Chris Aviles

On this episode of the Google Educators Group: New Jersey Power Hour show we hadthe amazingRegina Schafferand her students talk about Google Apps for Education andCS First.

A week later he brought in a video of Minecraft characters acting out his favorite scene fromRomeo and Juliet in a gorgeous, block-based Globe theater

I decided to make a screencastfor my teachers to show them how to navigate the onlinetesting environment and administer the test to students.

I discovered, likePalahniuk playing with the order ofhis story, by playing with the order of Bloom’s I could create a more engaging learning experience. Here are a few examples:

We talked Google updates, tips and tricks, and some great ways we are using GAFE in the classroom.

I was blown away by what Melissa did and asked her to share it here as an example of transforming the learning experience for a student using edtech.

Here is how you can host your classroom podcasts for free through Google Drive:

The highlight of our district’s Skype-a-Thon was when one of ourthird grade classes Skyped with Skype!

After seeing the updates and watching my kids and teachers use Expeditions, I’m sold on the concept.

Like Shop class, the Makerspace is doomed. The Makerspace has five years left, ten if it’s lucky.

If you’re not familiar with a Mystery Skype or Mystery Hangout, it is when two classes meet virtually on either Skype or Google Hangouts at a predetermined time to play gamessimilar to 20 Questions.

In the spirit of the same Growth Mindset I hope my kids develop in theInnovation Labs, here is the first reflection from the trenches of the Innovation Labs.

With the trust and support of my leadership team, I’ve been given the green light to design and co-teach the class of my dreams.

Our Innovation Labs are going to be a national model for student-centered learning.

My Poster session with my former students will be something I’ll never forget. It was the highlight of my ISTE.

In just a few weeks, some of those students will hit the stage to talk about their projects again, only this time it will be at ISTE and I’ll get to share the stage with them!

I believe that the future our students will inhabit is going to look much different than it does today.

The spreadsheet of responses for our Post-PARCC survey is20columns wide and 600 rows deep.

The Games for Learning Summit was awesome.

Below are some things I changed about the way I graded that made a positive difference in my classroom.

To many students, an engaging Gamified classroom comes down to the rewards.

Teachers everywherehave a ton on their plate, but administering the PARCC shouldn’t be something that youworry about. It’s not bad.

As PARCC inches closer, thousands of teachersare preparing their studentsfor the controversial assessment.

It’s no secret thatPARCC isn’t very popular with many teachers and parents.