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Reflections from the "Personalized Learning Spaces With The Brain in Mind Conference" This two-day high-energy conference empowered school leadership teams from 6 MidWest states to explore how personalized learning experiences directly correlates with a student’s and a teacher’s growth mindset. We examined how personalized learning and its spaces can support a variety of pedagogical and brain-based instructional approaches. Participants had the opportunity to create their own personalized learning plan, through a “classroom crib” design challenge. This design challenge will motivate participants to create a personalized learning space based on sound pedagogical practices gained from the captivating sessions facilitated by well-known Minnesota and nationally recognized educational leaders and industry partners. A collaborative and interactive panel discussion with high school and middle school students added additional voices to this two-day experience and they provided us real world perspectives of what they need to be successful in their learning.

Twitter Hashtag: #PLS15
PLS eHandouts https://goo.gl/gYvADH
Classroom Crib Design Challenge https://goo.gl/Zn4pe7

Presenters:
Tim Dorway and ECCS Team, Twitter: @PrincipalTdor
Lisa Gearman, PLS15 Coordinator, Twitter: @ChaskaHighMedia
Emily Goranson, Twitter: @EmilyGoranson
Brad Gustafson, Twitter: @GustafsonBrad
Naomi Harm, Twitter: @naomiharm
Angie Kalthoff, Twitter: @mrskalthoff
Karen Keffeler, Twitter: keffeler_k
Erin Klein, Twitter: @ErinKlein
Michael Krill, Twitter: @darthmike15
Travi Lape, Twitter: @travislape
Erin Schiller, Twitter: @ESM_Erin

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This month's broadcast is coming live from Toulouse, France from the Practicel Pedagogies conference #PracPed15

I had the opportunity to inteview two year 12 students Alice and Camille and they share their learning perspective as students to share their voice and choice in learning.

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This live broadcast will focus on digital literacy and the importance of understanding information. Many ideas will be shared of how to model and implement digital literacy best practice with your students and with grade level sections of Prek-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Naomi will incorporate the ISTE Student Standards and Student Profiles to compliment the grade level student learning experiences and projects you can use tomorrow in your classroom. Also Common Sense Media is metioned and the imporantce of digital literacy and digital citizenship in and out of the classrom.

Here are the resources mentioned in her live broadcast show today.
1. Digital Literacy http://digitalliteracy.us
2. Alice Chen http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-9-cs-of-digital-literacy.html
3. ISTE http://iste.org/STANDARDS
4. ISTE STudent Profiles http://iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-students
5. Book Creator App
6. Tellagami App
7. Stop Motion and support page http://www.nfa.edu/student-resources/stop-motion-animation
8. Art Sonia http://wwwartsonia.com
9. Tynker http://www.tynker.com
10. Common Sense Media http://www.commonsensemedia.com
11. Digital Literacy Toolkits http://digitalliteracy.us/digitaltoolkits
12. EdTech Challenge http://www.edtechchallenge.com/introduction/course-introduction
13. 20 Guiding Questions To Support Your Digital Literacy Plan http://www.teachthought.com/2-guiding-questions-develop-digital-literacy-plan
14. Kathy Schrock Digital Literacy Resources http://www.schrockguide.net/literacy-in-the-digital-age.html
15. Voxer - Using Voxer to Streamline School Communication | Edutopia and Voxer app Messaging, Walkie Talkie app for Team communication | Voxer
16. SLACK Is Slack the new LMS? — The Synapse — Medium and SLACK app Apps | Slack
17. Genius Hour Genius Hour - Where Passions Come Alive - Genius Hour
18. Student Driven Passion Projects- Pinterest Collection Passion Project on Pinterest | Genius Hour, Ib Learner Profile and Ib Classroom
19. Genius Hour and 20% Time from Joy Kirr Genius Hour / 20% Time - LiveBinder
20. Read-Write-Think: Teaching With Blogs Teaching With Blogs - ReadWriteThink

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In this radio show Naomi Harm will be engaging you with mobile DNA (Device Neutral Assessments/Apps/Activities) with Chrome and iPad Apps, and Web 2.0 resources to collect data, and use this feedback to check for student understanding during the instructional process, and to make adjustments to their instruction as necessary. These formative assessment practices will provide students with clear learning targets, examples and models of strong and weak work, regular descriptive feedback, and the ability to self-assess, track learning, and set goals to support a personalized teaching and learning environment for each and everyone of your students.

Examples of learning that will take place during the Creative and Engaging Mobile Assessments radio show:

“HOTS” questioning techniques and examples to engage all learners
Intro and exit Tickets, quick writes, interactive gaming polls
Flipped teaching strategies embedded with video question sets
Time allowed to build authentic mobile assessments to use in your classroom
“BLOOMS” collaborative learning and digital project activities
QR Code creation and techniques to differentiate assessment delivery
SAMR Model with student/teacher integration examples.

