Occupy Wall Steet - CNN Student News

There's a great explanation of Occupy Wall Street and what it is on today's CNN Student News

Mad Libs

Here's a fun activity you can add to your Moodle course for ELA.  Mad Libs offers a widget that can be put on your own website.  Simply copy and paste the HTML code they offer into an HTML box on your Moodle course.

If you are interested in this, but are uncertain of how to copy/paste HTML, let alone what HTML is, please do not hesitate to contact me, nasonb@sad1.org.

ASCD Common Core 101 Webinar

For those who may have missed the Common Core 101 webinar sponsored by ASCD, you can access the archived video, handout and web resources related to this webinar right from their site.  Access any of their archived video here.

Below is the video.  Please visit their site to access the other material.


The next webinar for the Common Core is Nov 22nd @ 3:00PM.  It is titled, The Common Core of a Whole Child Approach.  Register for it here.

Adding Printers - For Students

Below, I have put together a real simple presentation on how to add printers to your MLTI Macbook device that I did for student-use.  This presentation can be a great little tool for your students as well to refer to.  If you are interested, you can add this to your Moodle course, so that when students need help, you can direct them to these slides in your course.  If you need any assistance, let me know - nasonb@sad1.org.

 

How To Create a PDF Easily

Wanna go paperless?  Here's a great video from Apple you can show your students (and learn yourself).  It's easy!

Add this video to your Moodle course.  It's only 7MB.  Go to Mac Quick Tips .  Simply download it and upload it in your course.  Moodle automatically recognizes the file format and is instantly playable upon entry of Moodle's web page*.

*You must upload the file to your "Files" in your Moodle account, then add a hyperlink to some text that links it to this file in your "Files" database.  For more explanation, please contact nasonb@sad1.org.

MLTI Minute - Stickies

I would like to give a Shout-Out to MLTI's MLTI Minute.  I'm not sure if any of you are aware of this.  MLTI posts, regularly, easy to swallow, roughly one (1) minute videos featureing several important tid-bits and gold nuggets of information about making the most of your MLTI Macbook laptop.  From keystroke shortcuts to explanations of all of the programs on your device.  You can access these right from MLTI's website.  Each video can be downloaded from the site.

In my travels I find several faculty that love to use Stickies on their Macbook device.  I want to feature a great little bundle of videos for those who love to use their Stickies and want to learn how to make them work for you more.

Here are the links below to five, 1-min, videos that reveal some important features of Stickies

• Episode 7 - Quick Stickies
• Episode 24 - Making Floating Stickies
• Episode 61 - Backup Stickies
• Episode 83 - Restore Stickies
• Episode 117 - Six Stickies Tips

 You can also subcribe to MLTI Minute podcasts through iTunesU in your iTunes application; every MLTI posts a new video podcast your iTunes library will automatically retrieve it.


I will post something later explaining the great resource of iTunesU later.

Today on CNN Student News

• Great explanation of what's involved in the Hajj held in Mecca 
• Greece's new government and coalition to control bankruptcy
• America's unemployment rate
• Tomorrow's Asteroid flyby
• Simulated 520-day mission to Mars ended
• Dave Cummings from Kennebunk, Maine featured for his basketball free-throws in support of our military

SMART Resonse - Getting Started

Though there are more details, this is the premise for getting your classroom setup for SMART Response.