What is Know-How Nordonia?
Know-How Nordonia is a yearlong professional development series led by district library media specialist Angela Wojtecki with support from the district's Curriculum and Technology Departments.
Our goal is to help provide our staff knowledge about new educational technologies as well as to help increase their overall technological comfort levels. We want to ensure our students are prepared for the technologies of the careers of tomorrow, and in order to accomplish this, our staff needs to be incorporating them within our school days at Nordonia.
Our goal is to help provide our staff knowledge about new educational technologies as well as to help increase their overall technological comfort levels. We want to ensure our students are prepared for the technologies of the careers of tomorrow, and in order to accomplish this, our staff needs to be incorporating them within our school days at Nordonia.
Information for Teachers
Beginning 2017-2018 School Year:
Access our new eBook collection for Nordonia staff! Please visit this link below:
www.galepages.com/nordonia/ebooks
For Password information to these ebooks, please email Angela Wojtecki at [email protected]
Podcasts for Professional Development-Listen and Learn!
If you have a smartphone/tablet you can download FREE podcasts (or listen online through the websites too)
If you are a beginner at podcasts click here for an article to help with basics information and how to download them onto your phones/tablets.
Here are some I highly recommend subscribing to:
Every Classroom Matters with The Cool Cat Teacher (Vicki Davis)
Talks with Teachers (Guest interviews with teachers)
NEW KNOW-HOW VIDEO TUTORIALS:
-How to Force a Copy in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Drawings (Dec. 2015)
-How to Search in Gale Databases for Articles by Lexile Levels-High School Teachers (November 2015)
-The Basics of Sharing a Google Doc (November 2015)
-End of Year Google Drive Clean Up-How to Video (October 2015)
-How to Spice Up Google Slides (Oct. 2015)
-How To Publish Google Slides to the Web (Oct. 2015)
-How to set up notification emails in Google Sheets (Oct. 2015)
-How to Add Most-Used Links to Chrome Bookmarks Bar (August 2015)
Access our new eBook collection for Nordonia staff! Please visit this link below:
www.galepages.com/nordonia/ebooks
For Password information to these ebooks, please email Angela Wojtecki at [email protected]
Podcasts for Professional Development-Listen and Learn!
If you have a smartphone/tablet you can download FREE podcasts (or listen online through the websites too)
If you are a beginner at podcasts click here for an article to help with basics information and how to download them onto your phones/tablets.
Here are some I highly recommend subscribing to:
Every Classroom Matters with The Cool Cat Teacher (Vicki Davis)
Talks with Teachers (Guest interviews with teachers)
NEW KNOW-HOW VIDEO TUTORIALS:
-How to Force a Copy in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Drawings (Dec. 2015)
-How to Search in Gale Databases for Articles by Lexile Levels-High School Teachers (November 2015)
-The Basics of Sharing a Google Doc (November 2015)
-End of Year Google Drive Clean Up-How to Video (October 2015)
-How to Spice Up Google Slides (Oct. 2015)
-How To Publish Google Slides to the Web (Oct. 2015)
-How to set up notification emails in Google Sheets (Oct. 2015)
-How to Add Most-Used Links to Chrome Bookmarks Bar (August 2015)
April 13, 2016: Genius Hour with Angela Cottrell, LV 4th grade teacher
This school year the Ledgeview 4th grade teachers have tried out a Genius Hour with their students and it was a huge success! Some of you may be asking---what is Genius Hour?
Answer: Genius hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school. To access the slides presentation created by Angela Cottrell, please click here.
To view the video recording please click here.
Website mentioned with resources for teachers (and it is free): www.thrively.com
Sessions Covered to date include:
November 20th-Google Classroom-7:30-8:30p.m.
Missed the class? Check out this helpful Google Classroom Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfXzJMLsMQ
December 9th-Flubaroo (Google add-on for grading)-4:30p.m.-5:30-
To view the session, click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LDwZk8OtJk
December 17th-Google Classroom-Steppin' It up! 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Grading assignments, samples, and more!