Here is the link to the online Intel Engage discussion thread with all the resources for you to download and share with other teacher freinds. https://engage.intel.com/message/146542#146542

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A live interview with Adam Seipel (Twitter: @adamseipel ), NC instructional technology facilitator sharing his #NCTIES2015 PD and learning experience, the connection with #ISTE conference and his Monday morning impact he will put into practice. Thanks Adam!

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North Carolina students from High Point Technology Academy share their best student leadership practices with teachers at the #NCTIES2015 Conference.

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This month’s radio broadcast is a two part focus. The first is in the importance of celebrating and recognizing World Radio Day and how to get youth excited about live broadcast journalism and creating and producing their own school radio shows, and the second portion is how can we has educators can continue to provide voice and choice with girls and young women in STEM science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning opportunities so they can follow and excel in their STEM career driven passions.

Websites Mentioned:
World Radio website at www.worldradioday.org

Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com

“There Is A MakerFaire in That iPad” http://gettingsmart.com/2014/02/theres-maker-fair-pad-10-ways-create-student-makers-apps

Women in STEM- United Staes White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/women

Engaging Girls in STEM through the National Girls Collaborative Project http://www.ngcproject.org/engaging-girls-stem

Milion Women Mentors is a phenominal website portal found at http://www.millionwomenmentors.org

HERE ARE A FEW MORE RESOURCES SO YOU CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING:
1]http://www.NCWIT.org – Amazing research and tools from the National Center for Women and Informational Technology
2] MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership has some great resources for us all to learn from. The value of mentoring, http://www.mentoring.org/about_mentor/value_of_mentoring be a mentor and their Mentoring Partnership in Pittsburgh developed a great guide.
3] http://www.npower.org – Sign up here and find STEM related volunteer and mentoring opportunities today on The Community Core.
4] http://www.Mentornet.net – Outstanding online mentoring platform for undergraduate mentoring.
5]. http://www.Volunteermatch.com Millions of opportunities!
6] The FabFems directory is a national database of women from a broad range of professions in science, technology, computer science, engineering, and mathematics who are inspiring role models for young women. The directory is free and accessible to young women, parents, girl-serving STEM programs, and other orgs working to increase career awareness and interest in STEM. www.fabfems.org. The FabFems Project is an innovative online collaboration tool brought to you by the National Girls Collaborative Project.
7] Girls Who Code or http://www.Code.org – We hear you can also work with a mentee and learn to code for free through the Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org ).
See video of awesome female role models (many in STEM careers)at http://www.leanin.org
8] Techbridge (http://www.techbridge.org ) has a wealth of research and resources to help you develop your skills as a mentor.
9) Go to http://www.millionwomenmentors.org and sign up for Million Women Mentors Weekly and count toward the million by adding your Pledge-to-Mentor.

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This Digital Buzz radio show is all about 2015 wearable technology and the learning impact for students and teachers in k-12 education.

Wearable technologies and their uses for education mentioned in this broadcast: Smart Watches, VRG (Virtual Reality Gaming), Google Class, GoPro Cameras, and digital wristbands.

Supportive websites for further insights:

Intel Teachers Engage Community discussion thread on wearable technology: https://engage.intel.com/message/140352#140352

The Teacher's Guide To Wearable Tech In The Classroom | Edudemic
http://www.edudemic.com/wearable-tech-in-the-classroom/

Will Kids Adopt Smartwatches Before Their Parents? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-14/will-kids-adopt-smartwatches-before-their-parents-do-.html

BBC News - Wick's wearable technology contest 'a Scottish first
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30227781

Beyond Gaming, the VR boom is Everywhere
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/10/beyond-oculus-the-vr-boom-is-everywhere-from-classrooms-to-therapy-couches

VR Will Change Education
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2014/09/5-ways-virtual-reality-will-change-education/

A Teachers Guide To Google Glass
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-google-glass

Google Glass in Class
http://www.schrockguide.net/google-glass-in-class.html

Using the GoPro Camera as a Teaching Tool
http://public.hudl.com/blog/2012/06/using-the-gopro-camera-as-a-teaching-tool

GoPro Camera Projects
http://www.instructables.com/id/GoPro-Cameras/

Best Wrist Band Activity Trackers
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/wearable-tech/3498368/15-best-activity-trackers-2014-2015-uk/

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This month's radio show is all about "Getting Back To The Basics" of designing, delivering and implementing professional development. Listed below are additional resources to start your own Fed Ex PD days and Edcamps in your schools.

