Roxi Thompson

Today I worked on putting together resources for my session at the DVUSD Tech Fest. I am presenting a session called, "Getting Started with Google Sites" to help teachers learn the basics of using the new Google Sites.  One of my goals for this session, and for my new role next year as an EdTech and Social Studies Specialist, is to help teachers learn how they can use Google Sites to have students create digital portfolios. Digital portfolios are a great way for students to demonstrate and reflect on their learning and growth. My hope is that by showing teachers the basics of how to use Sites, they will then be more likely to help their students create websites. I started a new Wakelet collection to share with the teachers in my session, and I hope others will find it helpful, also!  Click here for the link to my Wakelet collection! Do you have any other resources you would add to this collection? I would love to hear your suggestions!

This is the last week of school, but the next few weeks are going to be super busy! I'm presenting four different sessions at the DV Tech Fest (our district tech conference) this summer, so I'll be doing some research and preparing my materials.  This summer I will be presenting the following sessions: Unleash the Power of Google Slides Cultivating Collaboration with Google Getting started with Google Sites Elevate Your Learning: Twitter for Educators My session on Twitter for Educators is new this year, and I'm really excited about it! My experiences interacting with other educators on Twitter have really helped me grow professionally. I was able to learn from teachers who generously shared their ideas and resources, and I took those new ideas and tried them in my own classroom. Twitter also showed me the possibilities that exist when we stop assuming that we have to run schools the same way they were run when we were in school. It has been so inspiring to s