{"id":1881,"date":"2016-05-27T08:37:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/elcordei\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2016-05-27T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T20:23:32","slug":"geek-out-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/2016\/05\/27\/geek-out-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Geek Out This Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1883\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/files\/2016\/05\/nerd-304337_960_720-198x300.png\" alt=\"nerd-304337_960_720\" width=\"119\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/files\/2016\/05\/nerd-304337_960_720-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/files\/2016\/05\/nerd-304337_960_720.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/>1. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1TEZPc7\"><span class=\"s2\">Read a teacher g<\/span><span class=\"s3\">eek<\/span>\u00a0book<span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Aaron Hogan put together an excellent list of 41 Books on Education.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Two from the list I want to read this summer are <i>Personalized PD<\/i> and <i>The Innovator\u2019s Mindset<\/i>.\u00a0 Check out the list!\u00a0 I can guarantee you there\u2019s something for everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">2. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1P1OLnm\"><span class=\"s1\">Join the <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Geeky<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1P1OLnm\"> Google Drive Level Up Challenge<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is not only a great way to learn about Google Drive, but a way to experience gamification as a learner and gain ideas for using it as part of your own instruction.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Challenge created by Alice Keeler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">3. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1PT0oqd\"><span class=\"s1\">Be a Google <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Geek<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1PT0oqd\"> and get certified<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I went through the Educator Level 1 and 2 certifications and I learned so much!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The trainings aren\u2019t just about Google Tools, but technology integration strategies.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I highly suggest getting certified!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">4. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1byyxuF\"><span class=\"s1\">Participate in a g<\/span><span class=\"s2\">eeky<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0twitter chat<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Twitter chats are one of the best ways to engage in conversations with other like minded educators to exchange ideas, find new resources, and to learn!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Cybrary Man has curated a list of educational chats on twitter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Check them out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">5. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1TFsJJ3\">Geek<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1TFsJJ3\"> out with me this summer<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Want to work together this summer on tech integration, flipping your classroom, project based learning, using code in the classroom, and so much more?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ll be here!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Use the link above to see available Geek Out sessions.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If the times don\u2019t work for you, send me an email and we can work it out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.thinglink.me\/jse\/embed.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"\"><div class=\"s-single-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/2016\/05\/27\/geek-out-this-summer\/\" data-type=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"s-single-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"s-single-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"s-single-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?Subject=5%20Ways%20to%20Geek%20Out%20This%20Summer!&#038;Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/2016\/05\/27\/geek-out-this-summer\/\" title=\"Email\" class=\"s3-email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/elcordei\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-social-share\/includes\/..\/images\/share-email.png\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. \u00a0Read a teacher geek\u00a0book\u00a0 Aaron Hogan put together an excellent list of 41 Books on Education.\u00a0Two from the list I want to read this summer are Personalized PD and The Innovator\u2019s Mindset.\u00a0 Check out the list!\u00a0 I can guarantee you there\u2019s something for everyone! &nbsp; 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