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Google Hangouts for Professional Development?

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Have you been involved in using a Google Hangout yet?

Basically, a Hangout is a video chat session and has appeal for families and professionals alike. The ones I have attended have been fairly painless and powerful from my end, but I have not been the host of the event. You may have noticed that even the American Library Association (ALA) is using  Hangouts for some of their national, forward thinking topics, and these events  have been well attended. Here in CMLE we are considering whether our members may benefit from some regional networking using this tool too.

The link here will take you to an article Edutopia did recently on using Hangouts for teacher development. According to the article, Google Hangouts is a perfect tool to increase the level of communication and professional development in every school. Individuals often feel more connected as a result of participating in a Hangout. Share your thoughts in comments either about your experience using Hangouts, or your interest in trying it out with CMLE staff.

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Google Helps with Online Searching

Did you know that Google has an instructional site for digital literacy? Google’s Search Education provides resources, lesson plans, activities and advice for students and teachers alike. Individual categories of assistance provided include: Lesson Plans and Activities aligned to Common Core Standards, free self-paced “Power Searching” tips, “Google a Day” challenges or quizzes, and live or recorded webinars. To learn more visit Google Search Education and EdTech’s article on the topic.

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Google Launches Open Course Builder

It may be old news to some, but mid September, Google announced yet another of its new  pursuits. This new open source course building web application will serve the  growing list of K-12 and big-name universities developing online classes. Supposedly, the website is a lightweight vehicle to bring course material online, track student engagement (using web traffic and surveys), and evaluate performance. According to a TechCrunch article, Google is hoping that big-name universities, such as Stanford and MIT, who have started to put their courses online for free, will adopt this new  technology. TechCrunch, 9/11/12.

 
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Superhero 2012 Conference – Registration Information

Flipped Education invites you to the second annual Superhero Tech Camp at Madden’s Resort in Brainerd, MN October 19-20, 2012.

Superhero is geared for innovators and leaders in educational technologies and was created to move beyond how-to and focus on authentic application and integration.  Superhero is different by design.  The sessions are longer, faster paced and are more collaborative with a high value given to the informal networking and learning that happens outside of the conference rooms.

Flipped Education is proud to announce Ramsey Musallam, one of the leaders in implementing Flip Teaching into his classroom, will be our keynote speaker and lead workshops at Superhero 2012. Ramsey speaks on best practices of Flip Teaching and cycles of learning using video as an instructional device.

Ramsey teaches AP Chemistry in San Francisco, regularly works with YouTube EDU to develop educational content and leads workshops in their teacher’s studio. Ramsey recently presented at ISTE on how to become a flip teaching Jedi and is the new co-host of the the Infinite Thinking Machine.

Superhero Details
Superhero 2012
Date: October 19-21, 2012
Location: Madden’s Resort, Brainerd, MN
Cost: $250 (plus the cost of rooms)
To find out more and to register visit the Superhero Website

Registration includes…

  • 2 Hands-on sessions Friday + lunch
  • 2 Hands-on sessions Saturday + lunch
  • Networking Events
  • Superhero Surprises throughout the weekend

Learn from…Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Teachers, Apple Distinguished Educators, YouTube Star Teachers, Midwest Superhero Teachers

If you’re interested in attending this conference, but need some financial assistance, consider applying for a CMLE scholarship!

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Google Docs Adds Pagination

If you use Google Docs, you’ll be happy to know that as of April 12th, Google Docs has added pagination options. This means that in your Google documents you now have the option of using features like visual page breaks and headers and footers. In addition, “native printing” is now available if you use Google Chrome; allowing you to print directly from the browser rather than having to convert the document to a PDF. The native printing option means that the document will appear on the printed page just as it does on your screen. To learn more, please visit http://tinyurl.com/43l5o8h.