“Our job as teachers and parents is not to prepare students for something; our job is to help students prepare themselves for anything.”

I had the pleasure of hearing AJ Juliani speak at the NYSCATE Potsdam Learning Summit this weekend. Check out his "Genius Hour and 20% Time" project!

http://ajjuliani.com/the-20-project-like-google-in-my-class/

For Google's CS First Devotees!

All of Google’s CS Education Programs and Tools in One Place

Posted by Chris Stephenson, Head of Computer Science Education Programs

(Cross-posted on the Google Research Blog)

Interest in computer science education is growing rapidly; even the President of the United States
has spoken of the importance of giving every student an opportunity to learn computer science.
Google has been a supportive partner in these efforts by developing high-quality learning
programs, educational tools and resources to advance new approaches in computer science
education. To make it easier for all students and educators to access this information, today
we’re launching a CS EDU websitethat specifically outlines our initiatives in CS education. http://googleforeducation.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/all-of-googles-cs-education-programs.html?m
=1&_utm_source=1-2-2&_sm_au_=iVVH0rZV3SQMQzWr 

Paper(LESS) Day

Dansville Central Schools are participating in a Paper(LESS) day on April 22nd in a district-wide effort to use less paper and go a little

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/773226420062126082

A special shout-out to Jan Pirello for creating our ThingLink!

How much data would it take....

... to teleport a 160-pound person a distance of 60 miles in 1.2 seconds?

Read Google's official blog to find out the answer! (And this would make a great article / discussion for students!)  There's even a spreadsheet in the article to calculate your own weight.

Read it here:
http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/1billiontimesfaster.html