Newsletter

January 31, 2018

Google Sheets Training Next Week

Come explore the ways in which Google Sheets can help you in your classroom. From record keeping to tracking student data, Sheets can help you in a variety of ways. 

CPES-Monday February 5-CES Sting Room

CAMPUS-Monday February 12-CMS Sting Room

WriQ can be free for life!

In an effort to make the writing rubric tailored to state standards, WriQ needs educators to use their extension. The data collected will help the developers make the writing rubric even better, eventually premium features will be released, but right now it is totally free. As a bonus when you use 100 rubrics you will get WriQ free for life! 

Watch the video to find out how to install and use WriQ for ANY writing sample your students create in Google Docs. 

Coding in the Classroom


Try out some of these awesome sites in the classroom to help your students (of any age) learn to code. 

Code.org-All students can find lessons and games for coding. You can also sign up to take part in Hour of Code that happens each year during Computer Science Education Week (usually in December).

Blockly Coding-all levels of coding games for any age student.

Scratch-A totally free way for students to learn coding developed by the MIT Media Lab. Students will love being able to create their own story, game, or animations. For younger students try the Scratch Jr.   app for I-pads

Code Monkey-Students use commands to help the monkey get the banana (30 day free trial)

Code Combat- Older students use commands to battle through different worlds and make decisions about upgrading armor along the way (free for core levels)

Kahn Academy- It isn't just for math! Various levels of coding lessons can be found here.