Deb Norton Tech

  Hello all. It's finally Friday and its Super Bowl weekend and the Olympics are happening.   I plan on watching both this weekend as well as cooking some yummy appetizers  for my family.  Monday is Valentine's Day. If you are looking for a way to print a personalized card for your students or colleagues, I recommend using Canva which has printable folded cards available for free.  Did you know that Nearpod offers free test prep activities for all grade levels and content areas? We're just a few weeks away from testing season. Nearpod is also offering FREE trainings and webinars on February 25 - 27. The event is called Camp Engage and will be virtual.  If you register you will be able to participate live or watch the recorded sessions when you have time. Register here if you are interested.  That's all I have time for today. Thank you for reading this post. Have a great weekend and stay warm! Deb  

Today I am sharing some great ways to gain some professional development this summer.  Summer is my favorite time to increase my skills and knowledge professionally. It is a time to rejuvenate and get ready for next year's students. Here is the presentation for this Chat with Deb: Click here to see all of the Chat with Deb videos. As always, thank you to Intel's Teacher's Engage for sponsoring this episode of Chat with Deb. 

Here are some great sites to teach yourself some new topics over the summer. #1 - Teacher Training Videos by Russell Stannard.  I have used these tutorials to learn about tons of websites and tools.  The site is not the easiest to navigate through.  I often use the tabs at the top of the page and the left sidebar to help find what I am looking for.  Some of the tutorials I've used are: Today's Meet (chat platform) Glogster (online poster) Voicethread (collaboration tool) #2 - Learn it in 5  has simple how-to videos that are mostly under 5 minutes.  There are a lot of topics to learn about.   Click here for the video library.   I recommend watching: Twitter Basics  (social networking) Video Flipping  (Flipped Classroom Lessons) Skype  (video conferencing) #3 - Common Craft  These are my favorite; probably because they are very visual.  I like the paper slide video format and how they explain compli...