LEARNING IS A JOURNEY, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE THAT STORY. CAPTURE HIGH-QUALITY MEDIA WITH LOW-COST TOOLS. EXPLORE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT ANY TEACHER CAN USE ANY DAY TO CAPTURE BETTER IMAGES, MAKE MORE POWERFUL MEDIA, AND REACH MORE AUDIENCES. PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIO RECORDING, VIDEO CAPTURE, EDITING, AND PUBLISHING TIPS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED, ALL WITH DEVICES READILY AVAILABLE IN MOST CLASSROOMS.
(from STI 2016)
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Everyone Can Code!
Everyone Can Code!
an ESU 8 Wednesday Webinar from Katie Morrow
Everyone Can Code is an initiative recently launched by Apple to make coding with the Swift programming language even more accessible to all. Learn about Swift Playgrounds, a free app designed for middle schoolers on up, accompanying Teacher’s Guide, and related resources to give even novices more opportunities to reach students interested in coding.
Everyone Can Code (and Swift Playgrounds)
Wednesday Webinar 10-5-16
Swift Playgrounds app
*Requires iOS 10.0 or later
Designed for Middle School Students
Swift Playgrounds Teacher Guide
App Development with Swift
Designed for High School or College Students
App Development with Swift Teacher Guide
Additional Resources
- How to Learn to Code in Swift on a Chromebook - blog post by Kelly Croy, Wired Educator (and other blog posts related to Swift here)
Coding STEM kits available for check out through the ESU 8 Media Center
Tickle app (free, but requires newer iPad)
Ozobot for pre-coders
Coding for Kids blog post by Katie Morrow from last year
Impact Your Audience: Presentations that rock!
Are students disengaged with your traditional presentation design? Are staff members turned off by your presentation delivery? Find out ways to improve your next presentation, whether for professional learning experiences or everyday classroom instruction. Explore concepts in layout & design, strategies for engaging your audience, and presentation techniques used by some of the world’s best speakers. Make your next presentation rock!
Resources to accompany “Impact Your Audience: Presentations that rock!”
Resources to accompany “Impact Your Audience: Presentations that rock!”
Curated by Katie Morrow
Books
- Brain Rules by John Medina
- Resonate by Nancy Duarte
- Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
- The Pin Drop Principle by Lewis & Mills
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Free for iBooks
- Design Secrets Revealed by Keri-Lee Beasley
- Keynote for Mac Starter Guide from Apple Education
- The Joy of Professional Learning by ADEs
Presentations About Presentations!
- The Art of the Presentation (Sound of Music references)
Recommended Media Sources
- Pixabay (CC0 licensed content)
- Unsplash (CC0 licensed content)
- Noun Project (icons)
- Slides Carnival (free slide themes & templates)
- Dafont (fonts)
Additional Resources
Tools for Audience Interaction
- Twitter hashtag & schedule Tweets
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