Couldn't make it? Click on the link to watch the session!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU9vQ50P1rc&list=TLMLYi70wNonw
January 13th: Tech Tools for Online Testing-Guest presenter INFOhio iLibrarian, Brandi Young
Link to video recording of session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fixrZ7CZWtY&list=TLd6Q-lXB5DdM
Link to the Pearltree: http://www.pearltrees.com/brandi_young/infohio-skills-online-testing/id12112629
Link to Handout of Pearltree: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-s2Wf8zbRZhMUZrLUZHYjlLcTNLYXdENkc1NHFoazhUZmhr/view?usp=sharing
Thursday, January 22nd-7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.: It’s All About the Data: WEB-BASED STUDENT DATA COLLECTION TOOLS with guest presenter Annette Lang, Biomed Science Academy Technology Instructor (and Nordonia former teacher/librarian)
Link to video recording of session
Link to Google Doc with list of resources
Monday, February 16th at 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---INFOhio Resources for Grades K-3
Learn about some free INFOhio resources such as BookFlix, Early World of Learning, and World Book Kids which can be utilized in your classroom as well as at home. These are wonderful literacy and research tools to help your students with projects and reading skills. You can also learn about ways parents can help with literacy skills by using these resources at home. There will be time for questions as well as discussions on how to integrate into your classrooms.
Link to Youtube archive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzthLbRwmdg
Tuesday, February 24th at 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.----What’s new with online resources and web tools? OET Conference Overview
Learn about new websites, apps, and online resources discussed at the recent Ohio Educational Technology Conference in Columbus. This will also be a great time to share some resources you are using in your classrooms with others! Stay current with technology trends easily by joining us! Also, some time will be built-in for basic Q and A with educational technology resources.
Link to Youtube archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNPCNVRAIs0
Link to Google Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PTX66puDFn2i5r9nouDBRgAIMPJR53F-pqSWL-JZC3M/edit?usp=sharing
Link to Google Apps (thanks to SPARCC):
http://google.apps.sparcc.org/resources/web-apps
--Tuesday, March 10th--7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---Mission Possible: Teaching with Chromebooks in a One-to-One Environment with Guest Speaker-Nancy Kevern, Chagrin Falls Exempt. Village Schools
Learn how Chagrin's one to one program with Chromebooks is going as well as some great resources used in their district as part of this new program. This is their first year with one to one, and they have much to share with us! With Nordonia going one to one soon, the more you know and can feel comfortable doing now, the more successful it will be in your classroom and for your students! There will be time for questions with Nancy as well! This will be recorded and uploaded to the Nordonia Tech PD Weebly as well.
Link to video recording of this session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXwph9LFDw
---Tuesday, March 24th--7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---Thinglink-a Really Neat Tool- with guest Lori Thomson, Streetsboro City Schools
Join my Library Practicum student (Lori, a technology teacher at Streetsboro's 4th and 5th grade building) as she shares some resources that she teaches as part of her technology class curriculum. One of them is Thinglink. This is a platform to make interactive images. It can be used in a variety of ways with students to help them develop 21st century skills. Learn how to add images and tags to create your own Thinglink.
Due to some technical issues, we failed to record this session for future playback. Here are some Youtube how-to videos to help explain what we went over. Sorry for the inconvenience! :(
Videos:
How to Use Thinglike in Under 5 Minutes
How to Use Canva-Visual Content
-Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.-1:1 in the Classroom-Tips, Resources, and More with Guest Mindy Hanson, Licking Valley Schools,
Ed. Tech Specialist / 1:1 Coordinator
Licking Valley Local Schools have been 1:1 with Chromebooks the past several years and have much to share with us at Nordonia as move that way as well! Join Mindy Hanson and me as we go over some resources they have used, as well as some general procedural items to help with classroom implementation of Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education.
