What's new to the IMS this 2016-2017 school year you ask? IU13 IMS is pleased to partner with Gale Cengage Learning providing two popular research databases Student Resources in Context and Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Starting this school year, all our IU13 high schools have access to these two powerful databases for student research. No account log in information is necessary when using these databases at IU13 or in each high school. When at IU13, go to the homepage on this IMS blog and click on the link to these databases in the upper-left corner under Resource Links. When in each high school, navigate to your library/media center webpages to find active links to these databases. Notice that once you find the research you are looking for, you can log in to your Google Drive (GAFE) account and annotate the articles all while keeping the notes in your DRIVE! Learn more about these databases by browsing the slide deck below:
IU13 IMS is very pleased to announce that through PAIMS (Pennsylvania Instructional Media Services) we have secured discount pricing for the popularly used instructional resource - BrainPop. BrainPop is a great educational tool to help engage & motivate student learning independently, in small groups, and within direct instruction. Investigate the multitude of topics/units in Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Health, Arts & Music, and Engineering/Tech. Students learn through video lessons and take quizzes to capture their learning. There are games as well as teacher resources to access. The following subscriptions are available via per student pricing:
Topics: BrainPop
It is time to start preparing for our annual Elementary and Secondary Technology Conferences coming up this December 2016. We are excited to announce that this year's Keynote is Drew Minock (@TechMinock). Drew is a global education evangelist and rising star in the world of educational technology and motivational speaking. Read more of Drew's bio on both conference websites.
The 9th Annual Elementary Technology Conference (Dec. 6, 2016) is designed especially for K-6 educators. Come join your colleagues as they share ways to engage your students with technology-rich lessons and ideas. Choose from over 32 sessions on instructional best practices to new Web 2.0 tools and more!
The 2nd Annual Secondary Technology Conference (Dec. 7, 2016) is designed especially for 7th-12th grade educators. Come join your colleagues as they share ways to engage your students with technology-rich lessons and ideas. Choose from 32 sessions on instructional best practices to new Web 2.0 tools and more!
Back by popular demand, both conferences will highlight sessions specifically for administrators!
We need your expertise and would like you to share how you integrate technology in your classroom in order to personalize learning. Or, are you an administrator who is willing to share how you leverage technology leadership in your buildings? We are looking for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators who are willing to present a 50 minute session spotlighting your technology integration passions.
We are accepting session proposals through the end of September 2016 so we can have the conference schedules posted by mid October 2016. All primary presenters will receive a complimentary registration for the conference (1 presenter per a session).
We would love to hear how you are customizing learning for students through leveraging the use of technology in your classrooms. Session proposals fill up fast, so don't delay in posting your session ideas below!
Submit a proposal for our Elementary Technology Conference.
Submit a proposal for our Secondary Technology Conference.
Topics: Elementary Tech Conference, Secondary Technology Conference
It's hard to believe that this 2015-2016 school year is quickly coming to an end. I have been so excited for Spring to arrive! May brings nourishment, refreshment, new growth, and a lot of greens, pinks, and yellows as a sign of warmer weather to come! This week also brings with it a great celebration and attitude of thankfulness known as Teacher Appreciation Week!
Topics: Workshops, IMS Services, ThankaTeacher
Continuing with our blog series "Discovery Education is so much MORE than videos" we now turn our attention to STEM Connect. When you log in to your Discovery Education Streaming service, click on the Teacher Center tab in order to see all the great teacher services in Discovery Education.
Topics: Discovery Education, IMS
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