May+2015

== =May 2015= =Now Registering For Summer Technology Classes= =Educational Technology's Website Gem Of the Month= =Chromebooks In the Classroom From Kathy Schrock's Guide To Everything= =Two Awesome Digital Language Arts Resources= =Excellent Reading Apps For the Chrome Browser= =GSD Teacher Spotlight: Integrating Technology In the Classroom= =ESRI's 2015 Storytelling With Maps Contest Is Open=

 = Now Registering For Summer Technology Classes =

Please see each class description and register for classes below.

 * = Google Docs For Elementary Teachers =



1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for Google Docs For Elementary Teachers= || = Using iPads To Teach For Elementary Teachers =
 * = and... =



1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for Using iPads To Teach For Elementary Teachers= || = iPad Projects For Elementary Teachers =
 * = and... =

1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for iPad Projects For Elementary Teachers= ||

 = Educational Technology's Website Gem Of the Month =

You can share your animation by email, embedding on a website and via QR code.

 * ===Animate a scientific cycle or process===
 * ===Early elementary age students could add a letter at a time to spell out words or a word at a time to write a simple sentence===
 * ===Show the sequential steps on how to do something===

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 = Chromebooks In the Classroom From Kathy Schrock's Guide To Everything Website =

If you're a Chromebook user, you'll find many excellent resources on Kathy Schrock's Guide To Everything Website.
===Kathy Schrock is well known in the realm of Educational Technology, and she does a fantastic job of curating the best tech resources on the websites she creates and maintains.===

Some of the things you'll find on this website are:

 * ===What is a Chromebook?===
 * ===Google Chromebook Tutorials===
 * ===Successful Classroom Practices===
 * ===Informational Chromebook Sites===
 * ===Blog Posts===
 * ===Google Apps for Education Resources===
 * ===Video Tutorials===
 * ===...and more===

== = Two Awesome Digital Language Arts Resources =
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2015-04-17 at 10.39.26 AM.png width="474" height="114" link="@http://www.litcharts.com/"]]

CLICK HERE to learn more about LitCharts and how it's organized.
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Here's a sample search about Earth.
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 = Excellent Reading Apps For the Chrome Browser =

Download the fluencytutor teacher app and
=== fluencytutor student app from the Chrome Web Store.===

with the teacher to listen to at their convenience.
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from the Chrome Web Store.
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 = GSD Teacher Spotlight: Integrating Technology In the Classroom =

where students work collaboratively on a regular basis.
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 = ESRI's 2015 Storytelling With Maps Contest Is Open =



ESRI is now accepting Story Map entries for the 2015 Contest.


=View Some Story Maps by Clicking Here= =For More Information About the ESRI Story Map Contest and to Enter the Contest, Click Here=