To view the archived session recording click here.
To view the slides Mindy created click here.
-Monday, April 27, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m- Google Add-Ons: Doctopus and Goobrics-Making Grading with Rubrics Even Easier
Join me as I introduce the Google Docs and Sheets add-ons Doctopus and Goobrics (they work together to help grade rubric-type projects and assessments). These are great resources to help save you time grading responses and giving student feedback (and the rubric is then added to the student work). I will show you how to add them to your Google account and use them as a way to make your grading a more efficient process.
To see the Google Slides, click here
To view the video-click here
A short little demo of how Goobric looks
-Tuesday, May 12, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.- Going 1:1 for Grades 3-12 with guest Mike Daugherty, Chagrin Falls Exempt. Village Schools Technology Director Join us we speak with guest and current Chagrin Falls Tech. Director and former Nordonia Technology Director, Mike Daugherty. We will talk about Chagrin's progress this past school year as they went 1:1 for students in grades 3-12. Learn about ways to integrate more technology into your classroom as well as chromebook classroom tools and resources. Time will be given for Q and A, as well as any "what if" questions you may have!
Link to the video recording of this session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPlGS5wYEeU
-May 16th, 2015:
25 Things You Didn't Know you Could Do with Google
Video Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-7bHCcsnwQ#t=1262
Link to GSlides Presentation
December 2015:
SECRET MYSTERY GUEST HANGOUT on AIR
Click here to watch a recording of the session!
A special Know How Nordonia featuring some special guests from a neighboring school district also piloting a one to one with Chromebook initiative. Just another way to collaborate with educational technology resources!
This school year the Ledgeview 4th grade teachers have tried out a Genius Hour with their students and it was a huge success! Some of you may be asking---what is Genius Hour?
Answer: Genius hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school. To access the slides presentation created by Angela Cottrell, please click here.
To view the video recording please click here.
Website mentioned with resources for teachers (and it is free): www.thrively.com
Sessions Covered to date include:
November 20th-Google Classroom-7:30-8:30p.m.
Missed the class? Check out this helpful Google Classroom Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIfXzJMLsMQ
December 9th-Flubaroo (Google add-on for grading)-4:30p.m.-5:30-
To view the session, click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LDwZk8OtJk
December 17th-Google Classroom-Steppin' It up! 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. Grading assignments, samples, and more!
Couldn't make it? Click on the link to watch the session!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU9vQ50P1rc&list=TLMLYi70wNonw
January 13th: Tech Tools for Online Testing-Guest presenter INFOhio iLibrarian, Brandi Young
Link to video recording of session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fixrZ7CZWtY&list=TLd6Q-lXB5DdM
Link to the Pearltree: http://www.pearltrees.com/brandi_young/infohio-skills-online-testing/id12112629
Link to Handout of Pearltree: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-s2Wf8zbRZhMUZrLUZHYjlLcTNLYXdENkc1NHFoazhUZmhr/view?usp=sharing
Thursday, January 22nd-7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.: It’s All About the Data: WEB-BASED STUDENT DATA COLLECTION TOOLS with guest presenter Annette Lang, Biomed Science Academy Technology Instructor (and Nordonia former teacher/librarian)
Link to video recording of session
Link to Google Doc with list of resources
Monday, February 16th at 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---INFOhio Resources for Grades K-3
Learn about some free INFOhio resources such as BookFlix, Early World of Learning, and World Book Kids which can be utilized in your classroom as well as at home. These are wonderful literacy and research tools to help your students with projects and reading skills. You can also learn about ways parents can help with literacy skills by using these resources at home. There will be time for questions as well as discussions on how to integrate into your classrooms.
Link to Youtube archive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzthLbRwmdg
Tuesday, February 24th at 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.----What’s new with online resources and web tools? OET Conference Overview
Learn about new websites, apps, and online resources discussed at the recent Ohio Educational Technology Conference in Columbus. This will also be a great time to share some resources you are using in your classrooms with others! Stay current with technology trends easily by joining us! Also, some time will be built-in for basic Q and A with educational technology resources.
