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At EdTech conferences, sketchnoting has become a trend for capturing an attendee's thoughts on an individual session through drawing, icons, and text. The practice can be uncomfortable for some at first but with practice, I have realized that my visual brain thrived on taking notes through doodling. I wish I had been exposed to this option for […]
I originally wrote this article on my phone on the delivery back from Nantucket and sent it to Craig Leweck, editor of Scuttlebutt, which is he was kind enough to publish. It started as a angry rant and turned out to be therapeutic. I couldn't believe the feedback from my friends and other followers that […]
In honor of Computer Science Education Week, I have been traveling around to volunteer at local Rhode Island schools to show students and teachers how they can get started with coding without even touching devices! I feel it is important to understand and develop logic skills before introducing a programming language to new learners. Unplugged […]
I love Canva for graphic design. This powerful yet simple FREE web tool and app allows users to create beautiful visuals with drag-and-drop ease. However, I am fascinated with the idea of bringing design to the masses, allowing everyone to be an artist. In a world where we process nearly everything visually, in order to […]
This article first appeared on Sailing Scuttlebutt. Back when I started sailing in the late 90s, Junior Sailing to me was all about getting out on the water as much as possible with my friends. Regattas were merely a means to go sailing with more friends from other clubs. The competition was important, but definitely […]
This post was originally posted on Free Tech for Teachers Stop Motion was one of the original video creation techniques. By stringing together a series of single images and displaying them quickly in order, film was born. Now on iPad, Stop Motion can be used as a technique for capturing learning as it happens, making drawings, models, […]
As part of EdTechTeacher's Back to School Series, we explored new apps and tools Canva is both a web based tool and app that allows you to create graphics easily. It brings the power of image creation to students and educators within a simple interface. Join us as Kate Wilson talk with Lisa Johnson (@TechChef4u), a […]
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Google Forms can be one of the best tools in the classroom for data collection and assessment as well as a great resources for teachers to use in order to get information from parents. In this Back-to-School season, you may need to coordinate times for parent-teacher […]
Team Alivimedia as part of the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race wanted to make Newport a hometown event or a homecoming of sorts because even though it was a Turkish company, many of the sailors including skipper, Charlie Enright, were from Rhode Island. Therefore, I was asked a few months prior to the event to step in […]
Among the many hats I wear, I am also the Jr. Program Chair for Newport Yacht Club and sit on the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association's Jr. Committee. I am very passionate about Junior Sailing. I wouldn't be the person I was today if I had not been given the opportunity to be a young sailor. Sailing gave me […]
Over the last few weeks, I have been working with Team Alvimedica as the Newport Stopover Coordinator to help get the hometown ready for the boys return. I know Newport is excited to host the Volvo Ocean Race as we truly have one of the best sailing venues in the world. Now its time to roll […]
This week, I had the pleasure of working with WIMCO, a local small business that rents Villas all around the world. My friend Cate Brown, of Cate Brown Photography, works with them and reached out to ask if I was available to lend some coding help. Turns out they needed some quick help building a landing page […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic and EdTechTeacher's blog True Project Based Learning (PBL) challenges students to acquire deeper knowledge of a concept by establishing connections outside their classroom. According to the research on PBL, the main tenets are to create real world connections, develop critical thinking skills, foster structured collaboration, motivate student driven work, and […]
THIS POST FIRST APPEARED ON EDUDEMIC THEN EDTECHTEACHER Professional coders work collaboratively, and rarely does a computer scientist create a program solely on their own. Every successful programming project evolves as a result of Iterations of code, the merging of ideas, and the contributions of the individual team members. Not only does coding empower students to […]
This post first appeared on Edudemic then EdTechTeacher Fueled by an incredible demand in the workforce for proficient programmers and the need to teach critical thinking skills, the coding movement in schools has exploded. Furthermore, we all communicate through technology, so we should at least know the basic premise of coding because the gadget sitting in […]
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