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IFTTT: A Recipe For Organization
If This, Then That (IFTTT) is a service that allows you to make connections between different sites, apps, and other technology. It allows you to create recipes that when “triggered,” an action takes place. For example, I could create a recipe in which if I take a new photo with...
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Genius Hour Reviewed
For several weeks the topic of conversation in our classroom surrounded our trial of Genius Hour. Students were excited about being given the time and opportunity to pursue topics of interest to them. They LOVED the term – Student Driven Learning! Most students had an idea right away – while others needed...
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Making Connections
A month or so ago, I attended a Common Core conference at UMass Boston, and if you remember correctly, I said there was so much about that day that would inspire future newsletters… Here’s one, now! One of the topics discussed was the necessity for adults to have a strong understanding of social...
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PARCC Will Replace MCAS For Most BPS Students
In case you missed it in the news last week, the Massachusetts Board of Education voted to accept a two-year transition plan to the PARCC assessment. The original plan to implement PARCC testing called for all Massachusetts students begin taking the new assessment in 2015, but MA Commissioner of Education Mitchell...
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App Inventor Boot Camp in Western Mass
App Inventor Boot Camp was a summer professional development experience for teachers to learn MIT App Inventor, a free visual blocks-based programming system for Android mobile devices that can be used to teach computer science concepts through the creative design of apps for smartphones and mobile devices. In this...
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Grab a Grand for Your Classroom
What would you do with an extra $1,000 to spend on your classroom? MassCUE offers as many as 7 competitive initiative grants of up to $1,000 each to our members for use in student-centered projects. Learn more at http://bit.ly/156mhg2 Also, look for our presentation at the fall Conference. Talk with past...
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Simplifying the Hunt
Our students need to see themselves as readers. Reading needs to be part of who they are and, fortunately, our ever-changing digital world makes this endeavor both possible and more interesting with each passing year. As more electronic resources dedicated to books and reading pop up, we are presented with...
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Trying Something New
We summer staff watch the annual building renovations with excitement and apprehension. Will all of these new “improvements” work like we hope they will? Will they be finished in time? Will our staff like them? As we enter the last two weeks before school starts, we find ourselves wondering the...
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MassCUE Looking Forward
Just as technology evolves, our organization needs to keep pace. The mission of MassCUE, an organization of technology-using educators, is to create, share, and support visions of teaching and learning that focus on uses of technology that enhance the educational environment. For more than 30 years, MassCUE members have been...
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Meet Our New Board Members, 2013
MassCUE is very fortunate to have a dedicated and accomplished Board of Directors, each of whom donates many hours to ensure that MassCUE continues to flourish! It is our pleasure to welcome three new board members: Wendy Espinoza Cotta, Rayna Freedman and Alan Graham. Wendy is the Director of...
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We Are All Self-Directed Learners Now
We are experiencing a renaissance of information and ideas with our country’s leading educational institutions like Harvard, MIT, and Stanford offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The introduction of Apple’s iPad released April 3, 2010, has ushered in new era of popular interest in the quality of software development in...
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Message from the Executive Director to the MassCUE Membership
Welcome back to another school year. Most of us start the year with recounting a summer experience. I would like to tell you about the MassCUE/LearnLaunch Beta Teacher event that was held on July 23, 2013 at the Hoag Center in Waltham in partnership with LearnLaunch. Let me give you...
October Featured Educator – Mindy Murphy
September 30, 2024
MassCUE is pleased to announce Mindy Murphy as our Featured Educator for October 2024. Mindy Murphy is a collaborator by nature. So, it makes sense that she would share her interest in learning and technology with both […]