Innovation 4 Everyone

Hello everyone, At this time I would like to direct this post to all the Spanish speaking community. My friend Marybell Rodriguez and I will start an online program called "Minuto Edutec" . Minuto Edutec will offer weekly tips on how to use technology in your classroom. In 2 or 3 minutes you will see recommendations on how to integrate technology, how to promote a positive digital life, and other related topics. Each Friday we'll publish a new tip. Our goal is to share content in Spanish for teachers that are interested in integrating technology into their classrooms. By doing this, we hope teachers can generate meaningful experiences for their students. We start Friday, January 23, 2015.  Don't miss it! Every Friday! Follow us: Google +MinutoEdutec Twitter @MinutoEdutec URL  www.minutoedutec.com Heres' the video we created that explains better what our project is about. Cheers!

Hi! Wishing everyone the best for this new year! Just a few weeks ago all around the world we celebrated the Hour of Code. Remember? A lot of preparation took place at my school to ensure that all our students participated during that week. How was everyone involved? Students in grades 1-5 spent their regularly scheduled technology class time learning to code through various activities available on the Hour of Code site. I am very thankful with the Tech teachers who were kind enough to give up a whole week of classes that would allow all students to participate. (This in fact works pretty well!) As for the teachers, they were invited to accompany their class and learn together basic coding skills. Students in grades N-K participated in an unplugged activity. Nursery students don't even have a tech class. The other grade levels were on week B and did not have tech class at that time. Therefore, we came up with a plan to visit these classrooms and have the student