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Eastern Oregon Google Summit - May 19th 2012 LaGrande, Oregon

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Great Resources for blogging in the classroom:

• EduOnAir: Ben Curran "I Think Therefore I Blog"
• Blogger in the Classroom Cheat Sheet 
• Teacher Guide To Setting up Student Blogging 
• Why Blog with Students

Title IID Grant Showcase, Chalkboard Master turned Photostory Guru, and Adora Svitak

After seeing the Grant Showcases from around the state, I walked away with a great feeling that Eastrn Oregon has it going on.  No, we are not trailing behind the rest of the state, as a matter of fact, seeing some of the showcases I'm willing to say there are districts in Eastern Oregon that are leading the way.  And this showcase demonstrated that!

My Chalkboard Master is my mentor teacher from years ago.....and he was the chalkboard die hard.  We all have had one or two of these in buildings we have taught in.  My shock in all this is that this grant showcase was for teachers who particpated and now were sharing out about their experience and learning with their grant and as I stood to leave the room, there he was.  A blast from the past!  The last place I would ever see such a educator.  He was like a fish out of water, but with a smile that was very big.  After greeting and hugs I went to the school showcase to see what he had done.  Walking away from the session feeling like with every teacher I work with....there is hope!

The keynote at the end of the day was 14 year old Adora Svitak - a leader in speaking up for educational technology and changing the education paradigm.  Some may have seen her in her Ted talk.

The topic of her keynote via livestream was:

"The New Kid(s) on the Block”: Youth Digital Culture and Implications for Student Voice in Education

It reiterated that important reminder that students need to have a voice in how their education should look and be truly listened to.  Considering we were all their for tech grant shareouts - it was more like preaching to the choir.... but she's out there, making waves, standing up and saying what she believes, and maybe.....just maybe.... someone from the "dark side" will hear what she is saying and listen.  

A great day it was! 

#eduonair..... Education on Air Conference by Google

 

In between answering emails, working on resources, and answering the phone, I streamed in some of the live #eduonair sessions.  

Great stuff!  

I have ideas running through my head.....wishing I was back in the classroom! 

How does it work?  Google in Education set up a series of Google Hangouts on Google+ on a variety of topics.  

Check out the list they offered today!  

 http://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/conference-sessions

Another way to learn and get resources is to follow the hashtag #eduonair. 

So today...since I'm multi-tasking...I did a little bit of both! 

And I found some cool links, resources, and all the hangouts are now youtube videos to watch later!  If you check out Google in Education on Google+  you will see all the past hangouts.  

https://plus.google.com/103266364845729488839/posts

Not on google+?  It's a great place to help support your PLN.  :)

So some cool things I have found so far.....

Example of a Google Form with Logic: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFVFV0lPX2xLOGJqUm1mLXdybk01SUE6MQ
**Key suggestion is to write it out on paper - lay it out first -
figure out your branches - then you won't mess up the spreadsheet.  

Resource for some on demand PD:  

youpd.org

Checked out some fun youtube EDU channels.

/scishow

/cgpgrey

/theSpanglerEffect

/MinutePhysics

/TEDed

As I watch this I think of all the teachers teaching over here on the West Coast that will have to watch these later...... never a "best time" for everyone I guess.