Tech Tuesdays are returning! Every Tuesday expect a new video showcasing the newest tech!
Want to know about something specific feel free to let us know. Comment below or just email me at adrian@theholler.org @professorparsons @alexsmith are you ready?!

sup bolz

sup bolz

I like star wars.

Howdy

anyone else here?

anyone else here?

I like to play video games!

I studied HTML in high school. Recently I’ve been studying CSS and JavaScript. Where do I go from here? Codecademy is where most of my time has been spent.

The UPIKE Film and Media Arts Festival is now in its second year. Taking submissions from the entire nation for a fee, and free for filmmakers in KY, VA, or WV.
Any level from middle school, high school, college, or professional work accepted.
Enter at filmfreeway.com/festival/fmafest and follow us on Twitter @fmafest

Check out this video of WYMT’s Shane Smith doing a weather lesson with students at Elkhorn City and Dorton Elementary via the Mondopad!!!
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Skype with Donna Gephart, author of “How to Survive Middle School”…:)
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Would really love to have some of my students create book trailers for books!

National Literacy Day at Shelby Valley!…Read More

If anyone else is teaching a Java course, your students are eligible to sign up for the mastering the main frame competition through IBM. But they must be registered by October 1st. Students need to be at least 16 years old.

Love learning about new technologies for the classroom!

I’m looking forward to seeing what apps my students are going to create.

I have 20 MacBook pros that my students are learning to program on.

I attended a Google Classroom PD session. I have learned so many new ideas for my classroom. I have learned that I can create an online Google Classroom account to post all of my assignments for my students. Students can access this class using their own google username. I am excited for the students to use google forms for pre-assessments to…Read More

I learned about google slides today, I can use this by introducing a new activity to my PE students along with the rules to the activity.

I’m taking a digital learning training this morning and now I will be able to use google drive to share classroom documents with my students and other teachers.

Today i have learned about many new ways to use this tool. I can communicate with my students during assignments. I have access to a number of free apps to use in my classroom. I can enable my students to have input into parts of my lessons.

I am currently taking a training on google classroom, and I can’t wait to incorporate google docs in my classroom.

I am excited about using this technology in my classroom, I also want to use it on NTI days.

I am going to be able to integrate this into my classroom and I am excited!!! I will make this innovated by using it during Non-Traditional Instructional days!

I am taking a google classroom PD this morning and I am excited to learn about this new technology! I teach Kindergarten and may not be able to use this in my classroom, but I can use it with my academic team! I could possibly use it in my classroom, by allowing my parents to log in and help my kindergarten babies work on it!

I am taking a technology training on Google Classroom and icurio. I look forward to using what I am learning in my classroom.

Carly teaches first grade, and asks, “Could anybody tell me whether it is just as easy to use a Macbook as a teacher (syncing with Smart board programs etc.), or whether it is best to use a different laptop?”

I’m loving this free, online course for planning to lead a school or district in this Digital Age. (20 hours PD available if approved by your district). Here’s a sneak peak.
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Leading the Digital Learning Transition – Unit 1 – Introduction | Hipcast’…Read More

Something to think about… How can we make Eastern Kentucky a hot-bed for technology jobs in the future? What can we do to prepare our students for a world that is driven by technology? Thoughts?!? Love to have some great conversation!!!

I was wondering, how many of our districts allow our students to use their SmartPhones in classroom? I found this article on how smartphones can be moved away from a toy to a tool. At the end of the article you will see 5 tips for getting started with smartphones. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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Technology offers extraordinary new capacities to teachers. The vast breadth and depth of educational materials and the sharing of resources available through connecting regional teachers via that technology can break boundaries, making any professional learning accessible anywhere. On February 23rd (March 2-Snow Date) we will demonstrate this…Read More

Here are some great resources for quick but powerful formative assessments.
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Great use of tech to take PBL to the next level and make real world connections!
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.middleweb.com/19866/hanging-online-real-comics-author/’ title=’Hanging Out Online with a Real Comics Author | MiddleWeb’ image=’http://www.middleweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Alex-Simmons-on-screen.jpg’]Teacher Sandy Wisneski’s comic…Read More

Here’s an oldie, but a goodie.
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I just finished this book and for anyone who likes a great story: I highly recommend it.
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Hour of Coding
December 8th-14th
[bpfb_link url=’http://hourofcode.com/us’ title=’Join the largest learning event in history, Dec 8-14, 2014′ image=’http://hourofcode.com/images/hour-of-code-2014-video-thumbnail.jpg’]The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries and over 30 languages. Ages 4 to…Read More

This link will take you to the videos created by a group of Kentucky sophomores as they attempted to define the “American Dream” in the 21st Century. The assignment required them to represent their thoughts digitally. As you’ll quickly see, some are AMAZING and some still need some work (but will be amazing eventually!) Thought this was a reall…Read More

Pat Trotter shared an interesting article. The lead sentence states, “To harness the power of digital learning, we should focus more on the planning how technology will improve how students learn and teachers deliver instruction”. It is well worth the read time.
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Interesting item on technology nad several resources.
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[bpfb_link url=’http://www.wired.com/2014/10/on-learning-by-doing/’ title=’American Schools Are Training Kids for a World That Doesn’t Exist | WIRED’ image=’http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/education-ft.jpg’]Being dumb in the existing educational system is bad enough. Failing to create a new way of learning adapted to contemporary…Read More

Beautiful music. This is what is sounds like at my house when @tbirdparsons and I are doing work. @finnegan joins in as well.
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@klay and @jeremytackett unbox the new Moto X 2
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@jeremytackett switches to Android!
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Check out the article in the October 2014 issue of the Kentucky School Advocate published by the Kentucky School Boards Association on ARI. You may have to cut and past the link into your browser. http://www.ksba.org/RacetotheTOPKVECgrant.aspx
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This is taken from the National School Public Relations Association. I encourage you to take a few minutes and look at some of these exceptional videos on passionate teaching. “Video of the Week — Inspired Teaching
We all know of some amazing, inspiring teachers in each of our own school districts. These educators alter the sometimes pervading p…Read More

Check me out at http://www.showhousestudios.com and http://www.badtommovie.com.

I’ve been shooting a comedy web series called, “Hicky, the Hillbilly Vampire” here in Eastern Ky. Look for it soon at http://www.hickythehillbillyvampire.com or on Facebook.

Has anyone seen my documentary, “The Untold Story of Bad Tom Smith” narrated by Tom Wopat?

Want to build your own PC? @klay can help you out with that in the first episode of BSOD – his new technology pod/video cast.
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