Deb Norton Tech

Hello colleagues and friends. As we wrap up 2022 and look forward to the New Year, I'm excited to try a different platform for blogging. Starting in January of 2023, I will be posting my weekly Links and Loves on a new website. Blogger, which is the platform I've used for this blog since 2010, has not improved the content editor in quite some time. The interface is challenging and trying to make fonts, images and embedded content look nice is becoming more and more difficult. So, I'm ready to switch to using Google Sites in hopes that it will work better for me.  I'll be posting the link to the new website on this blog starting in January. As I post this final Links and Loves of 2022, I want to say thank you to each of you who have stayed dedicated to reading my posts and sharing in the educational learning. I love sharing and learning from one another, which is why I continue to post each week. Happy Holidays 🎅  to each to you and cheers to 2023  🎉🍾   Here a...

  It looks like we might have a white Christmas where I live in Wisconsin. Somehow snow just makes everything look pretty. Did you see my post this week on Instagram for my #MondayInspiration? There is something about snow at this time of year that boosts our spirits and puts people in a good mood. ☃️ I'm looking forward to reading over the holiday break. Here are some book recommendations from followers who filled out the form in the December 2nd post. Thank you for sharing. I plan to read as much as I can over the holidays. If you have a book recommendation let me know. The Girl He Used to Know by   Tracey Garvis Graves   The Giver of Stars  by  by   Jojo Moyes   Daisy Jones and the Six  by  Taylor Jenkins Reid Before We Were Yours  by  Lisa Wingate   The Idea of You   by   Robinne Lee   (I read this and loved it! This book is being made into a movie) Mary Jane   by   Jessica Anya Blau (I read ...

Hello colleagues and friends.  How was your week? It's such a busy time of the year. My family had to put down our dog, Wrigley, who has been with us for 12 years.  Boy do we miss him!  This past week I had the privilege of attending the SLATE tech conference. It was amazing to see all of the Wisconsin tech coaches and fellow district tech enthusiasts in person once again!  A group of nine educators from Oshkosh helped to run the Coding and STEM playground and my friend Teri and I presented a session on 30 Minute STEM Lessons.  I also was able to attend several sessions and take in some keynote speakers.  I'll be sharing some of my learning with you in future posts. Here are this week's Links and Loves. Click here to view in full screen

Happy December all! How was your week? This week felt busier than most. I've been going non-stop. I finished my latest read and really enjoyed it, but now I need a new book recommendation. I'm hoping to read quite a bit over the holiday break. Let me know if you have any great book recommendations . I'll share the list with all of you on my next post. In this week's Links and Loves I share my presentation on STEM in 30 Minutes for a conference that I am attending next week, December tech backgrounds,  a variety of ways that students and I have been using Canva and a Google Slides Timer extension that I've been loving.  Click here to view in full screen