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...
by Mike Agostinelli | May 16, 2016 | Digital Design, Digital Resources, Media
Classroom newsletters are a staple in the communication toolbox of teachers. Smore takes the traditional newsletter and brings it into the modern world with and easy to use interface that is completely Mobile responsive. Here is an overview: Smore analytics are...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 11, 2016 | Curriculum, Digital Resources, Make!, Media, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, Science, STEM, The Future
Student made robots will be invading the vendor floor of NCCE 2016! Mark Ehrhardt, recipient of the Eric Jensen Award at NCCE 2015, and his team will be demonstrating their amazing robots that are sure to blow your mind! Mark will also be presenting a session on: How...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 9, 2016 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Library of Congress, Media, On Our Radar..., Professional Development
Library of Congress 2016 Summer Teacher Institutes –Teaching with Primary Sources The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long summer institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., this professional...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 29, 2016 | Conferences, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Hour of Code, NCCE 2016 in Seattle, Professional Development, Science, STEM
Interested in integrating STEM in your classroom? How about Robotics? How about both? We sat down with Randy Steele, one of the creators of the STEM Robotics 101 curriculum, to learn more about this project. Randy will be at NCCE 2016 this year and presenting on this...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 14, 2016 | Blended Learning, ChromeBooks, Digital Resources, First Look, Kindle, Media, On Our Radar..., Online Learning, Professional Development
Fresh off of winning one of the Innovation Awards at this year’s CES conference, Klaxoon looks to be an interesting product that may find a place in the K-12 arena. What is Klaxoon and Klaxoonbox? Out of the box thinking starts in the box. Today, Klaxoon, an...