Intel Teachers Engage FedEx Day Resources https://engage.intel.com/message/138228#138228

Reflections from principals using this type of PD day with staff
http://lynhilt.com/inspiration-delivers

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/1430

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/4034

http://fromthehallways.blogspot.com/2011/09/fed-ex-day-we-delivered.html

FedEx Prep: A Reflection shared by @mrwejr
http://life-long-learners.com/dan-pink-recommends-a-fedex-day-for-students-and-teachers

http://www.jfritzky.blogspot.com/2014/01/fedex-day.html

The best resources for using Fed Ex day in schools from Larry Ferlazzo
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/05/28/the-best-resources-for-applying-fed-ex-days-to-schools

What could it look like in the classroom?
Check out Innovation Day experiences from Josh Stumpenhorst (and Daniel Pink’s reflections on it!) as well as Josh’s #140edu talk about Innovation Day and other links from teachers who have used similar ideas in their classrooms
http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2011/03/innovation-day-2011.html

http://www.danpink.com/2011/05/what-your-business-can-learn-from-a-6th-grade-classroom?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2012/03/innovation-daythe-sequel.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYbKIiPqYrI

http://life-long-learners.com/dan-pink-recommends-a-fedex-day-for-students-and-teachers/

http://www.pernilleripp.com/2011/05/4th-grade-do-innovation-day.html

http://www.pernilleripp.com/2012/05/what-is-innovation-day-and-why-should.html

The Edcamp Foundation - find an edcamp to attend near you! Organize your own edcamp! http://edcamp.org

Reflections from using the edcamp model at an elementary school inservice
http://lynhilt.com/its-kind-of-magical

Reflections from principals/teachers who have experienced the edcamp model as a form of PD in their schools
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2013/02/why_our_edcamp_failed.html

http://www.educationrethink.com/2013/02/why-professional-development-should-be.html

http://hepg.org/hel/article/549

http://www.edtechinfusion.com/pd-conferences-vs-unconferences/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/edcamps-remixing-profesional-development-andrew-marcinek

Genius Hour

What is Genius Hour?
http://www.danpink.com//2011/07/the-genius-hour-how-60-minutes-a-week-can-electrify-your-job

http://educationismylife.com/genius-hour-manifesto/

http://geniushour.wikispaces.com

A compilation of resources about Genius Hour and its use in the classroom/schools
http://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2011/12/02/geniushour-blog-post-index/

Google’s 20% Time

How Google’s 20% time fosters innovation
http://www.weknownext.com/trends/shannon-deegan-how-googles-20-percent-time-fosters-innovation

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/jobs/21pre.html?_r=1&

Eric Sheninger’s school uses 80/20 model for PD
http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2013/04/autonomy-breeds-change.html

http://www.centerdigitaled.com/training/Googles-8020-Principle-New-Jersey-School.html

More
http://figuringitouted.blogspot.com/2011/05/building-experts-reshaping-professional.html

Google's 20% Factor
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=4839327&page=1

There’s a 20% time MOOC starting now!
http://educationismylife.com/join-the-20-time-mooc-today/

Google's Culture of 20% Time
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/googles-20-percent-time-in-action.html

Tech Tuesdays shared by Joe Mazza
http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/7197

Collaborative teacher groups, reflective blog practices
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/06/beginning.html

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/06/about-this-blog.html

http://lynhilt.com/learning-together/

Teachers facilitating learning sessions on inservice days/workshops
http://elemresources.wiki.elanco.net/Feb+17+Tech+Integration+Day

https://sites.google.com/a/nccs.k12.nc.us/nccs-digital-days/home

Show and Tell PD
Sharing Showcase
http://plpnetwork.com/2013/02/28/show-pd-teachers/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50663913/Sharing-

Speedgeeking
http://kimcofino.com/blog/2009/04/05/take-your-faculty-speedgeeking/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve56ZQVb-jI

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Collaborative and Inspiring Year End Student Projects
(The Unique Me and Show What You Know)

Adapted from Edutopia and Scholastic Year End Project
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/end-of-year-engaging-projects-rebecca-alber

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/grades-6-8-collaborative-year-end-projects

1) Show What You Know

Give students an opportunity to teach the rest of the class something, like origami, Foldify app, Robives, programming with Scratch, showcasing a new app and it can be used in the classroom, or a martial arts self-defense move (design, construct, apply).

2) On-Campus Field Trips

• Take them outside to write observational notes on what they see through the eyes of a scientist, historical figure, artist, a character from a book or film
(discover, examine, report)

• Journey to the library for a Scavenger Hunt. There's many online that you can revise to fit your content and/or interests of your students, or through a Class Tools QR Scavenger Hunt (locate, investigate, compile)

• Join another class and have a Poetry Slam, Science or Math Mini Fare. This gives students a chance to share a project or product with a different audience. Consider doing this in a neutral zone like the cafeteria or library or online through Skype or a Google Hangout (discover, demonstrate, evaluate)

3) Own a: Planet, Song, Decade, Career, Author, Country, Scientist, or a Medical Breakthrough

With this activity, the student becomes an expert on whatever she/he chooses and then presents it to the class or in small groups. The product can be, for example, a mini-book, PowerPoint, or iMovie, Podcast, a radio show through Spreaker or bringing in a Skype expert (select, prepare, research, design).

4) Craft a New Ending

Students take their favorite book, speech, short story, poem, or historical event and write a new ending. Ask them to also include rationale for their ending. They can also illustrate, design and publish through Book Creator app or a Google Doc or Lucid Press Chrome app (infer, devise, conclude, reflect).

