#SUMMER2016 TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

This year the Academic Tech Team at Holton introduced an all new format for summer training that allows teachers to choose their own path to professional development with three ways to learn throughout the summer! Fully online by working through the Course Pages 2016 and Google Tools 2016 online modules posted to our Technology Information Course Page, fully face-to-face by attending one of the four, half-day workshops, or through a blended method by working through the online modules and then coming on campus for a face-to-face workshop or the full day, open lab depending on the level of assistance needed. [note: If you are a Holton teacher interested in participating in a face-to-face workshop please sign up by Wednesday August 10th].

Next week's #SUMMER2016 workshop schedule -
August 15 - Google Tools #1 [Drive, Docs, and Keep]
August 16 - Google Tools #2 [Slides, Sheets, and Forms]
August 17 - Course Pages 101 [Home, Resources, Sharing, Archives, and Calendars]
August 18 - Course Pages 102 [Embedded Resources, Discussions, Media, and Dropbox]
August 19 - Google Tools and Course Pages Open Lab [stop by any time to ask questions]

This new format was a complete experiment, and while we have already heard from several happy teachers who enjoyed working through the online modules at their own pace, we do plan to gather more data about how it went. At the start of the school year we will survey the teachers to not only see exactly how many teachers took advantage of the fully online method, but also to learn what the teachers thought about the format options and how we can make our summer training opportunities even better!

CODING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Like most teachers, I am spending the last few weeks of summer planning and preparing as much as I can to make the start of the new school year a success. This past week I have been working on some exciting projects for the 2016-2017 school year [think computational thinking, problem based learning, and coding]. While it is too soon to share those details, I did want to share a document that I hope will make it easier to navigate the plethora of coding resources one can find on the world wide web. There are so many resources out there, it can be quite overwhelming!

I initially created the Coding Resource Collection Google Sheet for my own organization [and to keep myself sane] but it could really be a great place to start for anyone who is looking to learn to code, help someone else learn to code, or integrate coding actives into their classroom. For ease of use, I divided the Google Sheet into four sub-sheets [Professional Development Opportunities, Professional Development Articles, General Coding Resources, and Coding in Math]. I plan to continue adding to and updating the sheet as I come across new resources, but would love to hear from you if you have resources I should add. 

OUTSMARTING YOUR KIDS ONLINE - Parenting in the 21st Century

Outsmarting Your Kids Online - Parenting in the 21st Century https://t.co/Xm0Df7mXaf #holtontechtips

— Mary Dobroth (@MrsDobroth) August 3, 2016

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