Deb Norton Tech

Happy Friday everyone. I hope you had an amazing week of teaching, lessons, inspiration and learning. If you are stuck in the days of reading text from a slideshow and having students write down everything on the slide to take notes, consider this instead, use these sites when presenting a PowerPoint or Slideshow to your class to add engagement and interactivity.  Using one of these sites, a teacher can incorporate time for students to reflect, class discussions, time to check for understanding and a place to add additional content to help students make critical connections. The time you put into preparing a lesson with one of these sites will pay off when you see students showing interest and a genuine enjoyment of taking part in the learning. 1. Blendspace 2. PearDeck 3. EdPuzzle 4. Nearpod YouTube is a place I turn to every day to learn and grow in my knowledge of all things technology, education and self care. This week’s Links and Loves is co...

Having just returned from ISTE in Atlanta, GA, I'm happy to share some of the great tools and sites that I encountered while attending sessions and having conversations with with other attendees. Because there is so much to share, this will be a two part series. Here is the Chat with Deb video: Here is Part 1 of my presentation: Click here for all Chat with Deb videos Thank you to Intel's Teachers Engage Community for sponsoring this Chat with Deb