5) Create a Commercial

Host a class competition where students cast a vote, and give an award to the team that produces the most clever, creative 30-second PSA (Personal Service Announcement) advertisement. Decide first as a class on the product to be pitched and review the Rock Your World resource. Tools/resources utilized: Movenote, ScreenCastOmatic, EdPuzzle iMovie or Movie Maker 2, or Magisto Chrome App (plan, design, critique).

6) Portfolio Showcase

Students compile a collection of their best work from the school year or last semester, and include explanations for their choices. This could be done in hard copy or digitally through Google Sites and Google Docs, and Easy Portfolio Site Builder Chrome App can include illustrations and photos (select, assess, categorize, prepare).

7) Stage a TV Contest

Engage your students by letting them participate in a TV-like competition, similar to American Idol. Together, brainstorm a list of concepts or ideas your class has learned during the year. Write each idea on a slip of paper and put all the slips in a hat. Divide students into groups of three or four and have each group draw a slip of paper. Then, instruct them to create a skit or song based on their topic.
After two or three days’ practice, ask each group to perform in front of the class. To make it more fun, see if you can get two other teachers or parents to serve on the panel of “judges,” minus the TV-host. (plan, design, categorize, prepare).

8) Survive and Thrive

Ask students to think about the things they wish they’d known or that they loved experiencing in their current grade. Individually or in groups, have them create a “middle school or high school survival guide” for rising middle and high schoolers.
The end product could be a top 10 list of advice for incoming middle school or incoming high school students, a guidebook of do’s and don’ts, or a TouchCast video app of a newscast that offers advice. For example, the students in Naomi Harm’s ninth-grade English class in Lacrosse, WI wrote letters and created a Snap Guide or Google Docs tutorial for incoming ninth graders, including such information- as says the exercise was also great for current students’ practice in written expression. (plan, design, critique, conclude, reflect).

9) Stage a Service Project

Enlist your students in supporting a local cause that is important to them, whether it’s collecting canned goods for a food pantry, pet food for an animal shelter, or books for a library or school in need. Make contact with the charity recipient of choice, and then let students do the work—they can publicize the service project, make online marketing presentation to other classes, count and organize donations through a Google Spreadsheet, and present the results to the recipient and the rest of the school. (plan, design, critique).

10) Create a Time Capsule

Students love the idea of leaving a part of themselves behind for posterity. Have your current students prepare a time capsule for your future students. Students can leave examples of completed projects that show off their brilliant minds by writing stories of “a day in the life” of students in your class, drawing a comic strip, shooting a video, or creating a presentation. Two simple time capsule creators include the Chrome App of The Little Memory and the online website of My Time Capsule. The time capsule can include a class picture and students’ writings about what they expect to be doing five or 10 years from now. If you do wait five or 10 years before opening the capsule, try to track down your former students so they can see how much they’ve changed. (select, prepare, research,
design, reflect).

11) Go On the Hunt

For a modern twist on the traditional scavenger hunt, send your students on an Internet scavenger hunt. This is a quick and easy project for your students to work on individually or in pairs or groups. I recommend choosing a topic you want your students to research, then creating questions for them to answer. Give the scavenger hunt a test-run first so that you can recommend sites when students are stumped and utilize QR Codes creator sites of the Class Tools QR Scavenger Hunt site, to add mobile learning to the adventure. Establish guidelines for the types of sites that are authoritative and appropriate. If you want to add a little excitement, have the students compete to be the first to find all the necessary information and document their findings through a Google Form. (design, construct, apply).

12) Build a Board Game

In groups, have students create a board game based on a unit covered during the year. As an example, Literary Pursuit, modeled after Trivial Pursuit— and used it as a test review tool. Have students use poster board or cover dollar-store checkerboards with paper to design game boards. They used typed questions and answers and printed them on card stock to create game cards. Many students can design Trivial Pursuit or Gameopoly –type games, drawing
questions from novels they’d read over the year, some may want to create Candy Land–like path where players had to answer questions to reach the end. Each group was encouraged to make up their own rules, and some students even found online templates to fashion a large die or a spinner. (select, prepare, research, design, reflect). (Additional resources for building and designing games can be tapped into the onlinewebiste of Instructables and DIY)

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This Digital Buzz Radio show is focused on meeting the needs of every child in your classroom through personalized learning. Naomi shares with you many resources to cultivate a personalized learning community in your classroom through learning menu's, choice boards, mobile assessments and digital design creation centers. She also shares many ways to empower students of how to take ownership of creating their own PLP's (Personalized Learning Plans) and support with Learning Contracts for goal driven learning outcomes.

All of todays resources and tools shared can be found here: http://goo.gl/qu5w0h

Blendspace https://www.blendspace.com

Differentiator http://byrdseed.com/differentiator/

Exit Ticket http://exitticket.org

Get Kahoot https://getkahoot.com

MN Hot Dish Menu Planner http://goo.gl/qZtzQr

Respondo http://byrdseed.com/respondo

Tony Vincent's Webpage Learning in Hand

Tony Vincent's QR Code Reflection Cubes http://goo.gl/CNgqha

Touch Cast http://www.touchcast.com

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Dynamic interview with Jenna Linskens on WEMTA conference reflections, mobile learning and iPad apps, and how effectively implement new learning strategies from a tech conference.

