High School Technology Weekly Communication - 5th September 2014

Important Announcements:

1. Thank you for your flexibility and professionalism in running the MAP Test.  We can pat on our back for a successful completion of the test this year and the credit goes to you, Jason, Sunita, Sathish and Ramesh.  
2. While you are thinking about your Professional Goals, do not forget to include the Technology Integration in your classrooms.  I can help you plan at least one unit plan with you and I can completely co-teach with you during that lesson.  Kindly give me an opportunity to support you.  
1. Here is the link to AISC Technology Standards and Benchmarks. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xGT71Wcb6tKWdeRRTz_4VosTOlJ1KqBVLT0mCk-5y-s/edit?usp=sharing
2. Here is the link to the Technology Integration Cycle: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxvehdL46Gz3MjMyNWVaVDdwU0E/edit?usp=sharing
3. If you need to print in color, please send the file you want printed to Nandana in the HS CIC or alternatively to Sunitha.   

Technology Hotspots@ HS-AISC

Kindly inform me if you are doing cool Tech things in your classroom.  Do not worry about small or big.  Small or Big -- Sharing is Wonderful!  Make this as a platform for sharing your Technology Special Projects.

Learning Beyond Classroom

Eleven of our High School students have signed up to attend the National Level Hands-On Workshop titled “Android Meets Ardu Bots” conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jeppiar Engineering College, Chennai on September 11th and 12th, 2014.  The students will be exposed to the recent trends and the various tools available to make robots.  One of the most supported embedded platform which is highly used in robotics industry is Arduino.  Like Android, Arduino is an open-source platform which makes Arduino-Android combination a powerful one.  This workshop intends to expose students to how to make an arduino bot communicate with an android mobile and thereby control through an android APP.

Cool Tool:

Lucidchart for Google Apps makes it easy to invite an entire domain to use Lucidchart. Once installed, Lucidchart appears in the 'More' menu of our School or from the Google Drive-->New-->LucidChart  when clicked, it will automatically provision accounts for new users and place them on the team. Video Link

Use Lucidchart to augment the learning process by creating flowcharts, mind maps and other diagrams. Enable students to easily collaborate in real-time on group projects. I have subscribed for 100 user account. Let me know if you need assistance with this concept mapping tool.