It's October Already?!

It's been another busy, short week. I had a lot of fun Monday showing off different Makerspace and integration activities. I heard many great conversations between teachers on how to utilize your new learning in class. Keep those conversations going with us during your PLT meeting times.

Have you tried...

• Google Arts and Culture? Google has partnered with museums around the world to digitally curate art and primary source documents. Take ready-made tours or make your own collection.
• The Reminders App? It's on every iPad and has been my crutch this year. Easily enter reminders in the app or use Siri. I think there's something wrong with my app because the list doesn't get any shorter...
• Using Reader View in Safari? Here's a quick video:

Cool stuff happening in my classrooms (and can also happen in yours)...

• Hats off to Susan Elliot and Nicole Campbell, 7th grade math at Smithton, for getting started with tying learning objectives to Schoology assessments! Now it's easy to determine mastery of objectives.
• 6th grade English teachers at Smithton are gearing up for their first iBook publication of the year. It's a great way to let students publish digitally and share their work in a professional format.

Building your digital PLN...

• Emily Vallandingham, @mle_val - Emily is an instructional coach in Jefferson City. Tons of ideas/examples of high quality instruction. Emily is great! 
• Josh Stevens, @Jstevens54 - Josh is the co-founder of Bloxels, the video game creator used in so many of our schools. 
• BreakoutEDU, @breakoutEDU - the official site for BreakoutEDU. More teachers are getting involved in this fun and challenging project. 

Tech updates that might interest you...

• Time to update to iOS11. Spread the word! 
• Students must download the ST Math from Self Service in order for the link in the Portal to work.

Have a great weekend!