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A great interview with Jake Crase, HS teacher from Platteville, WI sharing new learning on iBooks Author digital ebook creation. He also shares a collection of iPad apps of how students can create digital books as well to showcase their new digital learning and creation of understandings.

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Interviews with Robin Hosemann and Brandon Berre, WISE Scholars (Where Information Specialist Empower) 21st Century Learners. Topics includes best practices on mobile learning, makerspaces, robotics, drones etc.

Individuals mentioned today include:
Mike Slowinski @mikeslowinski
Corey Hanson
Tiffany Braunel @tbraunel
Robin Hosemann @RobinHosemann
Brandon Berrey @bberrey23

Robin's Blog: www.diagnosisschoolosis.wordpress.com

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The radio broadcast is focused on three collaborative global and mobile learning scenarios and topics. Naomi will be providing updates from The Intel Global Round Table on collaborating with over a dozen countries. She will be sharing the latest Intel ELements course on "Moving Into Mobile Learning," and the final learning segment will be on mobile learning in the art classroom with Augmented Reality. Special shoutout to Randy Maves, phenominal art and digital design teacher in Portland, OR.

Intel Elements: Moving Into Mobile Learning eCourse https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/teach-elements.html

ARt: (Augmented Reality in the ART Classroom): Beyond the Gallery Wall- ISTE Article
http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading/l-l-march-april-2014/feature-beyond-the-gallery-wall

Augmented reality allows videos to ‘play’ on yearbook pages
http://bestofsno.com/1784/news/augmented-reality-allows-videos-to-play-on-yearbook-pages/

Augmented Reality Brings New Dimensions to Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/augmented-reality-new-dimensions-learning-drew-minock

Augmented Reality - Aurasma App and Classroom Examples
http://teacherstoolkitblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/augmented-reality-aurasma-app.html

Integration of Augmented Reality in the Classroom
http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.com/p/meaningful-integration.html

Google Glass - An Interview with WI Educators and Naomi Harm on Purpose of Classroom Application
http://www.news8000.com/schools/teachers-learn-how-to-use-google-glass-in-classrooms/24605930

Wikitude AR App
http://www.wikitude.com/

AND...... More classroom ideas of moving into mobile learning through our monthly Technology Bytes enewsletter that can be found here http://naomiharm.org/2014-03.pdf

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Welcome everyone to the February digital buzz radio show. I am your host Naomi Harm coming to you from chilly Brownsville, MN today. A special thank you to our sponsor of the Intel teachers Engage Community at engage.intel.com for providing this radio show learning segment for all of you.

Our topics we will focus on will include an overview of critical findings from the Feb. 5th Digital Learning Day, iPad iDesign and reflection, Makerspaces Galore with infused STEM Snacks. So we have a jammed pack session of current topics for you to extend your learning and share with others.

Shared resources, web links and apps:

★AR master app list with trigger images
http://goo.gl/Uh3dxb

★ColAR Mix App and Printables http://colarapp.com

★DIY- Get Skills- Be Awesome app
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/diy-get-skills.-be-awesome./id519308960?mt=8

★Instructables app
https://itunes.apple.com/app/instructables/id586765571

★Layar App and How To Create Your Own AR Image https://www.layar.com

★Tell About This App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tell-about-this-free/id781847911?mt=8

★Write About This App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/write-about-this-free/id601382666?mt=8

★Zoo-AR app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoo-ar/id541416992?mt=8

★Bug image to use with Zoo-AR App
http://zoo-ar.com/animals/

★Makerspace and Free Guide Book

http://makerspace.com

★Designing Classroom Makerspaces from Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-makerspaces-transformative-learning-stephanie-west-puckett

★Maker Education Initiative and Student Examples
http://www.makered.org/tag/makerspaces

★Makerspaces Education Livebinders of Ideas 

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/576006

★3D Printers and Makerspaces in Education

http://blogs.mtlakes.org/curriculum/2013/11/10/3-d-printers-makerspaces-in-education

★Making a Makerspace: Peek Inside My Teacher Design Plans

http://elementaryedtech.com/2013/10/29/making-a-makerspace-peek-inside-my-plans

★Make Magazine
http://makezine.com

★Instructables
 http://www.instructables.com

★DIY
 https://diy.org/featured

★MakeIt
 http://makeitatyourlibrary.org

★Thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com

★Save Our rhinos http://saveourrhinos.wikispaces.com

★Technology Bytes February eNewsletter
http://naomiharm.org/techbytes.html

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Today's radio broadcast is celebrating the new year and sharing out on some goal edtech focuses that Naomi Harm has to offer. In addition we will discuss the importance of breathing new life into your classroom's physical environment with a new gaming changing- physical design layout, to energize your physical teaching space. Naomi will also provide updates on how to keep your new holiday tech gadgets safe from the frigid temperatures of the winter season too.