Link to Youtube archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNPCNVRAIs0
Link to Google Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PTX66puDFn2i5r9nouDBRgAIMPJR53F-pqSWL-JZC3M/edit?usp=sharing
Link to Google Apps (thanks to SPARCC):
http://google.apps.sparcc.org/resources/web-apps
--Tuesday, March 10th--7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---Mission Possible: Teaching with Chromebooks in a One-to-One Environment with Guest Speaker-Nancy Kevern, Chagrin Falls Exempt. Village Schools
Learn how Chagrin's one to one program with Chromebooks is going as well as some great resources used in their district as part of this new program. This is their first year with one to one, and they have much to share with us! With Nordonia going one to one soon, the more you know and can feel comfortable doing now, the more successful it will be in your classroom and for your students! There will be time for questions with Nancy as well! This will be recorded and uploaded to the Nordonia Tech PD Weebly as well.
Link to video recording of this session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXwph9LFDw
---Tuesday, March 24th--7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.---Thinglink-a Really Neat Tool- with guest Lori Thomson, Streetsboro City Schools
Join my Library Practicum student (Lori, a technology teacher at Streetsboro's 4th and 5th grade building) as she shares some resources that she teaches as part of her technology class curriculum. One of them is Thinglink. This is a platform to make interactive images. It can be used in a variety of ways with students to help them develop 21st century skills. Learn how to add images and tags to create your own Thinglink.
Due to some technical issues, we failed to record this session for future playback. Here are some Youtube how-to videos to help explain what we went over. Sorry for the inconvenience! :(
Videos:
How to Use Thinglike in Under 5 Minutes
How to Use Canva-Visual Content
-Wednesday, April 22, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.-1:1 in the Classroom-Tips, Resources, and More with Guest Mindy Hanson, Licking Valley Schools,
Ed. Tech Specialist / 1:1 Coordinator
Licking Valley Local Schools have been 1:1 with Chromebooks the past several years and have much to share with us at Nordonia as move that way as well! Join Mindy Hanson and me as we go over some resources they have used, as well as some general procedural items to help with classroom implementation of Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education.
To view the archived session recording click here.
To view the slides Mindy created click here.
-Monday, April 27, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m- Google Add-Ons: Doctopus and Goobrics-Making Grading with Rubrics Even Easier
Join me as I introduce the Google Docs and Sheets add-ons Doctopus and Goobrics (they work together to help grade rubric-type projects and assessments). These are great resources to help save you time grading responses and giving student feedback (and the rubric is then added to the student work). I will show you how to add them to your Google account and use them as a way to make your grading a more efficient process.
To see the Google Slides, click here
To view the video-click here
A short little demo of how Goobric looks
-Tuesday, May 12, 2015 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m.- Going 1:1 for Grades 3-12 with guest Mike Daugherty, Chagrin Falls Exempt. Village Schools Technology Director Join us we speak with guest and current Chagrin Falls Tech. Director and former Nordonia Technology Director, Mike Daugherty. We will talk about Chagrin's progress this past school year as they went 1:1 for students in grades 3-12. Learn about ways to integrate more technology into your classroom as well as chromebook classroom tools and resources. Time will be given for Q and A, as well as any "what if" questions you may have!
Link to the video recording of this session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPlGS5wYEeU
-May 16th, 2015:
25 Things You Didn't Know you Could Do with Google
Video Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-7bHCcsnwQ#t=1262
Link to GSlides Presentation
December 2015:
SECRET MYSTERY GUEST HANGOUT on AIR
Click here to watch a recording of the session!
A special Know How Nordonia featuring some special guests from a neighboring school district also piloting a one to one with Chromebook initiative. Just another way to collaborate with educational technology resources!