Deb Norton Tech

Happy Veteran’s Day - today and tomorrow I celebrate all of the men and women that serve or have served in our military. Thank you to Andrew Schaller for putting together this honor wall   at Oshkosh West High School. My Uncle Jerry Kunde is on this wall. I listened to this podcast this week which gave me so many things to think about and consider with technology and deep thinking.  Are we using the applications and tools to the fullest potential? Did you read my blogpost on Ways to Use Animation for Student Projects and Engaging Lessons ?  It amazes me how far animation and 3D design has come in just a few years. This week I am working with a teacher and her students to record a Ted Talk using Flipgrid . I also set up a new BreakoutEDU , a scrapbooking and card making station and we finished a pixel art poster in the Innovation Lab . This week, someone surprised me with free printable pumpkins for our Innovation Lab. What a thoughtful thing...

Veteran's Day is this Friday and we plan to do a few activities in our classroom to honor the men and women of our country that have bravely served over the years. Below is a collection of resources I've collected. Here are some resources that I have found on Pinterest which people shared freely.  Veteran's Day Word Bank ( Click here to download ) Veteran's Day Various Activities ( Click here to download )  Spelling City has Veteran's Day Vocabulary .  Students can play games, practice the words and test themselves on spelling the words. Read Write Think has a podcast for teachers discussing books that could be read aloud to students.  I've embedded the podcast below.  The first two books, The Wall and Patrol , I have used with students in the past, and are really great.  Military.com has a slideshow of Veterans for Veteran's Day.  Click here . Wonderopolis has a YouTube video that explains Veteran's Day....