Resources shared today:

8 Tips and Tricks to Redesign Your Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-tips-redesign-your-classroom-david-bill

Classroom Architect http://classroom.4teachers.org

Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org

Innovative Educator Consulting Apps from Naomi Harm: iOS, Android - Google Play, and Kindle links listed below.

RemakeYour Class
http://www.edutopia.org/remake-your-class-collaborative-learning-video

Teacher Engage Community
http://engage.intel.com

The Third Teacher Plus
http://www.thethirdteacherplus.com

Twitter hashtag to follow: #TeachersEngage and #nharm

Innovative Educator Consulting App from Naomi Harm

iOS- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/innovative-educator-consulting/id737480444?mt=8

Android- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.conduit.app_2318c8d33d6845f6824c2a14923576f9.app&hl=en

Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Conduit-Innovative-Educator-Consulting/dp/B00GFJMT4U/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1386110283&sr=1-1&keywords=Innovative+Educator+Consulting

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This radio broadcast is all about "Wearable Technology: The Gift That Keeps on Giving All Year Long"

Naomi shares the latest and greatest wearable technology from Google Glass, 3D Laser Printing, Underwater Conversation Goggles, 3D Rings, High Tech Tees, GoPro Cameras, Bluettoth and Headset Necklaces and the impact on education, health and fitness.

Here are some great additional resources too!

A PDF Naomi has created to view the lateest and greatest weable technology.
http://goo.gl/UUDopF

The 4 W's of Wearable Technology
http://blog.advaoptical.com/4-ws-of-wearable-technology-who-why-when-and-where/

30 Examples of Sleek Wearable Technology
http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/wearable-tech

10 Tech Wearable Tech Gadgets Librarians Will Love
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/10-wearable-tech-gadgets-librarians-and-everyone-else-will-love/

LG Flexible Panels
http://www.intomobile.com/2013/10/07/lg-mass-produce-flexible-oled-panels-wearables-and-smartphones/

Smart Ring http://www.malaysiaitfair.com.my/?p=10718

Go Pro Cameras http://gopro.com/

High Tech Tee's http://gadgethim.com/geek-t-shirt-designs/

3D Printing Shoes http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/nikes-vapor-laser-talon-brings-3-d-printing-athletic-shoes-1C8645125

Recharger Boots http://pandawhale.com/post/13389/wearable-technology-recharger-boots

Table Watches http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/wearable-tech#38

3D Duck Foot http://www.today.com/tech/duck-gets-3-d-printed-replacement-foul-foot-6C10467559

Underwater Conversation Goggles http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/wearable-tech#16

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This radio broadcast is on the celebration of diversity. What a better way to wrap up National Diversity Month of October and Connected Educator's Month to continue to celebrate with a themed base approach all year long. Naomi will share with you some teaching and tech infused strategies to integrate multicultural and literacy activities with all of your k-12 students.

Resources shared:

Projects by Jen Holiday Card Project starting Nov. 4th!
http://projectsbyjen.com/Projects/HCE13/2013_HCEWelcome.html

88 Ways to Celebrate Diversity PDF
http://www.sbhihelp.org/files/Diversity88Ways.pdf

Teaching "Diversity" - Where Do I Begin Article
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teaching-diversity-place-begin-0

Culture of Maui, HI
http://www.gohawaii.com/maui/experiences/culture

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Good Morning radio listeners- you are listing to the Intel Teachers Engage Digital Buzz radio show. I am your host Naomi Harm, coming to you live from Brownsville, MN today. It is a rainy and dreary day in the Midwest, but we are here to cheer you up from those rainy day blues with today’s focus of “Full STEAM Ahead: Inspiring Girls to Become STEM Scholars” within Your Mobile Learning Environment. This radio show will cover enrichment activities, online websites and mobile learning apps to engage, motivate and inspire the love for learning of a STEAM career. It will also Identify the importance of “STEAM” female mentors for girls in the ‘STEAM” classroom and note how to create an after-school "STEAM TEAM" camp or after school program within your school or district.

I have attached for your review a PDF of the “Full STEAM Ahead: Inspiring Girls to Become STEM Scholars” presentation.

Here are all the resources mentioned today:
Female Mentors: WITS On https://piazza.com/witson
Stem Connector http://stemconnector.org/100women

•40 Important STEM Resources For Women http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/10/40-important-online-resources-women-stem
•I Was Wondering http://iwaswondering.org
•National Girls Collaborative Project http://www.ngcproject.org/
•Science: It’s A Girl http://science-girl-thing.eu/en/splash
•CanteenGirl http://canteengirl.org/library
•Edheads http://www.edheads.org
•Edumedia http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en
•Explain Everything Jigsaw
•Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu
•Explore Learning http://www.explorelearning.com
•Intel STEM Resources http://goo.gl/GXKXK
•K12 Videos at MIT http://k12videos.mit.edu
•My Physics Lab http://www.myphysicslab.com
•PhET http://phet.colorado.edu
•UW-Madion Learning Objects http://learningobjects.madisoncollege.edu
•The Physics Classroom http://www.physicsclassroom.com

Brooke Martin invented an interactive dog treat dispenser! Watch Brooke presenting her IC Pooch invention. http://www.icpooch.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S-SVHUvddk

Edutopia Article http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stem-high-interest-projects-girls-suzie-boss

•Intel: K12 STEM Education Intel® Education
Design and Discovery Curriculum
Intel Elements - Inquiry in the Science Classroom: Free Online Interactive Course - https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/teach-elements.html
STEM Unit Plans
The Journey Inside
Skool
STEM PDF - https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/intel-in-education.html?

