This document provides information about upcoming educational technology professional development opportunities for teachers. It includes a list of upcoming events focused on tools like Chromebooks, Google Drive, Google Forms, and coding. It also shares tips and resources for using tools like Google Drawings, expanding professional learning networks, and assessing with technology. The newsletter is intended to connect educators and help them build skills for 21st century learning.

1. Melissa Farrar
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Andy Meyers
@edutechandy
Cheryl Carter
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Gayle Horsma
@MsHorsma
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Dawn kasperson
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2. Upcoming events…
2/9 Tools for Chromebooks
@ DO in PLC
2/16 Grading with Google @
DO in PLC
2/21 Google Drawings:
Amazing Infographics @ DO
in PLC
3/2 Non G Suite Assessment
Tools @ DO in PLC
3/14 G Suite Add-Ons @ DO in
PLC
4/1 NBCUE’s Spring Fling @
Napa’s New Tech High ($55
registration fee)
February edition VOL. 7
Go to PD Place to search more!
CUE provides leadership and support to
advance student achievement in the EdTech
community. North Bay CUE is a Computer-
Using Educators local affiliate for Solano county.
Learn more about CUE and upcoming events here!
You’re not alone, build your PLN! A professional
learning network is a group of colleagues you can
connect with to continue to develop as an
educator.
Expand your Professional Learning Network
beyond your grade-level or subject-matter team
and connect with the world.
North Bay CUE

3. Tools for Collaboration
■ Google Hangouts
■ Skype
■ Today’s Meet
Resource Sharing and
Creation
Conversations
Connect with the World
■ Google Drive
■ Blogger/Edublogs
■ Google Sites/Weebly
■ Padlet
■ G Suite Tools
Teachers from around the world share ideas via
Twitter, Google +, Facebook, Pinterest and other
social media tools. Start following other teachers
and organizations to build your PLN. You can ask
questions, share lessons and grow your
practice.
Twitter 101: Links, Tips and More
Have you participated in a
Twitter chat? You can join,
or view, a chat by typing in
“#chatnamehere” in the
Twitter search box. Click the
lists below to see different
educational chats.
List 1 - List 2 - List 3 - List 4

4. Upcoming events…
01/18 Adv Google Docs @
DO in PLC
01/19 Adv Google Slides @
DO in PLC
1/24 Google Forms @ DO in
PLC
2/2 Adv Google Forms @
DO in PLC
2/4 Code.org CS
Fundamentals @ PD in PLC
2/8 Google Classroom @
DO in PLC
2/9 Tools for
Chromebooks @ DO in PLC
2/16 Grading with Google
@ DO in PLC
January edition VOL. 6
Go to PD Place to search more!
- Ask first and last name as
separate questions, either
first or last two questions
- Automatically collect email
addresses
- Additional Tips
Assessment informs our instruction.
Technology tools can streamline the
assessment process.
TIps for Google Forms

5. Recap
EdPuzzle
Plickers
Quizlet
And more…
Even more!
Have you tried?
Tools for Check for Understanding
■ Padlet
■ Today’s Meet
Fixed Discussion
Tools
Open Discussion
Tools
Embedded
Assessment Tools
Get your feet wet with…
■ Peardeck
■ Nearpod
■ Formative
■ Quizizz
■ Socrative
Free game-based platform that
makes it fun to learn –
any subject, in any language,
on any device, for all ages!
How it works

6. What is OER?
Open educational resources (OER) are free and openly
licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching,
learning, research, and other purposes.
Open Education "...is the simple and powerful idea that the
world’s knowledge is a public good and that technology in
general and the Web in particular provide an extraordinary
opportunity for everyone to share, use, and reuse
knowledge." Taken from wiki.creativecommons.org
Upcoming events…
01/7 Code.org CS
Fundamentals @ PD in PLC
01/10 Google Docs @ DO in
PLC
01/12 Google Slides @ DO
in PLC
01/18 Adv Google Docs @
DO in PLC
01/19 Adv Google Slides @
DO in PLC
1/24 Google Forms @ DO in
PLC
2/2 Adv Google Forms @
DO in PLC
2/4 Code.org CS
Fundamentals @ PD in PLC
2/8 Google Classroom @
DO in PLC
January edition VOL. 5
Go to PD Place to search more!
Fill out this Form
to share with other teachers.
Click here to view a list
of the resources.
Do you love a resource
that is not mentioned in
the newsletter?

