tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34306143054496872492024-02-07T23:24:54.320-05:00PinkTechGirlInformation and Resources to help teachers integrate technology into classroom instruction.pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-61142582470628085982017-03-30T16:41:00.000-04:002017-03-30T16:41:18.611-04:00John Steinbeck Quote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-71401073758621501612017-03-30T16:11:00.000-04:002017-03-30T16:39:09.745-04:00Meeting George Couros at NCTies 2017<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">George Couros is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching and learning...and an INCREDIBLE motivational speaker. You will laugh and cry as well as reflect on your thoughts about education and educating. Author of the Innovator's Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent and Lead a Culture of Creativity. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Technology in the hands of a great teacher can be transformational."</span><br />
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<i>Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions.
How you, as an educator, respond to students’ natural curiosity can help
further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in
the future. The traditional system of education requires students to
hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum.
But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for
our students. It’s time to recognize that compliance doesn’t foster
innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity–and those
are the skills our students need to succeed.</i><br />
In The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros encourages teachers and
administrators to empower their learners to wonder, to explore–and to
become forward-thinking leaders. </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In other words, innovation begins with you. Ultimately, innovation is
not about a skill set: it’s about a mindset. The Innovator’s Mindset is
for you if: You are a superintendent, district administrator, or
principal who wants to empower your staff to create a culture of
innovation You are a school leader – at any level – and want to help
students and educators become their personal best. You are a teacher <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIAKzHk8LXkVcxt78I5yvGkkVL-mvZ98rFEwxvI_ndgGwfW-c218Cy6zRGkg9Y-6pv_WwfBAecBtvklh2foG_evHlilzDQV8mH4g5QlawMeAe6UMihm90dfNPiAHemXQypGjkdVo5rNMe/s1600/GeorgeCouros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIAKzHk8LXkVcxt78I5yvGkkVL-mvZ98rFEwxvI_ndgGwfW-c218Cy6zRGkg9Y-6pv_WwfBAecBtvklh2foG_evHlilzDQV8mH4g5QlawMeAe6UMihm90dfNPiAHemXQypGjkdVo5rNMe/s1600/GeorgeCouros.jpg" /></a>who
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the skills they need to be successful. You’ll be inspired to: Connect with
other innovative educators, Support teachers and leaders as learners, Tap
into the strength of your learning community, Create ongoing
opportunities for innovation, Seek more effective methods for measuring progress, And, <span style="font-size: small;">most importantly, embrace change and use it to do something amazing.</span></span><br />
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<br />pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-87135317795389091782016-03-15T18:51:00.002-04:002016-03-15T18:51:43.031-04:00Presenting for Classroom 2.0<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Presenting Global Google Mapping for Classroom 2.0</h2>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Global Google Mapping</b>: Can you say it 3 times fast? You
have made a global connection and now you want to share your world with
them, and see views of their world as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">However
- your field trip budget doesn’t afford your students to travel to and
SEE the locations where you have made those global connections - Let
me show you some fabulous ways to utilize Google tools to create “visual
visits” as well as sharing about your own location. You will learn how
to easily use some Google tools, as well as webtools like Heganoo,
Thinglink, Skype, Newseum, World Explorer, and apps such as Newsy, Stuck
on Earth, Globe for iPad, and cross platform tools such as Flat Stanley
and Duolingo. <a href="https://www.smore.com/k0d42-ozelive-2016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OZeLive Smore</a></span>pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-59649151490600813312015-11-14T12:43:00.003-05:002015-11-14T12:55:57.514-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Presenting - <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Go and Smell the Roses 2015</b></span> - In this session, explore sites to make global connections as well as web tools and apps to broaden student's global awareness, promote global learning and global stewardship. Many resources provided. One device, blended learning or 1-1, you will find resources to create real world global experiences for real world learning. </div>
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Presenting - <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Global Google Mapping</b> </span>- Can you say it 3 times fast? You have made a global connection, and now you want to share your world with them, and see views of their location as well. However - your field trip budget doesn't afford your students to travel to and SEE the locations where you have made those global connections - Let me show you some fabulous ways to utilize Google tools to create "virtual visits" that give your students a real world visual to their global connections, as well as sharing about their own location. Supported by webtools like Heganoo, Thinglink, Skype, Newseum, World Explorer, and apps such as Newsy, Stuck on Earth, globe for iPad and cross platform tools such as Flat Stanley and Duolingo. <br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am fortunate to be selected to present for <a href="https://www.smore.com/v4k4x-ozelive-2015" target="_blank"><b>OZeLive</b></a> with <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Australian Educators who are keen to share their innovative ideas and projects with the world. This three day virtual conference takes place on February 27, 28 and March 1. </span></span><br />
<br />pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-80014654866242201702014-11-07T19:17:00.000-05:002014-11-07T19:23:01.430-05:00Upcoming Global Ed Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">K-12 Global Education Symposium 2014: </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Moving North Carolina Forward</span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://worldview.unc.edu/programs/fall-symposiums/k-12-global-education-symposium-2014-moving-north-carolina-forward/" target="_blank">Fall Symposium</a> </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Go and Smell the Roses – Technology Goes Global
