MICCA

Share general infomation that you learned today at MICCA.

Did Karen Cator share a link to her Keynote presentation? She had some great ideas and videos.

I didn't get a link from her presentation, but I found this link: [] It includes the slides from her presentation, but not the videos.

Doug Johnson's The Fence or the Ambulance: Are You Punishing or Preventing Plagiarism in Your School? Handout Doug talked about creating assignments that matter, activities that involve, assessments that help and a winning attitude (philosophy). I thought that his discussion of creating assignments that matter could provide a basis for our elementary integration tool standards so included those ideas on that page of our wiki. [|Check out this video that Doug shared.]

I heard the Horizon report mentioned twice ... Here's the link: [|http://www.nmc.org/horizon/]

Matt Monjan from Discovery Education presented ways to use DE media in your classroom his [|blog Geekybird]has a great deal of information and resources for educators. **Bend it, Break it, Bust it Loose: 10 Ways DE streaming will change the way you teach** -links to the powerpoint that went along with his informative talk.

[|Using Interactive Simulations in Science and Social Studies Classrooms] The presentation above discussed ways to create engagement with students through interactive websites. Many elementary and secondary sites were shared. The presenters are hoping that the wiki will grow with other quality websites that teachers currently use with their students.

Links shared: [|ThinkGreen.com] [|Glogster]: Poster Yourself [|Discovery Educator Network] [|Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge] Web 2.0 for Leaders [|Kathy Benson's Promethean Presentation]