with your teachers is NOAA. It offers educa�on

resource collec�ons on topics like weather systems and pa,erns, ocean

currents, and climate monitoring www.educa�on.noaa.gov.

Everybody can be a Super Hero

At The Hero Factory you can create a new hero, download it, print it,

and make another cpbherofactory.com/.

G-Learning a Blog

This blog is all about learning and teaching with free Google tools. The blogger

himself is a high school English/mul�media teacher. The blog offers ideas for

implemen�ng various Google tools together for different experiences. Ideas

include crea�ng digital calendars with Drive and QR codes, crea�ng an online

trip presenta�on with Tour Builder, using Chromecast in the classroom, and many others

glearningblog.blogspot.com/.

Newsletter Contribution! Got an idea, tip, suggestion or request: Submit it here: http://goo.gl/c4r9AD

Learning Opportunities

Webinars

Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collaborative Tools

Archived—goo.gl/q6mBxy

11/12/13—Elements of Digital Citizenship

Archived—goo.gl/KZeF2g

10 Techie Tools for Teachers—sponsored by SimpleK12.com

Are you ready to make grading and collec�ng informa�on from your students a

breeze? Would you like to have real-�me collabora�on and brainstorming with your

students? This session covers ten of the most popular Web tools in the educa�on

community. Learn how easy it can be to create online bulle�n boards, edit photos in

just a few clicks, and develop engaging presenta�ons. These ten tools are popular for a

reason: they are must-have freebies that you shouldn’t teach without. The archived

webinar is only 30 minutes! You will need an account and be signed in to view the

video. goo.gl/tQcuuc

EdWeb December Calendar of Free Webinars Title include: Innovation, Authenticity, and Games, Using Digital Portfolios to Help

Students Demonstrate Learning, Common Core and Text Types: What Should Students

be Reading?, The ABCs for Writing a Good Thesis Statement, and more. goo.gl/ew7g7c

View recent Webinars from EdWeb at goo.gl/JrwMW3. If you missed some of the latest titles from the past couple of weeks they have been

archived. (scroll down the page to see the link to each webinar):

• Classroom Tools to Teach Point of View and Purpose

• Teaching copyright and Fair Use to the Remix Generation

• What is Text Complexity? Steps to Implement Common Core Expectations

• Using the Big 6/Super 3: More on Putting the Common Core to Work

Student Opportunity Show-Me a Movie is a digital storytelling contest for students grades 2-12 in Missouri and its

Border States. These students are invited to demonstrate their crea�vity and digital

moviemaking skills in one of five categories.

Cash prizes go to the school of the winning movies in each category. See last year's winners and

winners from past years.

All winning movies are show-cased at a recep�on on February 11, 2014, during the Midwest

Educa�on Technology Conference (METC). The students from the winnings movie are invited to a,end along with their

teachers and families. Informa�on, Contest Timeline & Submission Guidelines can be found at goo.gl/u579z4

StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual na�onal video documentary compe��on that encourages students

to think cri�cally about issues that affect our communi�es and our na�on. StudentCam’s theme for

2014 is “A Message to the U.S. Congress: What’s the most important issue the U.S. Congress should

consider in 2014?” Maximum award includes $5,000, plus $750 to spend on digital video equipment

for his/her school. Students grades 6-12, individually or in teams, are eligible. Deadline is January 20,

2014. www.studentcam.org/faq.htm (from AASL)

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