Garageband Airdrop Sharing for iPad

To some this may seem like an easy thing, but I thought it worth sharing because not everyone will know how to do this.  Also, this method of sharing projects or documents pretty much works the same way the most of the other Apple iOS apps, like Photos and Keynote, etc.

Two Excellent MLTI Workshops Here in Presque Isle

Just in from Juanita at MLTI yesterday, there will be two excellent workshops being held at our own Presque Isle Middle School.  Below are the detail from the email.  Please plan to attend.   This is going to be some good content.

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From: Dickson, Juanita <juanita.dickson@maine.gov>Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 2:55 PM
Subject: [MLTI_MacBook] MLTI Common Sense Media - Fall Training Schedule
To: "mlti_macbook@lists.maine.gov" <mlti_macbook@lists.maine.gov>

MLTI has worked with Common Sense Media to bring a fall training dedicated to helping educators harness the positive impact of technology. Learning how to use media and technology wisely and safely is an essential skill for life and learning in the 21st century. The two workshops listed below will help educators guide students to think critically, act responsibly and interact positively in the digital world and to discover high quality resources.
Educators can attend one or both trainings scheduled.
We are currently working with schools to schedule additional sessions. If your school has space available and would like to host, please contact Juanita Dickson at juanita.dickson@maine.gov.
Additional dates will be posted on our events page as they are confirmed: http://maine.gov/mlti/events/index.shtml
Online registration can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/mlti_csm
Skills To Help You Discover, Use, and Share Great Digital Tools for Learning Through Graphite by Common Sense MediaThis session will run from 8:00am - 11:00am

• October 16 - Auburn Central Office

• October 21 - Saco Middle School

• October 28 - Harpswell Coastal Academy

• November 7 - Presque Isle Middle School

• November 13 - Jonesport Beals High School

As technology is integrated into classrooms, teachers need to know how to discover and use quality tools for learning, while meeting Common Core standards. Learn how to: discover high quality apps, websites, and games for students; evaluate the learning potential of these tools; curate tools into useful collections; innovate by reimagining lessons to seamlessly weave in technology using a framework called App Flows; and collaborate by sharing best practices with other teachers on how you're using digital tools in your classroom. Learn how you can achieve these five skill with Graphite, a free service by Common Sense Media. In a hands-on session, you'll practice these important skills and reflect on how they can help you integrate technology into your curriculum.

Making a Better World: Teaching Digital Citizenship and 21st Century SkillsThis session will run from 12:00pm - 3:00pm

• October 16 - Auburn Central Office

• October 21 - Saco Middle School

• October 28 - Harpswell Coastal Academy

• November 7 - Presque Isle Middle School

• November 13 - Jonesport Beals High School

Students grow up in a digital world with potential for communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creation. How can we help students participate safely, responsibly, and ethically in digital spaces? Learn about the 21st century learning skills students need to learn about digital citizenship. You'll learn about free, research-based curriculum to help teach students safe, responsible, and respectful participants in a digital world, while fostering 21st-century skills and meeting ISTE and Common Core Standards. The curriculum is available online as downloadable lessons, and as iBooks textbooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments that can be downloaded to computers, iPads and tablets. You'll also learn about Digital Passport, a game-based interactive for students in grades 3-5 that teaches the "rules of the road" for digital citizenship, and how to engage families with the Connecting Families program.  Workshop will include hands–on work by getting familiar with the curriculum, sampling lessons, and much more for classroom work or district planning.

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10 Tips For Using Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a newer product of Google that recently came out this Summer.  Basically, it is a method to seamlessly integrate your Google Apps into one communication-sharing location.  In Google Classroom you can set up your classes with your students, post notifications, share documents, video, and more.

Here is a handy infographic with some helpful ideas on how you can implement Classroom into your class.



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Gmail Attachments

Because Google Apps are so seemlessly integrated with each other, you can easily move your email attachment to your Google Drive directly from your Gmail with the greatest of ease.  Here's how.

Activity Workshop Ideas

Middle School Teachers:

In my presentation at the Middle School faculty meeting last night, I believe I failed to mention that I would love to help you develop some creative ideas for your Learning Workshops using iPads or some form of technology.

Last year I worked with Tracy Fox with developing a lesson where the kids created words that described something using a collage of pictures taken of random, every-day objects that looked like a letter when taken and cropped in a certain manor.

We also taught the students how to make stop-motion movies.  Students were able to demonstrate their knowledge of cause-and-effect systems by animating inanimate objects in a series of cause and effect actions.

Here's an example of one I put together as a demo to help the students understand the concept and expectation.

A Feature From My Google+ Profile

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