MERLOT Voices2024-03-29T07:14:56Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandezhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/356888464?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://voices.merlot.org/group/noycescholarsinthewest/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=2b40wht5ndwtb&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOxyMS Teaching Scholars Project at Occidental College summer professional developmenttag:voices.merlot.org,2015-05-13:2093140:Topic:803902015-05-13T00:05:10.017Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p>The OxyMS Teaching Scholars Project at Occidental College is offering a series of summer professional development opportunities for all Noyce Scholars (former, current, and future). We are sponsoring 3 different workshops for middle and high school science and math teachers. If you are interested in joining us, please visit <span><a href="http://oxy.edu/teaching-scholars-program" rel="nofollow">http://oxy.edu/teaching-scholars-program</a>or </span>contact me, Dr.…</p>
<p>The OxyMS Teaching Scholars Project at Occidental College is offering a series of summer professional development opportunities for all Noyce Scholars (former, current, and future). We are sponsoring 3 different workshops for middle and high school science and math teachers. If you are interested in joining us, please visit <span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://oxy.edu/teaching-scholars-program">http://oxy.edu/teaching-scholars-program</a>or </span>contact me, Dr. Alegria, <span>alegria@oxy.edu.</span></p> Blended Learning Definitiontag:voices.merlot.org,2014-03-08:2093140:Topic:758012014-03-08T15:33:24.958Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p>Here is the definition of Blended Learning we will use throughout the conference!</p>
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<p>Here is the definition of Blended Learning we will use throughout the conference!</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1056262204?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1056262204?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p> FREE SimCityEDU game license for all Noyce Conference participants!tag:voices.merlot.org,2014-03-06:2093140:Topic:750442014-03-06T21:45:35.676Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p><strong>FREE SimCityEDU License!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.instituteofplay.org/work/projects/glasslab/" target="_blank">The Institute of Play & GlassLab</a> are giving all conference participants a free <a href="http://www.simcityedu.org/" target="_blank">SimCityEDU</a> license to use with your students. <strong>Just click on the link below and complete the Google form</strong> and you will receive an email a week or two after the conference with your free download! Plus, all…</p>
<p><strong>FREE SimCityEDU License!</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.instituteofplay.org/work/projects/glasslab/" target="_blank">The Institute of Play & GlassLab</a> are giving all conference participants a free <a href="http://www.simcityedu.org/" target="_blank">SimCityEDU</a> license to use with your students. <strong>Just click on the link below and complete the Google form</strong> and you will receive an email a week or two after the conference with your free download! Plus, all the SimCityEDU resources you need are on your conference flash drive.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Complete <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12bXjc8Hp2H5zrYCdQhp8TZlQT1N8mOAcGmla8IGGrzk/viewform" target="_blank">this form</a> for FREE SimCityEDU license!</strong></em></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>STEM Game Night</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Game play is a defining feature of the 21st century for youth and adults. How can educators harness the immersive, collaborative, and engaging game-based environments to promote STEM learning? Play with your Noyce colleagues and see for yourself:</span></p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.filamentgames.com/products/reach-sun-product">Reach for the Sun</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.filamentgames.com/products/backyard-engineer">Backyard Engineers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.simcityedu.org/">SimCity.EDU</a></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spacechem-mobile/id466007612?mt=8">SpaceChem Mobile</a></li>
</ul>
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5d1d047c-3337-8453-a89e-db4d7d89592c"> </span></p>
<p></p> Twitter as a Resource for WRNC (2014)tag:voices.merlot.org,2014-02-14:2093140:Topic:745702014-02-14T06:28:43.638Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">We will be using Twitter throughout the WRNC conference (2014) to share important conference information and our learning over the two days. Please sign up for a Twitter account if you don't already have one. Use this help page to get you started--make sure to read the entire page first before you start the sign-up process.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><span>The hashtag (#) for the conference is #noyce14. Additional…</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">We will be using Twitter throughout the WRNC conference (2014) to share important conference information and our learning over the two days. Please sign up for a Twitter account if you don't already have one. Use this help page to get you started--make sure to read the entire page first before you start the sign-up process.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><span>The hashtag (#) for the conference is #noyce14. Additional hashtags of importance include #STEM #noycescholars #stemchat #tech #ngss #ccss</span></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><em>Remember to save your username and password!</em> <a href="http://support.twitter.com/articles/100990-signing-up-with-twitter" target="_blank">http://support.twitter.com/articles/100990-signing-up-with-twitter</a>.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="font-size-4">Twitter resources: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Don't know much about Twitter? Don't worry, here are some great resources so you can learn more about the micro-blogging tool that is connecting educators everywhere!</span></p>
