Diary of a Digital Learning Coach

Friday was an amazing day of learning for CISD educators.  I can't wait to see the fruits of the learning impact our children.  One of my favorite parts was how connected everyone was - in person and digitally.  It made me think about opportunities our learners have that I didn't.  Our kids now have the ability to learn with and from others all across the globe without having to leave the comforts of their classroom. I came across 2 awesome connection projects on Twitter recently that I think our learners could really benefit from - check them out below! Image via the Flat Stanley Wakelet Project Join the Flat Stanley Wakelet Project! Virtually join in on sharing your location and learn from others too...no envelopes required! Click here to learn more about the project Image via the St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project Charm learners with the St. Patrick's Day Graphing Project! Take some tallies and share some data using some ...

This post originally appeared on megankozar.weebly.com and was written by my teammate,    Megan Kozar   I am so excited to share a new creative collaboration tool from Google called Jamboard! The Jamboard app works like a digital whiteboard BUT it allows multiple people to work on the same "Jam" at one time and gives you the ability to insert content from the web and/or Google Drive.  You can create a new jam or join an existing one to take collaborative notes, share project ideas, or teach a new idea live. Users do not have to be in the same room together to work inside of a Jam! https://jamboard.google.com/   Note: Google has made a physical board called a Jamboard that works with the Jamboard app. The Jamboard app can be used as a stand alone tool without the physical board.      Learn how to use some of the features in the Jamboard app by watching the quick 5 minute video! ...