May+16

May 16, 2013 toc

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Topics
>> - dashboard - Marketplace app
 * Online Testing
 * Conewago - CDTs
 * Northeastern - CDTs/Keystones
 * West York - CDTs
 * Dallastown - CDTs
 * Spring Grove - CDTs/Keystones/PSSA MS Spec Ed (LCS also)
 * issue w/button for formula sheet
 * late notice for an update
 * Online Learning
 * Spring Grove - possibilities for online learning
 * cyber kids
 * online teaching/learning
 * flexible scheduling
 * West York
 * Personal Finance class (2 days in class/3 days online in Moodle)
 * Dallastown
 * Cyber option - Odysseyware
 * Blended course - 10th grade health (help w/scheduling) Moodle/Compass Odyssey, PBL for culminating activity for each unit
 * SWSD
 * K12 materials, supply teacher eventually
 * Conewago
 * Blended Online Academy since 2003
 * Odysseyware grades 3 - 12, K-2 (K12), summer school too
 * volunteer highly qualified "tutor"
 * Option to do it complete online, half/half, flexible to the kids
 * Opening up to other districts
 * $300/course; 3-week trial period (use CVSD teachers, districts using would provide liaison) Students stay enrolled in district
 * Teachers receive a stipend to teach courses - w/student and w/o student rate
 * Credit recovery through Odysseyware also - available off campus as well
 * Test students, give what they don't know and have students complete that part
 * Northeastern - Bridgewater
 * having kids complete online work in the district seems to work well
 * Target younger age to keep them in school
 * Blended works well in the elementary
 * Chromebooks
 * Conewago - 3rd grade, K-12 pws for next year (tentative)
 * SWSD - grades 3 - 5 (500!)
 * Dallastown - about 100 throughout the district
 * Spring Grove
 * WYASD -
 * Google Apps - kid perspective
 * Docs
 * Calendar
 * Research/cite
 * Voice Comments - give feedback verbally - Create, connect more apps, search for voice comments; web store must be turned on
 * Teacher uses announcements page as agenda items via Google sites
 * GClass folders
 * Easy Bib
 * Hapara
 * Remote control laptop?
 * Photography class - upload images taken w/personal devices to share with teacher via GDrive
 * Google Wallet activated to use Google checkout (SWSD for their Hanoveropoly)
 * Google Domain for teachers; one for students at NESD
 * English class - peer editing via different grade levels
 * Contact group - create these first so you can easily find your students
 * Investigate GAFE Summit
 * PicMonkey - web 2.0 photo editor
 * Editing features are not available in YouTube for Education
 * iPad/Apps
 * Story by Disney - scrolling slideshow of pics, add text, audio, video
 * Common Sense Media - Graphite - apps reviewed by educators
 * MarkUp - investigate
 * http://www.appitic.com/
 * World Book Online
 * Alignment to Common Core brochure shared - Explore the Common Core; Educator Tools, Common Core Standards, links to supported resources
 * Pinterest
 * NEA Today Common Core
 * Diigo Common Core group

Updates

 * Sumdog Spring Contest- May 17
 * Students can be rolled over the following year! They can be assigned to new classes and also to new schools without losing any of their account data. We've got a tutorial video that shows you how to edit student accounts and change what class(es) they belong to: http://www.sumdog.com/en/Teacher_Help_-_School_Management/#TeacherHelp-SchoolManagement-HowdoImanagemystudents%3F
 * Sharing ID - students can compete against each other
 * Tech.it.U - July 8 - 12
 * iPads in Education courses
 * Level 1
 * Central: June 24 - June 28
 * IU 12 New Oxford: Aug. 5 - 9
 * Level 2
 * Central: July 15 - 19
 * Harrisburg University EdTech Clinic @ IU12
 * [|Teaching the Common Core with Web-Based Technology]
 * [|Webinar]
 * IU 12, New Oxford, PA - July 9, 10, 11; July 23, 24, 25, October 12
 * Creating Blended and Online Learning
 * IU 12, New Oxford, PA - July 22, 23, 25, July 30, 31, Aug. 1, October 19
 * STEMathonat Radisson Harrisburg in Camp Hill
 * July 31 - Aug. 2

2013-2014 Meetings

 * Oct 16, 2013
 * Nov 20, 2013
 * Dec 11, 2013
 * Jan 22, 2014
 * March 26, 2014
 * April 16, 2014
 * May 7, 2014