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“The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.” - Ken Blanchard Schools are a funny thing. No really. Have you ever stood in front of a class of students and thought, “I am glad they do not …
Google Slides is one of my favorite G Suite programs since it is so versatile. I have shared many times that my favorite hack or use of Slides is to build your own app with it (see "Create your own "My School App" in Google Slides for mobile devices"). When using this app process with …
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bit.ly/EllisIslandMicah As educators, we are constantly seeking to engage our students in the most meaningful ways. Not engage, like simply hooking them in with entertaining or trending toys, rather we work to engage our students in meaningful learning. Parallel with the constantly evolving world of emergent technology the most meaningful, and most engaging strategies …
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“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.” Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. With great enthusiasm, I ran down the hall to see a teacher, much my senior, that I …
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"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." - Billy Graham Think: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, or Star Wars, every good quest-adventure story has a team of contributors, each with a special skill set that contributes to the team’s successes. They fumble about lampooning …
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“It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top.” ― Robert M. Pirsig As teachers we exist in a constant state of change… I call this state innovativeness. Like a hero in an epic tale trying to maintain our innovativeness, we must first learn to frame our efforts as that of …
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The journey of the educator is much like a quest. We strive to successfully gather the necessary skills and knowledge loading our brains and backpacks (teacher toolkit) with what we think will best benefit our students. But like any journey our supplies and frame of thinking need to be constantly refreshed, a state of constant …
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Have you ever had to insert a special character but could not think of the name? Well, once again Google Docs comes to the rescue. We can select INSERT - SPECIAL CHARACTER. Here you can search for a character by category, name, or even draw it! It's pretty awesome. Enjoy.