Lego Female Scientist Figurine At last! LEGO creates a female scientist minifigure - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/07/lego-scientist-woman_n_3882380.html

All STEAM apps are listed and linked in the attached presentation found here: http://engage.intel.com/thread/19062

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This radio braodcast will showcase and share the many global collaboration projects that k-12 educators can get involved with starting in September 2013. Tim Nielsen is our guest speaker this month and will be sharing global projects he has been been a part of him with his 1st grade students through the "Global Read Aloud" and "International Dot Day." Naomi Harm will share other projects from "Projects by Jen," "Global School Network" and the South African "Save Our Rhino's" project by Karen Stadler.

There is still time to join anyone of these projects!

Global Read Aloud http://www.globalreadaloud.com
http://globalreadaloud.wikispaces.com

The International Dot Day
http://www.thedotclub.org

Projects by Jen
http://www.projectsbyjen.com

Save Our Rhinos Project
http://saveourrhinos.wikispaces.com/home

Global School Network
http://www.gsn.org

Other resources:
Padlet (Online digital Post-it Note Page)
http://www.padlet.com

Flat Stanley App
Padlet App

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This August radio broadcast will jump start your back to school activites with the focus on building a community of learners in your classroom. We are adding a new twist to renew team build collaboration activities techno-style!

Resources shared today:
Common Core and & EdTech
http://www.ccedtech.com

Back to School Ice Breakers
http://teachhub.com/back-school-icebreaker-activities

Apps mentioned:
Book Creator for iPad ($3.99)
Book Writer ($1.99)
HeadsUp! ($.99)
Skitch (free)
Haiku Deck (free)
Visualize Free (free and $$)
PaperPort Notes (free)
Noteability ($$)

Websites and tools mentioned:
Bingo Maker http://bingomaker.com
Google Docs http://docs.google.com
Google Presentations http://docs.google.com
Google Templates Google Drive
Reflector http://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector
Air Server http://www.airserver.com
Chrome Extension Timers: 1 Click Timer of Talking Alarm Clock
Steep.it http://steep.it

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What child doesn't love a game of hide-and-seek? How about a high-tech version in which members of a global treasure-hunting community hide small treasures the child can seek out using a smartphone?

That's what geocaching is all about: It's a free, real-world game in which players use a GPS-enabled mobile device to navigate to a specific location — maybe even the local park — to find a hidden container, or "geocache," that another player placed. The geocache contains a logbook to sign and very often a real treasure, perhaps a small trinket or toy. You can take the item with you as long as you replace it with another item of the same or greater value.

Websites provided: http;//www.geocaching.com, to locate, research, and log finds. And help guides to get started: http://www.geocaching.com/guide

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This radio broadcast focuses on the wonderful world of Bloom's Taxonomy and how it relates to mobile apps, resources, websites and social media. Ideas have been shared of how to jump start student learning with authentic designing performance tasks, crafting questions for conferring with students, and providing feedback on student work.

Resources shared and edtech teachers mentioned include:

Aditi Rao: aka Twitter: @TeachBytes
Resource shared: 22 Ways to Appy Blooms Taxonomy to Twitter: http://teachbytes.com/2013/03/25/22-ways-to-use-twitter-with-blooms-taxonomy/

Greg Swanson: aka Twitter @GregDSwanson
Resource shared: Apps Classified by SAMR Model http://appsineducation.blogspot.ca/2012/11/samr-model-apps-poster.html

SAMR Model: https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model

SAMR Graphic Model 1: http://msad75summertechnologyinstitute.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/samr3.jpg

SAMR Graphic Model 2: http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog

Kathy Schrock Bloomin' Apps: http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html

Tim Nielsen aka Twitter @teach1tech
Resource noted: Group Maker App
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/groupmaker/id577475707?mt=8

Ian Byrd aka Twitter @ByrdseedGifted
Resource noted: The Differentiator http://byrdseed.com/differentiator/

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Come and learn about 10 unique designing elements of how to create and cultivate digital learning spaces for k-12 students.

View all the resources mentioned today and the top ten list at http://engage.intel.com and the heading of The Digital Buzz.

