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40 Free Online Asynchronous Instructional Technology Courses Available Until 9/30

8/9/2022

 
NYSCATE in a partnership with the New York State Department of Education is pleased to announce we have 40 asynchronous courses available to all NY State educators. All courses are CTLE bearing. Take at your own pace, in your own place, all at no charge to you or your district. Courses are available until September 30, 2022. 

The registration link on the NYSCATE website https://www.nyscate.org/page/online-courses-live requires that you enter a New York State Teaching Certificate number.  

If you want to register for any of the courses and you do not hold a New York State Teaching Certificate, contact Amy Shanahan at [email protected].  Let her know that you are an adult education teacher and would like to sign up for courses but do not have a New York State Teaching Certificate.  She will send you a link so you can sign up without a teaching certificate.

Topics include:
  • Best Practices for Online Course Design
  • Bitmoji Educator
  • Book Creator
  • Canvas Creator
  • Computer Science and Digital Fluency: Impacts on computing
  • Creating a Culture of Digital Citizenship
  • Digitize Your Content
  • Escape Rooms
  • Flipgrid
  • Flipgrid Beyond the Basics
  • Kamify Your Classroom
  • Multi-Language Learner 2: Creating Effective Supports and Scaffolds for ELL/ML Learners
  • Social Emotional Learning Educator
Full list of topics

EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit

11/12/2021

 
The EdTech Center at World Ed is developing an online app called the EdTech Integration Strategy Toolkit.  The toolkit contains tabs for Routines, EdTech Tools, and Digital Skills. 
  • Routines include: Engage &Question; Build Knowledge; Process & Practice; Respond & Create; and Reflect & Assess. 
  • EdTech Tools are divided into five categories: Communicate; Instruct; Assess; Manage; and Create.
  • Digital Skills are organized based on the Seattle Digital Equity Initiative Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users.  For each skill set the app includes example of having the skill; learning resources; and sample activities/strategies.

6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2021

2/5/2021

 
Cult of Pedagogy is a website by Jennifer Gonzalez that offers great instructional technology resources including a blog and a podcast.   In a January 10 article called 6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2021 Jennifer provides an overview of 6 tools
  1. Mote justmote.me
  2. Allslides allsides.com
  3. Google Lens lens.google.com
  4. Bulb bulbapp.com
  5. EmbraceRace embracerace.org
  6. Prezi Video prezi.com/video
​The article includes an overview and a tutorial video for each tool.  Jennifer recognizes how overwhelming all this instructional technology can be and offers some thoughts in an overview video that starts with "Tech Overwhelm Ends Now."

February 25 is Digital Learning Day

2/3/2021

 
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Ways to participate Digital Learning Day on February 25th.:
 
Share or find new digital learning resources
Digital Learning Day is about ensuring that all students have access to high-quality learning everywhere, every day - & also about being better, together. So on tell the #DLDay2021 network, what's YOUR favorite instructional tool to support #digital learning?
http://dlday.org/resources
 
Attend a workshop
NYACCE Presents: Google Applied Digital Skills Bootcamp
February 25, 2021
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:  In this session We will take you on a tour of Google's Applied Digital Skills lessons.  We will discuss how to find lessons you want to use for your own development and improvement of Google Skills or for work with your students.  You will learn how to create classes on the Applied Digital Skills platform and how to switch  between profiles.  We will also share some Google tips and tricks.
Facilitators:  Nell Eckersley and Melinda Holt
Audience: ABE/HSE and ESOL Instructors
Registration Link: https://googleappskis22521.eventbrite.com 
 
Learn about something new in the digital literacy world like:
From the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) 
Emergency Broadband Benefit: Overview and What We Know So Far
The Emergency Broadband Benefit program is a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act slated for $3.2 billion to reimburse internet service providers (ISPs) $10 to $50 a month for providing broadband service and up to $100 for providing devices to low-income households.
  1. NDIA published an overview document and webinar to help digital inclusion practitioners determine how they might access the new resources. 
  2. NDIA filed comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the EBB program in order to address a number of concerns regarding outreach, eligibility, and transparency.  
  3. NDIA published a blog post reviewing everything we know so far about the program. 
NDIA commits to updating our community as we learn more about how the legislation will be implemented. 

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