November+2014


 * __Virginia Department of Education Update__**

**Superintendents Memos:**
Additional Computer Adaptive Testing Resources []

Alternative Assessment Assistance Incentive Grant []

**Technology Trends:**
Will online learning melt snow days? []

Series on 3D Printing How 3D Printing Works []

Types of 3D Printing []

The Plastics of 3D Printing []

**Legal Issues/Digital Citizenship:**
Parents Potentially Liable for Son's Fake Facebook Account, Georgia Court Rules [] (Education Week account necessary)

Judge Rejects Administrators' Search of Student's Cellphone [] (Education Week account necessary)

**Things to Do:**
Speak Up 2014 Survey []

**E-Rate:**
VDOE E-Rate Web page: []

====Mark Saunders of the VDOE, Bruno Sestito, and Greg Weisiger produced an E-Rate webinar about the changes related to the E-Rate Modernization Order: [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/technology/erate/index.shtml#] (see the Program Administration section)====

**Tech Tools:**
Bringing Order and Transparency to a Dysfunctional K-12 Marketplace []

iPad in Education Results (PDF) []

Google Reigns US K-12 Devices with 713K Chromebooks Shipped in Q3 []

20 great productivity apps for Android, iOS, and the Web []

Here's How To Figure Out Everything Google Knows About You []

**Professional Development:**
VSTE Conference: Date: December 7-9, 2014 Location: Virginia Beach []

EdTech 2015 Date: March 12, 2015 Location: VCU Theme: Personalized Learning: Sparking Innovations For Students And Self []

**Digital Citizenship:**
10 Takeaways From Teens on Digital Media []

Videos for teaching about Digital Citizenship []

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship []

**Pedagogy/Teaching & Learning:**
Report from Teachers United-Intentionality: Strategic Preparation & Development To Retain Our Most Effective Teachers [] (see pages 10-11 for what makes effective PD)

What’s Going on Inside the Brain Of A Curious Child? []

Deeper Learning Described and Defined []

Study: Middle School Teachers as Savvy as Students with Tech []

How Digital Games Help Teachers Make Connections to Lessons and Students []

From Gamification to Touch Interfaces: Designing for 21st Century Learners []

Studying With Quizzes Helps Make Sure the Material Sticks []

Tips and Tools for Involving Students in Lesson Planning and Content Delivery []

Connected Learning (regarding social media and higher ed, but applicable to K-12) []

**Lists, Tools, and How-to’s:**
Teacher’s Guide to Digital Storytelling []

Flipped-Learning Toolkit: Overcoming Common Hurdles []

Aurasma: Augmented Reality for Your Classroom []

20 great productivity apps for Android, iOS, and the Web []

Open Culture: 200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Video Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites & More []

Updated VDOE Webpage: links to all regulations and requirements related to libraries and librarians []

**Curriculum Resources:**
Visual Dictionaries (definitions with illustrations, organized by theme and searchable): English, [|www.ikonet.com/en] French [|www.ikonet.com/fr] Spanish [|www.ikonet.com/es]

World News for Students of English (3 different levels of reading ability offered for each article) [|http://www.newsinlevels.com/#]

Students Will Love The BBC’s “Your Life On Earth” Interactive! []

**Contests:**
White House Film Festival []

**Things to Do:**
Speak Up 2014 Survey []

**What the Kids Are Up To:**
7 STEM apps Designed by Students []

Could This Chicago Teen’s App Put an End to Cyberbullying?