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<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>*Featured resource!</strong> Twitter's How Do I Get Started:<a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter" target="_blank">https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter</a></span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://exchange.sonoma.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=QYX7EoQuBEmXq_WVnHGR39ifArqv3tAI3X3AXhIGk-y5e67Evk3BAfGyEJmVzMhYr-yf3VJVfMI.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fsupport.twitter.com%2farticles%2f215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter"></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>*Featured resource!</strong> A How-to Google Doc on the Educational Twitter Hashtags: </span><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g/edit</a></span></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><a href="https://exchange.sonoma.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=QYX7EoQuBEmXq_WVnHGR39ifArqv3tAI3X3AXhIGk-y5e67Evk3BAfGyEJmVzMhYr-yf3VJVfMI.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fdocs.google.com%2fdocument%2fd%2f1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g%2fedit"></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How to get started with Twitter: </span><a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter" title="How to get started with Twitter" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14pt;">https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter" title="How to get started with Twitter" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><a href="http://www.nea.org/" title="NEA" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14pt;">NEA</a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> put together a nice little "sounds like a fad but really, it's a cool tool that you shouldn't dismiss" article: </span><a href="http://www.nea.org/home/32641.htm" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.nea.org/home/32641.htm</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.nea.org/home/32641.htm" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/" title="Edudemic" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14pt;">Edudemic</a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> created a nice little blog page of the Basics of Twitter for Teachers. Lots of information in a more casual, non-article kind of way: </span><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/guides/guide-to-twitter/" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Twitter for Educators handout (attached)</span><a href="https://moodle.sonoma.edu/B/draftfile.php/30803/user/draft/927926251/Twitter%20Handout.pdf" title="Twitter Handout" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br/></a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://moodle.sonoma.edu/B/draftfile.php/30803/user/draft/927926251/Twitter%20Handout.pdf" title="Twitter Handout" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Twitter Cheat Sheet for Educators: </span><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/cheat-sheet-twitter-for-teachers/" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/cheat-sheet-twitter-for-teachers/</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/cheat-sheet-twitter-for-teachers/" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mr. Cybraryman: </span><a href="http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A list of posts on how to use Twitter in the classroom: </span><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/teachthoughts-10-most-popular-posts-on-twitter-in-the-classroom/" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/teachthoughts-10-most-popular-posts-on-twitter-in-the-classroom/</a></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/teachthoughts-10-most-popular-posts-on-twitter-in-the-classroom/" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hashtags for Educators: </span><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/" style="font-size: 14pt;"></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">YouTube: Twitter for Educators: </span><a title="Twitter for Educators" href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=8mngP2EPRBE" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14pt;">http://youtube.com/watch?v=8mngP2EPRBE</a></p>
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</ul>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><em><strong>Please add to this resource list! Post your additions.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p> Western Regional Noyce Conference, Fresno, March 2014tag:voices.merlot.org,2014-02-14:2093140:Topic:745682014-02-14T06:16:03.726Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Conference Title:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Challenging Ourselves in a Digital Age: How Blended Learning Principles and Practices Can Improve STEM Learning</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Conference Focus: </strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">Blended Learning</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> …</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Conference Title:</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Challenging Ourselves in a Digital Age: How Blended Learning Principles and Practices Can Improve STEM Learning</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Conference Focus: </strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">Blended Learning</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><em>The Challenging Ourselves in a Digital Age</em> mini-conference will focus on specific principles and practices of blended learning in STEM. Within this focus, Noyce Scholars/Teachers will engage in three different sessions demonstrating different principles and practices of blended learning in secondary education. Additionally, each Scholar/Teacher will participate in the Tech Challenge aspect of the conference. A Tech Challenge is a way for educators to focus on one specific concept, topic, lesson activity, or standard and challenge themselves to enhance their instruction through the integration of technology. Throughout the conference, there will be time set aside in each presentation and during breaks to work on your individual Tech Challenge. We will also be using Twitter to post and share our learning throughout the conference. Make sure to arrive on Friday night since we will have a STEM game night from 7-9pm in the hotel!