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Week 4 MVA Tech News

Engage, Educate, and Empower with technology!

Week 4 MVATech NewsEngage, Educate, and Empower with technology!

MVA VIking Tech on YouTube

I am currently working on collecting videos on YouTube. Currently, I am curating playlists for Digital Citizenship, Social Media, Apps, and Teacher-Created Videos. If you have favorite videos you'd like me to add, please send them my way! Below is an example Explain Everything video created by Kate Kleespies.
Explain Everything - Lab Safety Reading
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MVA Viking Tech Website

www.mvavikingtech.com


Check the website for:

  • A calendar of professional development opportunities
  • Technology information and resource for students, parents, and teachers
  • Tutorial videos
  • MVA Viking Tech blog, featuring members of our Viking staff

Tech Tuesdays in room 403

Tech Tuesdays is an informal gathering of teachers to chat about technology, ask and answer questions, and share how we are using technology in our classroom. We meet at lunch in room 403 (Ms. Venturino)--don't worry about coming late or leaving early, all are welcome!
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Stay up to date with Remind

Text @mvatech to 81010 or sign up on www.remind.com or on the Remind App (Apple or Android).


Receive tech tips, info on upcoming PD, and alerts to new BadgeList badges.

Join BadgeList

Remember earning badges Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts? Now you can earn badges for trying out new technology! We have started a BadgeList learning group for MVA Teachers to explore technology tools, and participate in technology professional development in bite-sized chunks.

We currently have 13 MVA staff members participating in BadgeList, and we'd love you to join this great PD opportunity.


To join:

1. Go to http://www.badgelist.com/mva-viking-teachers

2. Sign up for BadgeList and join our learning group

3. Click on the badge “Badge Beginner”

4. Click on “Post Text” in the required evidence section and follow the instructions. I will then review your evidence and award you the badge.

5. Try more tools, and earn more badges.


Happy learning!

BadgeList Highlights

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Socrative Exit Ticket

Boost your formative assessments with this easy tool to check students' understanding. A great way to start is with the exit ticket feature. You can download a spreadsheet of results at the end to monitor students.
http://www.badgelist.com/MVA-Viking-Teachers/Socrative-Exit-Ticket
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Socrative Advanced User

Try out all the features on Socrative, including true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and space race.
http://www.badgelist.com/MVA-Viking-Teachers/Socrative-Advanced
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Twitter Noob

Did you know that Twitter is so much more than posting what you had for breakfast? There are teachers from all over the world on Twitter who regularly chat, collaborate, and share ideas. Create a Twitter account, and become a connected educator!
http://www.badgelist.com/MVA-Viking-Teachers/Twitter-Noob
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Connect with MVA Viking Tech

On social media, use #MVAVIkingTech

Email: mvavikingstech@gmail.com
Website: www.mvavikingtech.com
Twitter: @mvavikingtech