P19 Wrap-Up! EdTech Inspiration!

What a great week!  Gaston County Schools - thank you for your investment in EdTech teacher training.  I can't wait to bring new ideas to the HST students via the media center.  

Top Ten Takeaways from GCS Pinnacle 19 this week:  



1.  If you are over 40, take Dramamine before playing Minecraft Edu!  Trust me...

2. When recording a lipdub video, remember not to take yourself seriously and have fun! Wear a neon scarf and channel your inner Whitney Houston! Thank you to iMovie for making it SO EASY.

3.  It's "All About that Bass"...I mean the STUDENTS!  Student learning, student engagement, student inquiry, purposeful EdTech and STEM/STEAM!

4.  I really love PicCollage - Why didn't I know about this app?

5.  PLN through Twitter - so important!  (So awesome to learn from so many inspiring educators!)

6.  Pinnacle 19 Leaders - WOW! So inspiring, encouraging, helpful, dedicated, innovative and amazing!  

7.  Planning a Makerspace for the HST Media Center!  So excited!

8.  APPmazing Race - AMAZING!  So much fun, so many laughs, selfie-madness ..."Where are the Goats?"  I can really see my students doing this!

9.  Padlet, Nearpod and TodaysMeet - :-) Definitely think back channeling will be great for my RamTV students when we plan the broadcasts! 

10.  Never stop learning, trying new things, and growing as an educator!  Bring on the 2015-16 school year!


Thanks, oacac.com for the Top 10 image.

Pinnacle Day 1 - Wrap-up Post

3-2-1...and thoughts of the new school year are swimming in my brain.  Three buzzwords for the day: personalized learning, playlists, and (crazy) formulas...what an afternoon.  So now, as I think about my future students who will be planning and creating RamTV at Highland, I am thinking of how to personalize that learning experience for them, to meet them where they are as learners, videographers and broadcasters and how to develop the best broadcasts we can.  As I librarian, I have to think about how I can impact student learning through the resources and programming of the library.  I potentially reach over 500 students, and I want the library to be a place that inspires, informs and offers a flexible space for individual learning.  I am thinking of Chromebook stations for research and coding, a gaming area (maybe), and a maker-space.  Wheels are turning!  So, just how I will develop this place at HST is the question I end with today...suggestions from readers/educators are always welcomed!

~Laura

Pinnacle 19 - EdTech Training!

Monday morning training - so the inspiration begins.  My wheels are turning - I am thinking about all the possibilities for my Highland students!  Thanks Gaston County ITFs for all of your hard work putting this week's training together.  AND...thanks to my fellow Pinnacle leaders!  You inspire me each time we get together!