Deb Norton Tech

Hey everyone. How is your April going? How about those Milwaukee Brewers! I'm a huge Brewers fan! GUESS WHAT? GSuite has a new update for Google Slides that you're going to love! You can now (or will be able to very soon) add audio to Google Slides! We've been asking for this for a while now, and Google listened. I'm super excited for the educational possibilities with this new update. Music, sound effects, voiceovers. . . this is going to be amazing! On April Fool's Day I shared this clever and techy video with some students and colleagues online. I would love to put something like this together to entertain and inspire students in a classroom. I think this might be a bit challenging even for me. This week I was given an opportunity to attend a Google Conference on Design Thinking . DESIGN THINKING can be incorporated into any classroom and curriculum.  It was a fabulous day where the attendees got to go through the Design Thinking proces...

Sit and Get - Lecture and Listen - Information Overload Today's students are in need of a change when it comes to how teacher's teach and what students actually do during class time.  If we truly are to call ourselves educational professionals, then it is time for us to do what other professionals do in their line of work. Grow in our practice, advance our skills, learn new methodologies and provide our clients (students) with the most effective and up-to-date experiences that we can.   Today, I am sharing with you one method that can make a change in your teaching and more importantly, make a difference in student learning.  Design Thinking - What is it? Design Thinking a methodology used by designers to solve  complex problems, and find desirable solutions for clients. The Design Thinking Model can be broken down into 5 steps: Explanation Imagine a classroom lesson where students become aware of a problem or issue that affects othe...