If you're in the market for #Chromebooks, check out the FREE Chromebook Showcase on March 17th 🍀💻 Presented by ITsavvy - Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program iltpp.org/event/chromebo…

OMG. bit.ly/3tcgIB2 Every Google #Jamboard template you will ever need in life. Over 1,000 of them. From TCEA.

Ss using the new Tag Domination game from Gimkit to practice multiplying fractions. They love this new game mode!!!

I created this integrated view of the new IL Computer Science Standards so you can see them organized by concept across grade levels. bit.ly/ilcsstandardsa… Find more great resources in the Learning Technology Center (LTC) CS Resource Database: ltcillinois.org/services/csres…

Students were rocking to some Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” in order to create the ocean in a bag for their Mystery Science lesson. We definitely were able to dissolve the salt 😂

I had the opportunity to see some VEX Robotics being used in Julia Xistris class over at NewCentury_VASD Amazing to see all the great ways technology is being used throughout our VASD_K12 classrooms. Great way to bring an end to my first week!

What do you get when you combine Scratch Team (1.4, 2.0 and 3.0!), Makey Makey, Micro:bit Educational Foundation , #LegoWeDo (1.0 and 2.0), #Picoboard, #Tinkertoys and a variety of items from the thrift store? Thank you, Joseph's Machines, for the inspiration! youtube.com/watch?v=TyXkGJ…

Got to stop into @huttnerk class today at Savanna Oaks MS and see some amazing design thinking projects from her 7th grade Ss. They were doing everything from rebuilding Dash robots to designing using Cricut machines. Love seeing how tech is being utilized at VASD_K12 schools!

Got to be a part of the dunk tank at Sugar Creek Elementary School for what I called “Dunk The Director.” Had a blast heckling the kids by singing “Bear Down” as they attempted to dunk me VASD_K12

This turned out soooo good. Glad I was able to see some of the different building stages. Turned out great NCS 2/3 Class (LG)

Shocked right now… Just saw a text based dungeon crawler using Python. Had a great conversation with him about how he created it and was just mesmerized hearing him talk about it!

Drones are everywhere at Savanna Oaks MS in @huttnerk 8th grade class. Another great time in her class today seeing the amazing ways we are being tech to our students at VASD_K12

5th grade Promotion Ceremony at Sugar Creek Elementary School today!

Applications for Google's Code Next are now open!!! codenext.withgoogle.com Virtual program, open to 9/10th graders. Engage in CS lessons with real Google employees. Club topics range from game design to 3D design to hardware development and more!

Welcome to the team!

Got to experience a celebration of Dot Day using the QuiverVision app in Julia Xistris class at NewCentury_VASD. Tons of engagement after reading the book. Another example of the great things happening at our VASD_K12 school!

Such an amazing Sugar Creek Elementary School Fun Run. Another great event from our VASD_K12 schools!!!

All my Illinois peeps going to IDEA this year make sure you check out these two presenting on Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Microsoft MakeCode you will not be disappointed!!!

Love how they keep adding features like this to their suite! Also if you are not following Eric Santos, do yourself a favor and do so!

Andrew Riley 🏈 continues to take Verona Area Wildcat Football to new heights! Stay locked in; the postseason is around the corner. #Road2State #GoWildcats