Top 10 design elements to create and cultivating digital learning spaces for k-12 students and educators.
1. Sunflower social groups and effective classroom management.
2. The front of the room is no more for direct instruction
3. Collaborative Creation Stations or Digital Literacy Stations and additional resource of The Differentiator http://byrdseed.com/differentiator/
4. iCenter- flip your library media center into a Genius Bar and teacher/student technology literacy social help desk area.
5. Intel Education's "Mobile Learning Scenarios for k-12" app. http://intel.com/teachers
6. Tools for Student Centered Learning http://intel.com/teachers
7. Learning Space Toolkit http://learningspacetoolkit.org
8. Third Teacher Plus http://thethirdteacherplus.com
9. Idea Paint http://www.ideapaint.com/spaces/school
10. Challenge yourself to create dynamic digital learning space(s) to maximize student learning, problem solving, creative and design thinking and digital publication to showcase learning.

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How do you get your tech and teacher game on for March and through the Spring season? Join Blanca Duarte, Dyane Smokorowski, Vanessa Jones and Naomi Harm as we share tech teaching best practices relating to Intel Teach Elements, Twitter as a PLN, 1:1 best practices, new Intel Elements blended learning course, and the famous Intel Teach webinars.

Teachers Engage: http://engage.intel.com

Intel Education: http://www.intel.com/teachers

Teacher Channel: http://www.teacherchannel.org

Schools World TV: http://www.schoolsworld.tv

Visual Tanking App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visual-ranking-app/id605417637?mt=8

Mobile Learning Senario K-12 App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intel.mobilescenarios&feature=nav_result

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The Digital Buzz Radio Show- It's All About The "Elements"

Naomi Harm is interviewing guest speaker Heidi Catlin, technology coordinator from the Rhinelander, WI School District.
Heidi will share her professional development training experiences, quality and rigor of the course materials and resources, and her k-12 educator's blended learning experiences that have improved their new instructional approaches with the FREE Intel® Teach Elements—Online Professional Development Courses
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/teach-elements.html

We are also excited to announce and share the latest course in this series with you as well titled: Designing Blending Learning.

Please note, the radio broadcast will be recorded and archived on The Digital Buzz radio channel for future playback to meet your busy educator schedules. All support resources mentioned during the radio broadcast will also be uploaded to this threaded discussion for you to review, download and share with others through our online Intel Teachers Enage Community: http://engage.intel.com/message/109311

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Naomi Harm is broadcasting live from San Jose, CA this week and providing an overview of her 2 day collaborative learning experience from the Google Teacher Academy and sharing out great Chrome apps, extensions and productivity skills with all of you.

Naomi has also introduced the new monthly "Mobile Literacy Boot Camps" that will take place in MN and WI from January through May 2013. These camps will be co-facilitated by students and teachers as dynamic duos and the content will be all around apps - Google Apps, Android Apps, iPad Apps etc.

Chrome extensions shared during this broadcast:
Turn Off the Lights
Read and Write for Google Docs
Pic Monkey
Web Albums
Easy Bib Citation
Awesome New Web Page Tab
Google Gravity
Webpage Screenshot

Chrome Shortcut Display to master shortcuts - Click at the same time within the Chrome browser "Shift + ?"

Google Scripts: Autocrat, Flubaroo, FormMule, Doctopus

Common Sense Media- LOVE THIS SITE!!!! http://www.commonsense.org

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Come and explore the new student role in the digital collaborative classroom as curators of knowledge while immersing yourself in many resouces Naomi will provide during this month's radio broadcast. Naomi will share effective strategies, learning tools and resources to create and cultivate their new knowledge in a highly collaborate classroom for your k12 students or adult learners. As a guide, the free Intel Teach Elements "Collaboration in the Digital Classroom Framework" and the "Collaboration in the Digital Classroom" blended course will be introduced, to support you as an educator, administrator or a digital coach to find the right tool to get the job done to meet the student learning outcome.

Here is Naomi's presenation file today's content: http://goo.gl/pPPTc

Resources shared through todays' radio show include:
• Diigo

•Google Alerts

•Google Reader

•Livebinders

•Twitter Lists

•Paper.li

•Pinterest, Learni.st

•Scoop.it

•Symbaloo

•Flipboard, Pulse, Zite

Intel Teach Elements Courses http://intel.com/teachers

Beth Kanter curation graphic orgainzer http://www.bethkanter.org

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This month's focus is on Back to School tips and tricks with shared resources of Apps, Authentic Assessments, Creating Curious Readers and Roll Out's of technology Plans and Initiatives.

Thanks to Michael Fischer and Jenna Liskens for sharing and recommendations of the following apps!
Apps to find free apps: Free Apps, AppsGoneFree, AppShopper, AppStar Picks, Edu App Center, TechChef4U, Appitic

Authentic Assessment- thanks to Lisa Nielsen and the article she wrote in the June 2012 Tech and Learning magazine.
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2012/04/8-ways-to-assess-without-standardized.html

How to create curious readers from Scholastic "Instructor" magazine. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/how-create-curious-readers

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Closing reflection on the Connected Educator Technology Symposium with Tim Nielsen and Jena Sherry.

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