The Magic of Edcamp (guest post by Allycia)

EdCamp is always a re-juvenating experience for me because it is rare that I have a full day to talk to adults. I spend my day talking to kids, working with kids and intermittently talking to adults about the current day and situation. EdCamp exposes me to a whole new network of colleagues every year. It is a unique opportunity to talk to people doing amazing things in the classroom that I would otherwise never meet. I am never disappointed by my time at EdCamp, whether I get help to discuss or I am helping a new colleague work through a problem. Last year I met a woman who leads the math department at her school, and we are now close friends that observe classrooms and share ideas of what is working and not working in the classroom for math education.

My time this year I focused on computer science in the general education classroom, mindfulness and math workshop ideas at the middle school level. Below I have left a list of resources for anyone who wants to check them out.

I have already started implementing some ideas in my room, and I am enjoying seeing the changes in my kids.

If you have a passion for education and you want to see some different perspectives, join us for a Connected Learning Experience. You will not regret it!

Missed EdCamp, but interested in networking events with other educators? Upcoming Ed Camp Events- http://www.connectedlearningstl.org/events/

Sites exploring Computer Science in the classroom:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-2Na6qcTrvcv1IiTtvNKlrNPYHGbnrrTBkuYKsZgpFg/edit

https://coderdojo.com/

Globahack.org

https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/en/home

http://www.familycodenight.org/

https://pencilcode.net/

https://www.alice.org/get-alice/alice-2/

https://www.codecademy.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJbPGzawDH1njbqV-D5HqKw

Mindfulness:

https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/

Tara Brach/Jack Kornfield http://bit.ly/2Eitczo

Free MBSR Course https://palousemindfulness.com/

Calm https://www.calm.com/ - also an app - scroll to the bottom and let them know you are an educator!!!

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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