Educational Technology at IU13

When is the last time you visited Discovery Education?  There are two newer features that I want to draw to your attention, Global Wraps and Board Builder.  Global Wraps are updated video segments of current events that are occurring all over the world.  Want to show some video footage of the State of the Union Address, the Polar Vortex, or the Olympics -  Global Wraps is your tool!  The latest one that was just uploaded is from 2/12/14, just two days ago, covering the US visit from the French President, US Farm Bill, US No Change for Immigration, and more from Switzerland, Syria, Russia, and the Marshall Islands.  Don't miss this great add on to your Discovery Education account!

PETE & C (Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference) was an amazing conference this year!  I have attended for a number of years, but for some reason this year has made a much larger impact on me.  Could it be the incredible DEN speakers at the pre-conference DEN event, the amazing Keynote speakers each morning, or the countless sessions I attended where I learned so much more than I had know before I attended?  I am still trying to put my finger on what made this year at #pete2014 so different, but I must say, "What a ride"!  I was challenged, prepared, honored, impressed, and amazed at how many incredible educators were there willing to share, collaborate, investigate, and learn from one another.  Indeed, "Learning is social"! Thank you to all those who made #pete2014 a tremendous success this year.  This Storify sums up my adventure!

We had over 20 participants during our first virtual meeting today at 1pm.  Thank you everyone who was able to join us to get some valuable information quickly.  This is what we talked about:

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Due to today's snow day, this meeting has been rescheduled to take place on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at 1:00 pm.
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PowToon allows teachers and students to create animated videos and presentations.  There is a free version and a premium version of the tool.  However, PowToon just released PowToons Slides for Educators (Edu) and all teachers who sign up for an account during 2014 will get to use PowToon Slides EDU for free (for a lifetime!).  All you have to do is share their site via your twitter account and you receive your free accout!  Yeah!