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Technology can help your students travel!<br />
“Travel is fatal to
prejudice, bigotry and narrowmindedness.” (Mark Twain)<br />
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session, explore webtools and apps to promote global learning, as well
as many resources to make global connections. One device, blended
learning or 1-1, you will find resources to create real world global
experiences for real world learning.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Global Read Aloud 2014 starts next week. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; </span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">one book to connect the world</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Now with four years under our belt and more than 200,000 connections made, we realize we are on to something larger than us so we look forward to continuing the global connections.</span></h3>
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.08960652234964073" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The premise is simple; we pick a book to read aloud to our students during a set 6-week period and during that time we try to make as many global connections as possible. Each teacher decides how much time they would like to dedicate and how involved they would like to be. Some people choose to connect with just one class, while others go for as many as possible. The scope and depth of the project is up to you. In the past we have used Twitter, Skype, Edmodo, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">our wiki, </span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> email, regular mail, Kidblog, and any other tools we can think of to make these connections. Teachers get a community of other educators to do a global project with, hopefully inspiring them to continue these connections through the year. </span></span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take a look at the brand new <a href="http://direct.digitallearningday.org/learn-and-explore/digital-learning-tools/library-congress-toolkit/" target="_blank">Library of Congress Toolkit</a>!<strong> </strong>The <a href="http://www.loc.gov/index.html" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
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online historical artifacts, learning activities, and teaching tools.
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to access hundreds of lesson plans, classroom activities, and
professional development opportunities. The Library of Congress offers
an incredible amount of free content that brings the world’s history and
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content-rich International conference that brings education leaders and
technology experts together to exchange techniques and strategies for
teaching and learning success. Fuel your inspiration for innovative
teaching with more than 400 expert and peer-led sessions. The four-day
event is a platform for the growing FETC community to connect,
collaborate, create and improve teaching and learning in the 21st
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successful classroom activities and lessons using educational gaming,
as well as many webtools and apps. Lots and lots of tools, apps and
gaming selections aligned to Blooms Digital Taxonomy. Information packed
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<br />pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-89140071810969255762013-11-22T13:41:00.000-05:002013-11-22T13:41:16.682-05:00Global Education Conference<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.globaleducationconference.com/" target="_blank">Global Education Conference</a></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you did not attend any sessions at the Global Education Conference this week - my my what you missed. In otherwords - if you aren't bleary eyed from early sessions before work, late sessions through the night, or multi-tasking overload from trying to listen in while performing your regular work duties..and your head is so overloaded with new information that you had to power down and....let the dog out....prepare and eat food.....yep you missed it. I for one, am so unsettled with what am I supposed to be doing now that it is over...that I may just spend the evening to start viewing recordings or my notes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So hey - -You missed it??? No worries: the sessions were recorded, and so get ready to spend your holiday break making global connections. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The content was rich and varied, the presenters were inspirational and knowledgeable and the connections to be made for educators to connect their classroom globally were numerous enough to meet every need. Even students involved in projects presented.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really don't know how in the world to summarize other than to say...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to learn WITH another country or culture...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If your want to make global connections a part of your teaching experience....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to broaden your Professional Development or Professional Learning Network</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to be reminded that teachers are responsible for guiding the LEARNING that occurs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are rather tired of following curriculum rules and mandates that don't get students engaged or excited about real world learning and you are ready for revolutionizing some part of your educational experience</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to flatten the world for your students</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then go <a href="http://www.globaleducationconference.com/page/2013-conference-recordings" target="_blank">here</a>: start viewing these recordings, and start crossing off those IFs.</span></b></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">PS - a Special Thanks to all the presenters and to <a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">Steve Hargadon</a> Ed Tech Superman</span><br />
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pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-33062591538613474282013-10-19T18:14:00.000-04:002013-10-19T18:14:42.489-04:00So there is the previous post and great infographic about Digital Stress. Today while getting ready to present for the <a href="http://www.virtconlive.com/presentations" target="_blank">DEN Virt Con</a> - I had NO Doubt that Digital Stress EXISTS.
