EACS Technology Newsletter February 23, 2017 · 5.For all Teachers K-12: Quizizz is a free fun...
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EACS Technology Newsletter February 23, 2017 1. For teachers in grades 4-12: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in January are to create 4 or more Schoolwork assignments, and have Discussions for each group. Post weekly lesson plans in calendar. For teachers in grades K-3: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in January are to create 2 or more school-based Discussions for group. Continue creating assignments or quizzes. Put student materials into Pages for student and parent access. Continue posting weekly news letters in Calendar. 2. For all teachers, administrators, and parents: Digital Learning Day for 2017 is coming up on February 23. Go to the website here: Digital Learning Day. With so many new types of digital devices, educational software and mobile apps continuously developed, it’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest advancements in educational technology. EACS will be continuing with our annual Digital Learning Day Digital Presentation competition, due Feb. 24. 3.For all Science Teachers: Can you find frogs on Mount Everest? What is the climate like in the Congo Basin in February? Do you have endangered species in your own neighborhood? BiomeViewer lets you explore and discover Earth’s ecosystems with a tap of your finger! Drop a pin to see historic climate data, wildlife, stunning pictures, and more for any terrestrial location on the planet. Discover how patterns of human settlement and agriculture have changed the planet since 1700. 4. For all AP World History students and teachers: Do your students need a resource to study for the AP World History Exam? Try the AP World History Exam Prep 2017 by Pocket Prep is your award-winning tool in mobile learning and exam preparation. Pocket Prep allows you to study anywhere, anytime, right from your mobile device. We strive to make studying more efficient by redefining how you prepare for the AP® World History exam. Create customized practice tests, view detailed answer rationales, and review your results with just a few taps! 5.For all Teachers K-12: Quizizz is a free fun multiplayer classroom review tool, that allows all your students to practice and learn together. It's super-easy to create quizzes and super-fun to play! Quizizz has fun avatars, live leaderboards, themes, music, memes and more to keep your students on their toes! - Read Aloud: An audio option to read the question text to the students. - Integrates seamlessly with Google classroom. - Can be used in class or for homework. - Detailed student and class level data, which can be exported in multiple formats. - Millions of public quizzes covering different subjects for all grades. 6. Fun technology fact: Whether Star Trek or Star Wars, tractor beams have become a staple of sci-fi films, but their real-world counterparts cannot yet compare, as you might suspect. Still, physicists have developed a laser that can attract or repel objects. Dr. Vladlen Shvedov and Dr. Cyril Hnatovsky, Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, have demonstrated their tractor laser beam, which is bright around the outside and dark in the middle. The beam can move an object that is 0.2mm a distance of 200mm – 100 times further than previous experiments.
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EACS Technology Newsletter February 23, 2017
1. For teachers in grades 4-12: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in January are to create 4 or more Schoolwork assignments, and have Discussions for each group. Post weekly lesson plans in calendar. For teachers in grades K-3: District Expectations for the use of Canvas in January are to create 2 or more school-based Discussions for group. Continue creating assignments or quizzes. Put student materials into Pages for student and parent access. Continue posting weekly news letters in Calendar.
2.For all teachers, administrators, and parents: Digital Learning Day for 2017 is coming up on February 23. Go to the website here: Digital Learning Day. With so many new types of digital devices, educational software and mobile apps continuously developed, it’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest advancements in educational technology. EACS will be continuing with our annual Digital Learning Day Digital Presentation competition, due Feb. 24.
3.For all Science Teachers: Can you find frogs on Mount Everest? What is the climate like in the Congo Basin in February? Do you have endangered species in your own
neighborhood? BiomeViewer lets you explore and discover Earth’s ecosystems with a tap of your finger! Drop a pin to see historic climate data, wildlife, stunning pictures, and more for any terrestrial location on the planet. Discover how patterns of human settlement and agriculture have changed the planet since 1700.
4. For all AP World History students and teachers: Do your students need a resource to study for the AP World History Exam? Try the AP World History Exam Prep 2017 by Pocket Prep is your award-winning tool in mobile learning and exam preparation. Pocket Prep allows you to study anywhere, anytime, right from your mobile device. We strive to make studying more efficient by redefining how you prepare for the AP® World History exam. Create customized practice tests, view detailed answer rationales, and review your results with just a few taps!
5.For all Teachers K-12: Quizizz is a free fun multiplayer classroom review tool, that allows all your students to practice and learn together. It's super-easy to create quizzes and super-fun to play! Quizizz has fun avatars, live leaderboards, themes, music, memes and more to keep your students on their toes! - Read Aloud: An audio option to read the question text to the students. - Integrates seamlessly with Google classroom.- Can be used in class or for homework.- Detailed student and class level data, which can be exported in multiple formats.- Millions of public quizzes covering different subjects for all grades.
6. Fun technology fact: Whether Star Trek or Star Wars, tractor beams have become a staple of sci-fi films, but their real-world counterparts cannot yet compare, as you might suspect. Still, physicists have developed a laser that can attract or repel objects. Dr. Vladlen Shvedov and Dr. Cyril Hnatovsky, Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, have demonstrated their tractor laser beam, which is bright around the outside and dark in the middle. The beam can move an object that is 0.2mm a distance of 200mm – 100 times further than previous experiments.
