Deb Norton Tech

It's almost Spring Break and time for us to unplug, rejuvenate and catch up on some rest. Here are a few quick links and loves from my week. This week I worked with students on advanced features in WeVideo. They did some pretty amazing video edits!  I can't wait to see the final products. Also, WeVideo announced a new feature this week called Linked Resources . Students can now link a Google doc, presentation or spreadsheet. I am imagining the possibilities that this will bring! I attended the Oshkosh Community Celebration on Monday. I was so honored and appreciative of the video that was made on our behalf to say thank you for the amazing Rudoy grant that we were awarded last year! This week I listened to a podcast from "The Porch" about how phones can drain us and take us away from being present and living in the moment. Here is the video version of the podcast.   A colleague shared this amazing post from IKEA. You simply have to check out

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! May luck be on your side and may you find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Here are a few links and loves that have come my way this week. A student recommended the Throne of Glass series to me. It is  Young Adult Fiction and I'm planning to read the first book in the series over the Spring Break. Last week's Engineering Derby in Green Bay was a huge success! It was such a creative, innovative and collaborative day! Lately, I can't seem to live without this encyclopedia, this extension for finding colors, this site for saving links and this extension for saving tabs as I create presentations for upcoming conferences and workshops. I love technology when it helps me to create and be organized. --------------------------------------------------------- Curricular Connection Google Applied Digital Skills ! In a few weeks, I will be using the Google Applied Digital Skills Curri

Hello friends and colleagues.   I hope you had a fabulous week! Here are a few Links and Loves for you to check out: Wakelet looks promising for saving content to use later, or to build a portfolio. It could also be useful to gather research articles and resources. Here is a collection I made on Wakelet for gif creation tools. Here is a collection that someone else made on Space Exploration. There is also an extension that you can use to quickly bookmark links. Here are your March Tech Backgrounds - Think Spring! Are you looking for student project ideas? Here is a list of 16 of them! This weekend I will be facilitating an Engineering Derby at Bayview Middle School in Green Bay. I can't wait to explore, learn, create and try out new ideas and projects with inspiring educators! --------------------------------------------------- Classroom Connection Have you tried Adobe Spark yet? With Adobe Spark you can create a graphic, a web pag