And reconfirmed my GEEK-i-ness.<br />
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<li>To my right was my ipad mini for Tweets </li>
<li>To my left was my smart phone for tech support contact </li>
<li>On the table to my near left was my other ipad streaming my presentation on a 10 second delay</li>
<li>On my lap was my laptop
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<li>On my head was a headset and microphone. </li>
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<br />I really Should have a REAL PHOTO of THIS....Pink Wig and All,
but it makes this Photo seem NOT SO RIDICULOUS:
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<a href="http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/06/digital-stress-your-brain/">http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/06/digital-stress-your-brain/</a>pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-45709628752585669962013-05-15T12:24:00.002-04:002013-05-15T12:24:29.958-04:00Wednesday Web Tool Review - MeographYou can create your own narrated story.<br />
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<br />pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-11419640732393190172013-05-06T16:34:00.000-04:002013-05-06T16:34:56.042-04:00Monday Web Tool Review: Inkle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA1Mf2z-2ivafjtxvs1F-wKkOVqcoLPqShAVzfDK4AhoIY1uPJAT8GRj65E1M9GtOQsxIw4JO4qpnJDfnxKRLfpetIBLMYHwY9Jvn6w51zEq8LYx3ZUO2uxzGkKb6gPgg_zacSUm2Xqp/s1600/inkle.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA1Mf2z-2ivafjtxvs1F-wKkOVqcoLPqShAVzfDK4AhoIY1uPJAT8GRj65E1M9GtOQsxIw4JO4qpnJDfnxKRLfpetIBLMYHwY9Jvn6w51zEq8LYx3ZUO2uxzGkKb6gPgg_zacSUm2Xqp/s320/inkle.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter">
InkleWriter</a> - is a free tool designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. The inklewriter lets you write as you play, branching the story with choices, and then linking those stories back together again. It keeps track of which paths you’ve finished, and which still need to be written.
pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-30747791824474771622013-05-06T13:42:00.001-04:002013-05-06T13:42:36.460-04:00ARE we REALLY SO CONNECTED that we cannot even WALK without......<object width="640" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNyTqIsrk0w?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNyTqIsrk0w?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-10914574084594347112013-04-29T17:15:00.000-04:002013-04-29T17:15:29.624-04:00When you THINK PINK - you MUST think of Sophia Grace and Rosie - who are always in the pink....<div style="text-align: center;">
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pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-23052619888486192482013-04-27T11:54:00.000-04:002013-04-27T11:54:02.565-04:00Life's Purpose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R1OTDxF_LC333eBLRvXcaWgbtACOU81OgKpOJV1AKrwmT4_Y1iPkt46ZvurdzxRzMaMTlEcKnSI78rkuvNZizM959NCTFiABblKmRBLvI2Hh9C-OByuvwcMyCqPxhnJjZlHGzntz3xW0/s1600/Purpose2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R1OTDxF_LC333eBLRvXcaWgbtACOU81OgKpOJV1AKrwmT4_Y1iPkt46ZvurdzxRzMaMTlEcKnSI78rkuvNZizM959NCTFiABblKmRBLvI2Hh9C-OByuvwcMyCqPxhnJjZlHGzntz3xW0/s640/Purpose2.jpg" width="640" /></a>pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-54002151803733930972013-04-24T08:48:00.002-04:002013-04-24T08:48:50.225-04:00TED Talks - The Danger of the Single Story<blockquote>If you want to feel that you belong in the world, a family, or any relationship, you must tell your story. But if you want to see into the hearts of other beings, your first task is to hear their stories. Many people are gifted storytellers. Only the empathic are true storyhearers.</blockquote>
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pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-61340492894838887622013-04-20T12:48:00.000-04:002013-04-20T12:48:21.315-04:00My Slides from the presentation at DEN Spring VirtCon<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/19300076" width="476" height="400" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-38431347044455388382013-04-20T12:12:00.002-04:002013-04-20T12:12:59.730-04:00Thanks to all who attended my session at VirtCon.<div style="text-align: center;">
I appreciate all the kind comments, </div>
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sorry I could not monitor chat and present at the same time. </div>
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Please contact me if you have questions or comments at pinktechnologygirl@gmail.com.</div>
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I will post the presentation here later this afternoon.</div>
pinktechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06255610598691015659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430614305449687249.post-43165630210801616642013-04-18T10:58:00.002-04:002013-04-18T11:08:29.724-04:00DEN Spring VirtCon<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Very excited to be a presenter at </span></span></h2>
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