Hovercraft, anyone? This 1 minute video only scratches the surface of how we use Digital Learning everyday in our rooms.

I've basically been filling up my storage every time I head out of the office because I run across something film-worthy each step I take down the halls of Piedmont!  

For more photos, videos, and information, check out the Digital Learning Day Post , the 21st Century Piedmont Wiki Page or my Twitter media feed.

(The video was made for a  Digital Learning Day contest on Edmodo. Thanks to Ms. Newburger for finding and spearheading and directing this video contest effort.)

This PD site also has lesson ideas. They are found here http://piedmontpd.weebly.com/lesson-ideas.html

Featured this week is a PBL lesson idea for any subject area courtesy of Ms. Barone.

Wow! What a day! The biggest thing I learned from this day is that there is so much amazingness happening in all the classrooms on any given day, you can't tweet it all. Here are just a few highlights:

• PD IDEA:  Remember how fun it was to earn a sticker as a kid? What if we did that with Teacher PD? This school does.
  

•  USEFUL TIP:     Did you our your students forget to log out of the Chromebook or iPad or shared computer? Easy way to Log out of Google Drive remotely from anywhere

• Imagine:  the day when we can continue the lessons even on snow days
• GOOGLE FOR ED:  News via Donna Jessup -  Google has revealed their new site Google For Education.- quickly access all of Google's products in the context of learning and teaching. A few of the things you will find include:

• Training: Learn how to use Google Apps, become a Google Certified Educator, and connect with other educators using Google products!
• Programs: Discover all the innovative projects Google is working on to create transformative educational resources. You'll find things like Maker Camp, Google in Code, and Google Education On Air
• Tools and Solutions: Find extensive resources on Digital Citizenship, Collaboration, Search Services, and much more!

Congrats to Ms. Czerwinski and Ms. Suckstorff for their links worth showing off this week. Stop by their door to scan the QR code for their students' Flickr Art sets and Math blogs, respectively.

Here is the latest from CMS tech gurus Aubrey Harrison and Donna Jessup:

Get ready for the return of your favorite tech tips and tricks videos with ITW [IT weekly] and App of the Week. Each video series is designed to help your teachers teach better and students to learn more. Integrating technology into the classroom has never been as easy or as much fun.

Stay tuned for everything from web tools and devices to instructional concepts and best practices. We’ll also have some great guests and giveaways!

Where can you find us? So glad you asked. Never miss a video by subscribing to the links below or checking out our website.

• Subscribe to our videos from the iTunes U app
• Subscribe to the ITW and App of the Week channel on YouTube
• View this weeks App of the Week(Feedly) - http://youtu.be/-DW5ShMZxo4
• View this weeks ITW (iOS7 & interview with Brandon Deleeuw) - http://youtu.be/yXNoEwYhVtw
• Go to our website, http://cmsitunesu.wordpress.com

Your feedback is important - Let CMS know your tech challenges, hang-ups and questions so we can cover the topics/apps that are important to you. Email them via Lisa Gurthie or tweet them at @cmstothecore.


This week, we review the importance teaching Digital Citizenship to our teachers and students - http://youtu.be/u8G_2m4AVmI
Director of Instructional Technology, Bill Sheskey demonstrates creating presentation with Haiku Deck.  App of the Week: http://youtu.be/5tclGiW-hQQ

And the most recent news from Donna Jessup our Piedmont specialist:

Take a look at this weeks ITW as Aubrey struggles to keep his composure without David. Also, we Circle CMS to see how teachers across the district are using their websites and we also the great apps and resources on the Partners In Learning website. http://youtu.be/-FG3h7W0PXI

In this weeks App of the Week, Donna talks about the KidsOn Media app. Discover how to use this app to find quality books, movies, apps and other media that is appropriate for your students. http://youtu.be/mOM8AvjokFs