I just attended the CAIS National Conference and two big subjects that came up in our discutions. The first was blended learning with mainly a keynote by Heather Staker that went over a bunch of different blended learning styles and techniques such as Flipped Classroom, Khan Academy, etc.... As well as a talk by Dr. Ruben Pientedura creator of the SAMR model, a technology integration technique http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/06/29/LearningTechnologySAMRModel.pdf which demonstrates the 4 levels of integration. The second big subject was Learning Environments here is a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt4NjXDuv0U&feature=youtu.be from UCC that gave testimonials to the impact these environments have on teachers and students. We also looked at Vittra School from Sweden, http://www.rosanbosch.com/en/project/vittra-school-telefonplan.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Tech Tips April 2016
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Ever wonder where all the data to run Google is stored, take a tour of just one of Google's Data Centers in 360 degree video with Google Chrome -
Great little activity to show kids where just some of the data is stored for the internet
2-Do ink Green Screen for iPad
Great site with tutorials on how to use and do things you may have not thought of with Do ink Green Screen
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Virtual Reality conference call with Holoportation
Microsft has a new device coming out called Hololens and it will allow for a fully augmented reality, the latest demo added a VR conference call
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Google Classroom update - you can now poll the class quickly and easily to ask questions right from your class page
Thursday, March 17, 2016
March 2016 Tech tips
Just a few tips
1. Open-Sankore: Free alternative to Smartnote book, allows you to import many different file types and you can output as a video podcast your lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0y9XvbZO7c
2. Bio Human 3.0 - Free Chrome Extension to see the human body in multiple levels from the muscle systems to the nervous systems, organs and bones. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/human-30/meefjekipolcgabfgaclcpdkbghhmoah?hl=en
IOS, iPhone, iPad Tips
1. Load Desktop version of Website on iPad and iPhone: In Safari, hold down the refresh button and choose Request Desktop Site
2. Bubble Level - Open the Compass app, flick to the side and turn your phone sideways to get a Bubble Leveler.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Clair 2016 Conference
I had the pleasure of attending the Clair 2016 conference this past weekend. Located in the Clair Village near Edmunston, New-Brunswick, le centre d'apprentisage du haut madawaska is a K-8 school that has in its mission statement, technology use to develop a students full potential. The conference is in french and gathers some of the best people in ed tech in the french community.
The conference runs from thursday night to saturday morning and has a mix of great presenters, meet and greets and seeing the students in their classrooms.
We had a great presentation by Benoit Petit on the need to go to Clair as well as professional development and how to combat change resistance.
The following day was spent in the classroom with students showing us their projects, classroom activities and the school live radio broadcast. The afternoon was an ignite session which is 5 presenters with 20 slides, 20 sec each timed, so each presentation was exactly 6:40min. We then had a presentation by Biz, from the group Loco Locass, about the importance of technology and french literature.
The following morning was a mix of very academic research analysis by Thérèse Laferrière
, professor at university of laval and Yves Doucet a math and science teacher who gave us his perspective of teaching in a truthful and funny manner.
The best part of the conference has to be the small community feeling as if you are invited in their home. Living a day with the students gives you a feeling of how this school has changed and evolved into a kind of beacon of hope for other educators who want to push the limits of education. I would like to thank Roberto Gauvin, Director, and the organizing committee, as well as the staff, students and residents who helped organized the event and I cannot wait to next year.
You can see the conferences and ignite sessions by following this link http://clair2016.wikispaces.com/Webdiffusion
The conference runs from thursday night to saturday morning and has a mix of great presenters, meet and greets and seeing the students in their classrooms.
We had a great presentation by Benoit Petit on the need to go to Clair as well as professional development and how to combat change resistance.
The following day was spent in the classroom with students showing us their projects, classroom activities and the school live radio broadcast. The afternoon was an ignite session which is 5 presenters with 20 slides, 20 sec each timed, so each presentation was exactly 6:40min. We then had a presentation by Biz, from the group Loco Locass, about the importance of technology and french literature.
The following morning was a mix of very academic research analysis by Thérèse Laferrière
, professor at university of laval and Yves Doucet a math and science teacher who gave us his perspective of teaching in a truthful and funny manner.
The best part of the conference has to be the small community feeling as if you are invited in their home. Living a day with the students gives you a feeling of how this school has changed and evolved into a kind of beacon of hope for other educators who want to push the limits of education. I would like to thank Roberto Gauvin, Director, and the organizing committee, as well as the staff, students and residents who helped organized the event and I cannot wait to next year.
You can see the conferences and ignite sessions by following this link http://clair2016.wikispaces.com/Webdiffusion
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Article on myself and Selwyn House in Ludomag
I had the chance of being interviewed by Ninon Louise Lepage for Ludomag, a french education online magazine. Here is a link to the interview: http://www.ludovia.com/2016/01/jean-pierre-trest-votre-reve/
Monday, January 11, 2016
January 2016 Tech Tips
Here is your January 2016 Tech Tip
Historypins - Look up locations to see pieces of history, or take a historical tour of well know landmarks in time. Built with Google Maps as a back end, this simple navigation can show you images from the past layered on top of recent street views. http://www.historypin.org/en/
New-York Public Library Digital Collection of 672,186 items is free for everyone to use http://digitalcollections.nypl.org
Draftback - this cool extension will take any Google Doc and make a video out of all the edits. You can see the process of the building of the document, along with any big copy and paste sections, easily to view the thought process or plagiarism, its also a cool effect. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/draftback/nnajoiemfpldioamchanognpjmocgkbg
Coggle - an online collaborative mind map tool, sort of like a shared inspiration. login using your Google account and to work collaboratively and keep track of who does what, have your students keep a specific color for the items they contribute. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/coggle-free-collaborative/hbcapocoafbfccjgdgammadkndakcfoi?hl=en-GB
http://www.timer-tab.com/ - A Cool and simple Timer, Alarm and Stop watch, you can also under the setting gear, add a Youtube video to launch when the timer hits 0, I like the Final Countdown by Europe.
Opinion Casts - An iPad & iphone app that allows you to record, edit and publish podcasts with ease. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/opinion-podcasts-record-edit/id926260308?mt=8
In honor of David Bowie, he is an cappella version of Under Pressure with another legend Freddie Mercury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMQb9LCNGxs
Friday, December 4, 2015
December 2015 Tech tips
Here is a few more tech tips to try for the holidays.
1.Google Docs Voice Typing feature located under Tools, can now work in 40 languages, try it out.
2. I was connected to Billy Corcoran @MisterCMaine by Beth Holland @brholland and he is a great teacher of a grade 3 class who has embraced ed tech as well as learning spaces and experiential learning.
Here is a great project he did that helps the community, uses technology and even a Wood workshop with cross curricular work with older students.
Web site created by students
Teachers web site
Class Site
3. Code.org and hour of code with Star Wars https://code.org/ could be a great activity for students or even adults if you want to try coding.
4. Google Apps for Education training Handbook
Everything you ever wanted to know about Google Training, products, certifications, community...
5. Ninite.com Ninite allows you to download a whole bunch of popular apps at once and keep them updated.
6. Ed Tech Teacher has released Vol 2 of their Awesome Activities for the classroom series of ebooks, you can get both after signing up http://edtechteacher.org/awesome/
7. We all know that modifications, adaptations, and accommodations useful to reach different students, but different subjects have different techniques, here is a collection of ideas on how to differentiate your teaching style to reach more students.
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