WVIZ/PBS ideastream Updates - March & April 2019

 March & April 2019

Ashland University's Summer Institute Website. 

Program Brochure

*Apply by April 1st for AU's Summer Institute Program and save 20% on tuition.

Where: Hiram College

Explore the mindful use of technology and enjoy the outdoors!  
Graduate Credit Available!

*Click on the image above for more information and to see last year's schedule of events. 

NPR's first-ever podcast challenge for students! 

Grades 5-12

Podcasts should be 3-12 minutes

The site also has a lot of great resources for podcast creation in general!

Due by March 31st

*Click here or on the image above for more information, including a submission guide and rules.

Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) HoursOhio-Approved Trainings for Early Childhood Education
Free workshops on self-regulation, positive behaviors, resilience, stem, and more!

*Click here or on the image above for training list and registration - most are on Saturdays (6 hrs each)

*Search by county and "no fee" for free workshops

Upcoming Courses for Graduate Credit or Contact Hours

Available Ashland University Graduate Credit = $170

If you missed Digital Learning Day in February, no worries! 

Click here to view the recordings and streams from all of the sessions!

NewsDepth wins Parents' Choice Award for Television
http://www.parents-choice.org/

*Parents' Choice Awards is also a great resource for 
award-winning books, websites, apps, and more! 

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For additional resources and updates, you can visit WVIZ/PBS ideastream or reach out to Kristin Dages with questions!

  

New Tech Tools to Try in the New Year

New Tech Tools to Try in the New Year

Learn with INFOhio Webinar

Presenter: Michael Roush 

Technology Integration Specialist for area K-12 and Adjunct Professor of Education at Wilmington College
@mdroush


Here's the breakdown of the ten tools he goes over within the hour-long webinar and the timestamp of each in case you just want to get to what you're interested in. He only spends about five to ten minutes on each, so jump to the tool you want and save time or watch the entire webinar and earn a fancy certificate of completion. 👍

Tech Tool Webinar Breakdown

1. Flipgrid (go to 5:38) — Video social learning tool

2. Seesaw (go to 11:52) —  Online portfolio platform

3. Read&Write (go to 21:24) — Assistive toolbar for all, updates and new features

4. Edublogs (go to 26:44) — Writing for an authentic audience

5. Feedbro (go to 30:30) — RSS feed manager

6. Canva (go to 35:00) — Design program

7. Iorad (go to 37:28) — Tutorial Builder

8. Recap (go to 41:46) — Question-led chat tool with video for discussion and reflection

9. BookCreator (go to 49:10) — Create. Read. Publish. Digital notebook for the 21st Century Classroom

10. iCivics (go to 53:25) — Lesson plans, activities, games, and more

**Click the image below to view the webinar. You should not need our INFOhio login now thanks to geolocation (woot!), but let me know if you experience any issues.**

Link to the INFOhio Webinar page. 

Roush made a great point at the end of this webinar. We shouldn't blame the tech tool when it doesn't work out.

We need to look at our implementation and the way we teach (audience, purpose, strategies) and rethink it. 

Click the slide below to access Roush's PowerPoint.