by Mike Agostinelli | Jun 26, 2015 | How-To, Media, On Our Radar..., PowerPoint
The Microsoft PowerPoint team recently announced that Office Mix will now integrate with all major Learning Management Systems through the LTI standard. Office Mix is a free add-in for PowerPoint that makes it easy to author and share interactive online lessons....
by Mike Agostinelli | May 6, 2015 | Announcements, Library of Congress, Listen and Learn!, Media, Personal Learning Networks, Professional Development, Professional Learning Networks, Upcoming Trainings
How can time-strapped teachers find and use free resources from the online collections of the Library of Congress to support the needs of diverse learners? On Thursday, May 7, at 4 PM ET, join Library experts and an ESOL teacher and bilingual peer observer to learn...
by Mike Agostinelli | Apr 29, 2015 | Announcements, Listen and Learn!, Media, NCCE News, Professional Development, Professional Learning Networks, Twitter
Richard, Jason, and myself hope you can join us tonight at 7 pm PST for the first ever #NCCEchat We will be focusing on successes in the classroom experienced after the NCCE conference. Richard posted a great outline to get you started if you have never participated...
by Mike Agostinelli | Apr 14, 2015 | Hour of Code, Keep Kids Coding!, Media
After a few week hiatus, Keep Kids Coding is back and this week we have a special treat from Kiki! The featured site from CSisFun.com this week is Thinking Myself, which was created by none other then Kiki herself. As you can imagine Kiki not only shows how to use the...
by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 31, 2015 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Digital Design, Hour of Code, Make!, Media, On Our Radar...
If you have ever attended one of our 30 in 50 presentations, you know we are fans of the work at GlassLab Games. After multiple years of being an invitation only beta, GlassLab Games is open to everyone. GlassLab Games philosophy: Deep Learning Matters – Games...
by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 6, 2015 | Keep Kids Coding!, Media
This week in Keep Kids Coding! Kiki takes a look at a unique site called Auditorium. Auditorium is listed as a beginner level site at CSisFun. As Kiki explains in her video breakdown, Auditorium is great at teaching your students persistence and how to find clues...