by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 12, 2017 | Digital Resources, Listen and Learn!, Media, Media Literacy
In anticipation of Martin Luther King day, ReadWords.Org and the History Channel have put together lexile leveled articles and questions ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Additionally, there are History Channel videos to supplement the leveled reading. All of...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 5, 2017 | Digital Resources, PBS Learning Media
Happy New Year everyone! 2017 should be a great year of learning, sharing, and collaborating at NCCE! Before you know it educators from the Northwest will come together at NCCE 2017 in Portland, Oregon in March. Until then, your Tech Savvy Teachers look forward to...
by Mike Agostinelli | Oct 6, 2016 | Apple, Coding, Digital Design, Digital Resources, Make!, Professional Development
Do you have Macs in your school? How about iPads? If so, Apple has developed new training resources called Apple Teacher Learning Center to help build your skills and enhance your instruction with Apple products. We’re excited to announce Apple Teacher, a new...
by Mike Agostinelli | Sep 2, 2016 | Curriculum, Digital Design, Digital Resources, Media, PBS Learning Media, Professional Development
Welcome Back Everyone! We look forward to another great year of sharing Tech Savvy Tips, Tricks and Resources with all of you. The entire NCCE team looks forward to being a year long partner in education with you. We are kicking off the year with some new resources...
by Mike Agostinelli | Aug 23, 2016 | Chrome, Digital Resources, Google, Tech Tip
Are you a Google Chrome user that keeps many tabs open? If your answer is yes, then all those tabs are slowing down your computer. Here is an example of 11 open tabs in Chrome with fairly typical sites like Gmail, CNN, Facebook, 5 Google Docs, Pandora, and 2 Google...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jun 2, 2016 | Blended Learning, Digital Design, Digital Resources, Get your geek on!, Moodle, Professional Development
Are you new to blended learning? Would you like a summer project to changes up learning next school year? This multi-post guide will help you build an online classroom and explore different techniques in providing a blended learning experience for your students. Part...