Hello All!
I went to the lake with my husband (he planned to fish, I planned to blog and learn). He got to fish, but we didn't have internet access - relaxing was good, but back to business now.
Last week I attended two Indiana DOE Summer of Elearning conferences. The Suite Life in Washington Indiana, and Elead in Anderson Indiana. I left both with some good takeaways I thought I'd share.
1. I got to meet one of the founders of BreakoutEDU (Adam Bellows) and participate in the 80's game he helped create before it was launched at ISTE. It was really fun and challenging.
2. I learned about NBC Learn K-12. It's free for all Indiana public school teachers, as the Indiana DOE has purchased it. Excited to use all it has to offer! It is basically a wonderful collection of videos designed to help educators. There are current events, original collections, and archives that date back to the 1920's. Students never need to log in so don't need passwords. You can print/view a transcript. I saw tons of history and science examples, but many for general purposes as well. Check it out! NBC Learn
3. I learned that Indiana DOE has also purchased Sketchup for all Indiana Public School Teachers. It is a way of designing and drawing in 3D.
I am always surprised about the amount the Indiana DOE offers for teachers, and that it isn't better communicated to us. Hopefully, communication lines get better! Maybe your state has things to offer as well??
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