</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Tech Challenge:</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">The conference organizers are challenging you to focus on ways to enhance your instruction with technology. Pick ONE STEM concept, topic, lesson activity, or standard that your are interested in integrating with technology and bring this idea with you to the conference. Throughout the conference, you will have time to work on your Tech Challenge, both individually and collaboratively, and explore how you can integrate technology and improve student learning (e.g., student reasoning, collaboration, argumentation, etc.). The Tech Challenge is meant to be a creative, innovative, purposeful, collaborative, and fun way to dive into ONE STEM topic of your choice.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Twitter:</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">We will be using Twitter throughout the conference to share important conference information and our learning over the two days. Please sign up for a Twitter account if you don't already have one. Use this help page to get you started--make sure to read the entire page first before you start the sign-up process. Remember to save your username and password! <a href="http://support.twitter.com/articles/100990-signing-up-with-twitter" target="_blank">http://support.twitter.com/articles/100990-signing-up-with-twitter</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">Here are a few Twitter resources as well if you are interested:</span></p>
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">Twitter's How Do I Get Started: <a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter" target="_blank">https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter</a></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><br/> <a href="https://exchange.sonoma.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=QYX7EoQuBEmXq_WVnHGR39ifArqv3tAI3X3AXhIGk-y5e67Evk3BAfGyEJmVzMhYr-yf3VJVfMI.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fsupport.twitter.com%2farticles%2f215585-twitter-101-how-should-i-get-started-using-twitter"></a></span></p>
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4">A How-to Google Doc on the Educational Twitter Hashtags: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g/edit</a></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span id="docs-internal-guid-638571be-2f07-c1f4-6a72-af619f056183"><br/> <a href="https://exchange.sonoma.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=QYX7EoQuBEmXq_WVnHGR39ifArqv3tAI3X3AXhIGk-y5e67Evk3BAfGyEJmVzMhYr-yf3VJVfMI.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fdocs.google.com%2fdocument%2fd%2f1PONqVypPjMpWduTkW-U-XIlBB8HWsjY2BboApcXTl9g%2fedit"></a>The hashtag (#) for the conference is <span style="color: #ff0000;">#noyce14</span>. Additional hashtags of importance include <span style="color: #ff0000;">#STEM</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">#noycescholars</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">#tech</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">#ngss</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;">#ccss</span></span></span></p> WRNC Grant Development Workshop handouts and discussiontag:voices.merlot.org,2011-05-02:2093140:Topic:399972011-05-02T22:57:56.637Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
This discussion is for grant development. Included in the attached files are handouts that were provided during the WRNC Grant Development Workshop.
This discussion is for grant development. Included in the attached files are handouts that were provided during the WRNC Grant Development Workshop. WRNC Group Discussion Forum 3-25 & 4-11tag:voices.merlot.org,2011-04-09:2093140:Topic:393892011-04-09T20:49:41.269Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
This discussion is for the participants from the WRNC pre-session regarding the development of their own content builder and web site. This is where we will all post links to our own sites so that Michelle and I may evaluate each site so that the participants may receive their stipends. This is also where the participants will evaluate each others sites and give positive, constructive feed back on them.
This discussion is for the participants from the WRNC pre-session regarding the development of their own content builder and web site. This is where we will all post links to our own sites so that Michelle and I may evaluate each site so that the participants may receive their stipends. This is also where the participants will evaluate each others sites and give positive, constructive feed back on them. Mathematics & Content Builder Webinartag:voices.merlot.org,2011-02-12:2093140:Topic:374142011-02-12T00:47:17.446Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p>This discussion forum has been created for the Mathematics & Content Builder Webinar in which participants will find and share materials and resources.</p>
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<p>This discussion forum has been created for the Mathematics & Content Builder Webinar in which participants will find and share materials and resources.</p>
<p> </p> Content Buildertag:voices.merlot.org,2010-12-17:2093140:Topic:351932010-12-17T04:55:19.674Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<p>Hi guys! Here is the link to my website. I'm having a problem uploading my lessons. Does anyone know if it has to be in a particular format? Thanks</p>
<p><a href="http://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/users/briannesorensen/brianne">http://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/users/briannesorensen/brianne</a></p>
<p>Hi guys! Here is the link to my website. I'm having a problem uploading my lessons. Does anyone know if it has to be in a particular format? Thanks</p>
<p><a href="http://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/users/briannesorensen/brianne">http://contentbuilder.merlot.org/toolkit/users/briannesorensen/brianne</a></p> CI 161-Methods in Science Educationtag:voices.merlot.org,2010-12-09:2093140:Topic:349762010-12-09T04:17:33.391Zamber hernandezhttp://voices.merlot.org/profile/amberhernandez
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The purpose of this discussion group is for all students in CI 161 to collaborate and contribute lesson plans and activities.</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The purpose of this discussion group is for all students in CI 161 to collaborate and contribute lesson plans and activities.</span>