PASD LTR for Staff

Ctrl Alt Achieve from Eric Curts is a HUGE resource for me to keep me up to date with G Suite changes, techniques and just general technology information. He has a wealth of information and templates that are FREE to use with your classroom. It is as easy as just sharing a link with students, giving them a quick tutorial on how to use it and they are off and running! I have used these templates with my 3rd graders on up, and even had a second grade teacher give the Halloween Jack-o-Lantern activity a go with her class this year! This year for his 12 Days of Techmas he has posted more awesome resources for blogs to follow, podcasts AND my favorite ACTIVITIES! All free, and all ready to just be shared with students. My personal favorite from the 6 Googley Wintertime Activities for Kids and one that I think my students will really enjoy is the Pixel Art Ornaments, with Minecraft on the brain students are sure to get into this pixelated style creation of images. While, I won't be g...

I follow a lot of different forms of media in blogs, social media, and YouTube. This post is about a super valuable YouTube Channel called Epic Reads ! Now, I know that it is not a technology post, however I am using Technology to keep up to date with current book trends and this is one of those ways! I like it because it talks about adult book and teen book trends and the vlogger (video blogger) is not too annoying, I can handle her talking, in fact if I was in a classroom I would use the December 2017 Book Haul (at around the 1:30 mark) to talk about trigger books and how books can have themes that really grip the reader. Some other channels that I follow are: Google for Education -I have spammed you before about this one, however I feel like highlighting again the EDU in 90 sessions. They only take about a minute and a half of your time to look at features of the G Suite! Origin of Everything -This is a relatively new one. It is PBS branching out into YouTube land. They...