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Hi, Blog Followers! You are all rockstars! I cannot begin to express how proud I am of all of you who have been climbing mountains in the past three weeks. Can you believe how much we have all grown in our technology skills in the past three weeks? I have truly loved working with so many teachers during this journey. We are lucky to be a part of this awesome community. The Tech Coaches are excited to release a brand new site to serve as a time capsule for our community as we go through this experience. The COVID-19 BE Time Capsule is a space for staff, students, and community members to submit their primary source artifacts of their personal experiences with the global COVID-19 pandemic. Please share the site with your students so that they can submit artifacts and feel free to incorporate it into your lessons. Check out the site for more information, the inspiration for the project, and ideas of what to submit. We are planning to assemble a multimedia ebook of the submissions to serve …

Hi, Blog Followers! Your email has been overwhelmed for sure over the past two weeks. So I'll make this update quick. You can find the BE Remote Learning website here. It has grown a lot since we opened it last week, so check it out. The list of free tools that we have available has also grown a lot.Be sure to check out the Workshop page. There are three key pieces on the calendar that I want to point out (more information on each is on the calendar on the workshop page):Student Tech Help Office Hours w/ Mrs. Simmons are being offered EVERY TUESDAY and THURSDAY from 8-9AM to provide your students a way to get help with the projects and tools they are using. I'm trying this as a way to support the teachers by supporting their students.
Hallway Chats with Stephen & Friends are offered EVERY DAY from 9 to 10AM. They are hosted by Stephen Avery, one of the instructional coaches at BEMS, and gives you a way to drop in and get help with whatever you need. (If you haven't met St…

Hi, everyone. Your email has been overwhelmed within the last few days, but I wanted to be sure that you saw this resource that a team of us have been setting up to try and HELP all of you while reducing the emails we need to send out to folks with resources. You can find the BE Remote Learning website here.
On the site, you can find a couple key pieces that are meant to help make your remote teaching life easier: Literacy Resource: Where you can find free online books for students and access our brand new VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB for all students and staff in the district.Resources: Find something awesome or looking for a resource for a particular subject/grade/etc? This page is for you! You can share the resources you find using the Google Form and then they will be automatically included on the resources webpage.Video Conferencing: Need extra support with how to connect with your students/parents via audio and/or video? This page is for you! How to guides, etc. will be shared.Workshops: Need…

Hi, Blog Followers! Here is this week's Techie Tuesday which leads you to 66.6% done with the year point with the end of trimester 2. Woot! You can see all of my weekly slides and access all of the links by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck.


I aim to be as easily accessible as possible so I can help as many folks as I can. With that in mind, you can make an appointment with me right on my website, which is also easy to remember because it's just SimmonsClassroom.com. I've been booking up a lot of co-teaching sessions lately, so it's best to schedule sessions in advance to ensure I'm available when you need me.
Sincerely, 
Susie
Technology Coach for Bonny Eagle Middle School & High School Pathfinders - Spring Girls Trip Leader (Grades 7-8)
ACTEM Board Member: Tech Integrator SIG Position
Google Certified Trainer  |  Google Certified Educator Level 2  |  Apple Teacher
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Hi, Blog Followers! Here is this week's Techie Tuesday complete with a shout out to a team I've been working with a lot lately. You can see all of my weekly slides and access all of the links by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck.


I aim to be as easily accessible as possible so I can help as many folks as I can. With that in mind, you can make an appointment with me right on my website, which is also easy to remember because it's just SimmonsClassroom.com. If you see a slot open, you can grab it! I've gone back and forth between the MS and HS almost 10 times in a day before. I love to get my steps in! You can book me for anywhere from 15 minutes to the entire day as long as I have an opening in my calendar.
Sincerely, 
Susie
Technology Coach for Bonny Eagle Middle School & High School Pathfinders - Spring Girls Trip Leader (Grades 7-8)
ACTEM Board Member: Tech Integrator SIG Position
Google Certified Trainer…

Hi, Blog Followers! Here is this week's Techie Tuesday. You can see all of my weekly slides and access all of the links by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck.


I aim to be as easily accessible as possible so I can help as many folks as I can. With that in mind, you can make an appointment with me right on my website, which is also easy to remember because it's just SimmonsClassroom.com. If you see a slot open, you can grab it! I've gone back and forth between the MS and HS almost 10 times in a day before. I love to get my steps in! You can book me for anywhere from 15 minutes to the entire day as long as I have an opening in my calendar.
Let me know if I can do anything at all to help, Blog Followers.
Sincerely, 
Susie
Technology Coach for Bonny Eagle Middle School & High School Pathfinders - Spring Girls Trip Leader (Grades 7-8)
ACTEM Board Member: Tech Integrator SIG Position
Google Certified Trainer  |  Google …

Hi, Blog Followers! Here is this week's Techie Tuesday. You can see all of my weekly slides and access all of the links by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck. As we get ready to head off for our well deserved break, be sure to give yourself time off to recharge. Today's quote from Minda and the accompanying article are both in line with that. Let me know what you think of what I've been sharing and if I can add anything else to make it more meaningful and useful for you.


I aim to be as easily accessible as possible so I can help as many folks as I can. With that in mind, you can make an appointment with me right on my website, which is also easy to remember because it's just SimmonsClassroom.com. If you see a slot open, you can grab it! I've gone back and forth between the MS and HS almost 10 times in a day before. I love to get my steps in! You can book me for anywhere from 15 minutes to the entire da…