So many good ideas in this one...

It's starting to feel like Fall! Thanks so much for reading along. I love hearing the feedback from teachers about things they've tried from the Mattifest. 

And so much fun seeing all the "I don't know who I ever taught without @mattvillasana" tweets. Such a spontaneous show of support! Congrats to @MrsHannahKruse and @CoachCurtner! You've won a custom iPad sleeve! Check your mailbox next week for your fabulous prize.

Have you tried...

• Utilizing albums in the Photos app? Have students take or find pictures that can be categorized like obtuse triangles. Then organize in a photo album. Suitable for any grade.
• Using Flyover Tours in Apple Maps? Enter a city you want your students to experience. Then start the tour. Here's what it looks like:

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

• Rob Cunningham, WMS science teacher extraordinaire, is using the Google Science Journal app. It utilizes the internal tools of the iPad to record data such as light, sound, acceleration, and air pressure. Hook up to external probes using Bluetooth for more functionality. Here's a quick tour of the app:

• Amanda Minear, SMS Math innovator, has entered the world of Schoology/Notability integration. Ask me how easy it is to digitize your students' work so it's available anywhere. And reduce the clutter in those crazy anchors, I mean binders.
• Susan Elliott, Math Tech Ninja, created her first flipped lesson using the iPad screen capture to deliver to students when she was out today. She utilized the camera to record her intro and then Notability to walk them through the lesson. Pretty sweet!
• Jennifer Lampe started using FlipGrid today to have students record themselves in their just right books. Super easy. 

  

  Students recording reading using Flipgrid.

Building your digital PLN...

• Adam Savage, @donttrythis - You know him from Mythbusters. A variety of tweet content with a focus on STEM and making-related info.
• Mark Burlison, @MrB_BRE - Mark's the assistant principal at Blue Ridge Elementary. Love seeing how he promotes his students and teachers. And he's my golf coach, so there's that. 
• Erin Thompson, @mserinthompson - Erin teaches 8th grade math at Smithton. She's up for trying new things and sharing her experiences. See how she's currently flipping and digitizing her math content.

Tech updates that might interest you...

• Auto update of apps has been turned off due to performance concerns. Students need to go to Self Service and "reinstall" the app to update it. 
• Due to wide use, the following apps are set to update automatically:
• Schoology
• Notability
• Explain Everything
• iMovie
• Pages
• Keynote
• Garageband
• Numbers
• Google Drive
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets
• Google Slides

Have a great weekend! Maybe the Tigers can win one...