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February 11, 2025

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• Check out the North Carolina AI Guidelines for School Systems, Schools, and Classrooms: https://go.ncdpi.gov/AI_GuidelinesUsing Padlet, add a sticky with one thing you found interesting in the document that might be useful for you as a tech using teacher (TUT). Then, write one sentence telling why you thought it was important to know or interesting to you as a teacher.
  
  
• When you are finished, get a headset and listen to the musical talents of the Blob Opera: https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw
  

February 6, 2025

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• Stacy Lovedahl is the NCDPI Digital Learning representative for the West part of the state. She's also an expert on AI!
  
  Here's one of her AI tool tips: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EgR3bhoJlUdx0xbThKevtrunFdmXR09h
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  you can to the tool directly: https://www.craiyon.com/
  
  
• Didn't have time on Tuesday to listen and learn about Mesopotamia? Here's your chance....
  

Februrary 4, 2025

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• From the options on the board, choose an educational strategy/topic for which you will create a podcast
  
  
• Open up the informational text tool in MagicSchool https://app.magicschool.ai/tools/informational-text-generator and create a professional 1 paragraph/1ish minute Podcast on your topic. End your Podcast with an example for the classroom (your idea not AI's) This is the prompt for "Shared Writing" Use these same fields EXCEPT replace the topic with the one you choose.
  
  
  
  
• Record this using a headset and the tool Vocaroo (https://vocaroo.com/) For the assignment, you have to download the audio file, move it to your Google Drive and then share the link so anyone with the link can access. We'll do this together for practice!
  
  
  
• And when you are done, listen to the historical vocal stylings of Mr. Nicky
  
  

January 28, 2025

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• Tech Standards continued..... Please get with your group from last Tuesday and complete the shared document on the standard on which you focused.
  • NC Tech Standards for Teachers (ISTE)
    https://iste.org/standards/educators
    
    
  • NC Tech Standards for Students (ISTE)
    https://iste.org/standards/students
    
    
  • Shared Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LlL14o6lBaEKJ5y-Cry7cbGDFQMmXsob?usp=sharing
    
    
• When you are finished, check out this game from Google Arts and Culture (this one's more for upper elementary): Geo Artwork
  https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/geo-artwork/wgEPVBAUiRVlEQ
  

January 23, 2025

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• On Tuesday, in the Whiteboardlet relay game, you chose a role from the ISTE standards for teachers. Now, go back to the list and dig a little deeper to choose that one that really speaks/resonates with you and tell two reasons why. https://iste.org/standards/educators
  
  Next, go to Canvas to access our EDEL 446 class. We'll use the digital whiteboad in Canvas (NEW this semester!) called Lucid which you can link to from the Message Board on the homepage. I've done one as an example.....
  
  
• Once you're done, check out this game on Google Arts and Culture:
  https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/puzzle-party/EwGBPZlIzv0KRw
  
  

January 21, 2025

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• TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR CLASSROOM: Wheel of Names (https://wheelofnames.com/)
  
  
  • Using one of the lists below, create a spinner using Wheel of Names.
    
    

    Stretches Yoga poses Jumping Jacks Dance party Mirror Moves https://wheelofnames.com/cmw-bpc

    Fav Movie Best Game Fav Book Best Subject Pets Siblings https://wheelofnames.com/puj-my9

    Adjective Adverb Noun Verb Pronoun https://wheelofnames.com/hq8-zf2

    
    
    
  • Check out the Customize option in the top menu and browse some wheels made by other users in the Gallery.
    
    
  • Want a challenge? Shorten your weblink using a link shortening service:
    • Bitly (https://bitly.com/) NOTE: Scroll down to shorten link
    • TinyURL (https://tinyurl.com/app)
    • Both tools allow you to sign up for free and save/curate your links (HINT: Use your class gmail account if you wish.)
      
      
  • Our class wheel: https://wheelofnames.com/7ka-23k
    (just for fun, I used the "Advanced" option to add your images from your Padlet intros

January 16, 2025

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• What's Your Why?
  1. On your own paper, write 1-2 sentences of What's Your Why NOTE: These are YOUR words, not someone elses. Your quote NOT a quote from another person famous or otherwise!
  2. Make a Quozio https://quozio.com/ with your why, by typing your "quote" and your name as "Who said it" (CHECK SPELLING!), and then, Create My Quote.
  3. Next, choose a template that fits you and/or your quote (choose a free and not premium background) and click the "Finish" button in the top right.
  4. You'll see your quozio image. Next, scroll down to choose DOWNLOAD and then the "Medium" option. Save it to your Chromebook files area.
  5. ADVANCED?: Go to the Files area on your Chromebook and drag it to Google Drive for your classroom account.
  6. Lastly, email it to your instructor from your Chrome account to wcudigilit@gmail.com.
  7. Here are two examples:
     

January 14, 2025

• If you have not done so, create a gmail account just for this class and follow the guidelines here exactly.
  https://paws.wcu.edu/ncluke/digital_literacy/gmailsignup.html
  
  
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• Quick Write Old School: (paper!) Write a paragraph about your perspectives on technology in education. You are encouraged to be honest and share your true opinion and to make this your best writing. These are your ideas in your authentic voice!
  
  
• Once you have done all of these things, check out this online tool and explore it (aka play a bit) while all of our class colleagues catch up. https://thisissand.com/
  
  
• Want to take a screen shot? See: https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/chromebook/howto/take-full-screenshots/
  
  
• ADVANCED: Using your class gmail, email the screen snap to yourself OR copy it to your class Google Drive