7. ❏ Silicon Valley Mathematics
Initiative (SVMI) resources
Mystery Science
Next Lesson
View full list of
district supported sites
Premium District Resources
Resources to Consider
■ Math interactives from
Clarity Innovations-
digital manipulatives
■ PHet science and math
simulations
ArticlesInteractives Videos
Spotlight Resources
■ CNN Student News- Daily
news videos w/questions
■ YouTube- Search for
videos & create playlists
■ TedEd- Video lessons
■ Newsela
■ Tween
Tribune
■ ReadWorks
Passages
Open Educational Resources
(OER): Resource Roundup on
Edutopia
Khan Academy
CK-12
PBS Learning Media

8. How do you provide authentic
writing opportunities?
Upcoming events…
12/05 Google Drawings @
DO in PLC
Hour of Code Week
12/5-12/11
01/7 Code.org CS
Fundamentals @ PD in PLC
01/10 Google Docs @ DO in
PLC
01/12 Google Slides @ DO
in PLC
01/18 Adv Google Docs @
DO in PLC
01/19 Adv Google Slides @
DO in PLC
December edition VOL. 4
Fill out this Google Form to share
your ideas with everyone!
Then click here to view results!
Go to PD Place to search more!

9. Digital Degrees of Publishing
Hard copy printing
digital work to
publish for viewing
Walled Garden
Protected online publishing,
tools allow controlled access
Examples: Google sharing,
Edublogs, Seesaw, New
Google Sites, Padlet
Totally on the
web using tools
like Weebly,
Blogger, New
Google Sites
Classroom Audience Worldwide Audience
Templates
Simple Drawings Newspaper template
The Daily Owl newspaper template
Cornell Notes template
Math word problem activity
Link to Template Palooza site
Take Advanced Google Slides PD
*Common Core aligned!! Coming Jan 19th
Choose Custom Page setup to resize
background
Download slide as PNG set to
background image
Create your own masters
Contact an Ed Tech Specialist for help
Tips for Creating & Printing

10. The Hour of Code
Celebrating Computer Science in Education
December 5-11, 2016
● One-hour introduction to Computer Science
● Designed to demystify "code"
Will you be joining the movement?
Sign Up Here
Upcoming events…
11/10 Google Forms for
Teaching and Learning @
DO in PLC
11/15 Advanced Google
Forms @ DO in PLC
11/19 Code.org's CS
Fundamentals @ DO in PLC
12/01 Google Drive @ DO in
PLC
12/03 Code.org’s CS
Fundamentals @ DO in PLC
12/05 Google Drawings @
DO in PLC
Hour of Code Week
12/5-12/11
Go to PD Place to search more!
November edition VOL. 3
How-to Guide
for hosting
an Hour of
Code

11. History
Check out these resources:
Demonstrate
understanding of Bill of
Rights using Tynker
Scratch
Scratch for Educators provides
resources and project ideas for
all levels and subjects. Check out
this fun Hour of Code activity to
Program your own Holiday card
Science
code
your
own
videos
Math
Teacher
Lesson
Plan

12. No Devices?
There are many
activities that
don’t require
computers!
Got Robots?
Computer coding
Lot’s more coding options!
Use the filter tools
to pick an Hour of Code
activity that fits your
students.
Check out these resources:
New

13. Opportunities for 21st Century Learning
Are you interested in
joining a Google
Educator Cadre?
Fill out this Form to
share your interest.
Upcoming events…
10/26 Google Classroom @
Tolenas
10/27 Grading with Google
@ DO in the PLC
11/3 Google Sheets @ DO in
the PLC
11/5-11/6 Solano GAFE
Summit
11/9 Tools for
Chromebooks and How to
Find More @ DO in the PLC
11/10 Google Forms for
Teaching and Learning @
DO in PLC
11/15 Advanced Google
Forms @ DO in PLC
11/19 Code.org's CS
Fundamentals @ DO in PLC
Go to PD Place to search more!
October edition VOL. 2
Will you be joining us?
Google Training
Center

14. Computer Using EducatorsAmazing FREE webinars
Summits, bootcamps &
online courses
Check out this blog
post for information
on using YouTube for
professional learning.
Have you explored the vast PLN resources
within our fingertips? Use social media to
connect to other educators (blog link)
Check out these resources:

15. Did you know next week is Digital Citizenship week?
Take a moment to review resources to discuss
appropriate behaviors online with your students.
Check out this article from ISTE about teaching
Digital Citizenship.
FSUSD Digital Citizenship
Scope & Sequence
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Upcoming events…
10/12: Advanced Slides
@ DO in the PLC
10/13: Google Classroom
@ Suisun Valley
10/13:Doctopus, Goobric,
Google Classroom
@ Grange
10/16-22nd Digital
Citizenship Week
10/24 Google Drawings
@ DO in the PLC
10/26 Google Classroom
@ Tolenas
10/27 Grading with Google
@ DO in the PLC
Go to PD Place to search more!
October edition VOL. 1

16. Middle
Grades
3-8
Passport Compass
High
school
Digital
Bytes
Have you talked about
digital footprints with
your students?
Some educators like to refer to digital
footprints as digital tattoos. Even
McDonald’s is checking social media
accounts now!
Check out these resources:
Click here to
access
District
information
on BrainPop
logins