Dear ICT, Computer Science,
Coding and Chess Teachers/Educators,
#First Things First
i. Be present, participate in classroom discussions and
contribute your unique voice to the conversation
ii. Use appropriate grammar instead of texting language
iii. Use a respectful tone of voice when posting. Refrain from
posts that tease, bully, annoy, spam, or gossip.
iv. Keep conversations on topic
v. Keep private information private. This includes telephone
numbers, addresses, emails, etc.
vi. Be sure to get permission before posting photos or videos
showing yourself or classmates
vii. Take part in discussions with your peers
viii. Ask and answer questions
ix. Follow other members to keep up with their activity
x. Show what you know if you’re found information or have an
idea that’s related to our class work., share it on your communities (Edmodo)
Source(s)
Google Product Forums
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/en
Education 24
Welcome to the discussion
forum for Education 2014. Join our community to share exclusive resources and
learn how today's innovators are finding unique solutions that
Join us as we discuss the
following topics:
1) MOOCs, BYOD and more: A
primer to collaboration technologies
2) Funding, budgets, and
E-rate for collaborative technology investments
3) Preparing for the flipped
classroom
4) Exploring Virtual Field
Trips
5) Common Core part 1: Using
video tools to change instructional strategies
6) Common Core part 2: A
look at infrastructure
7) Cloud computing part 1:
Moving to the cloud
8) Cloud computing part 2:
Transitioning IT support
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/education-forum-2014
GeoGebra
Mailinglist for news about
GeoGebra (www.geogebra.org)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/geogebra
Google Code in Discuss
Welcome to the Google
Code-in Discussion Group. This group
list is for all students, mentors, parents, teachers and anyone interested in
Google Code-in to ask questions and for the community to help each other.
Discussion Group for Google
Code-in
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gci-discuss
Minecraft Teachers
Welcome to the Google Group
dedicated to helping teachers use Minecraft to facilitate learning. This is a place to share and explore the many
uses of the game as a learning environment.
This is a group for
educators to collaborate and share ideas about using Minecraft in schools.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minecraft-teachers
CoderDojo Organizers
This group is for people who
are involved in organising CoderDojos across the world and who are involved in
CoderDojo at a high level. Please give us some information about you & your
Dojo in the join request from. I would also suggest that once…
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/coderdojo-org
cs50-discuss
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cs50-discuss
cs75-dicuss
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cs75-discuss
Using Twitter lists
Twitter users can organize
others into groups, or “lists”. When you click to view a list, you'll see a
stream of Tweets from all the users included in that group.
• https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-how-to-use-twitter-lists#
• https://twitter.com/fsagwe/lists/kenyaedtech
Seven Ways to Find Teachers
on Twitter
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/03/seven-ways-to-find-teachers-on-twitter.html#.VPR0UfD3DDc
Spreadsheet for educators on
Twitter
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmdX57Dqx0tEcE1fWkU1QlMwU2dxRGFibmhsOFoyYUE&hl=en
A Comprehensive List of Education Related Twitter Chats For Teachers
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/list-of-education-twitter-chats.html
How to run a Twitter chat 7
tips:
1) Do research
2) Pick a facilitator
3) Pick a hashtag
4) Invite and promote
5) Stay on topic
6) Don’t just talk about your brand.
#7 Ways to Be Worth
Following on Twitter
1. Be Interesting (Don’t
just tweet about what you had for lunch!)
2. Be Informative (Share
links and other resources.)
3. Be Interactive (Spend
some time on the site. Don’t just tweet and run!)
4. Be Promotional (Don’t be
afraid to share the good work you’ve done.)
5. Be Personal (Respond to
others and answer questions.)
6. Be Considerate (There is
such thing as tweeting too much and flooding other’s Timelines. Oh, and don’t
type in ALL CAPS. It’s considered YELLING!)
7. Find a Balance (Balance
all of the above, and you will be a good, respectable Tweeter that others will
want to follow.)
Get Twitter Updates from
various Kenyan EdTech Communities
Twitter
Handles & Hashtags
Kenya ICT Master Trainers
@ICTmasterTrainer_ke (Twitter handle)
#KenyaOneLaptopPerChild (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/KenyaOneLaptopPerChildProject?f=realtime&src=hash
Kenya ICT Champions
@ICTchamps_ke -(Twitter
handle)
#KenyaICTchamps (Twitter hashtag)
Code Club Kenya
@codeclubkenya -(Twitter
handle)
#codeclubkenya - (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/codeclubkenya?src=hash
Kenya Computer Science
Teachers
@Computer_EdTech (Twitter handle)
#KenyaComputerScienceTeachers
(Twitter hashtag)
British Council Schools
Online
@Schools_On_Line (Twitter handle)
@BritishCouncil Official
(Twitter handle)
#BritishCouncilSchoolsOnline (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/schoolsonlinebritishcouncil?src=hash
Chess Kenya
@chesskenya (Twitter handle)
#ChessintheKenyaSchoolCurriculum2016 (Twitter hashtag)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChessintheKenyaSchoolCurriculum2016?src=hash
#Notable quote
Coding isn’t just for
computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab — it’s for everyone. In a
fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the benefits of teaching kids to code,
so they can do more than just “read” new technologies — but also create them.
Source
http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code
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