NYSCATE Conference

Lots of exciting things happening at this year's 50th Anniversary of NYSCATE annual conference. We are pleased to be presenting three 1-hour sessions this year. Hope to see you all there!

Minecraft joins the Hour of Code!

Minecraft joins the Hour of Code!

Yay!!!!  Hour of Code added "Minecraft" to their Hour of Code! Boys and girls love Minecraft so this should help grab their attention.

https://code.org/mc 

Great Tip Using Google Docs “Preferences”

Speed up your grading and review of student papers using “shorthand”!

Go to “Tools,” then “Preferences”

Add “sp*” in first column, the “spelling error, please correct” in second column. “awk” can be “awkward phrasing,” etc.

You could also type “dcs” as shorthand for “Dansville Central Schools”

Here’s a great 2-minute video by Catlin TUcker:   https://youtu.be/uCezqhpzrFk

Share Google Classroom info with parents!

Thank you Jamie Keet! This is a question I've been asked a lot by parents who are concerned about helping their kids stay on track.

Share Google Classroom info with parents!


https://youtu.be/swNr2hYq0R0 

Thank You Joshua Pomeroy!

Thank you, Joshua Pomeroy for the awesome vector flats!  If you haven't seen Joshua's work, you really need to check it out!

Joshua's website: http://www.joshuapomeroy.com/ 

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JoshuaPomeroy/posts

Women in Technology

A 'Sputnik' moment for women in technology (Opinion) - CNN.com

Definitely an article worth reading!

Susan Wojcicki: A 'Sputnik' moment for women in technology

By Susan Wojcicki

Updated 7:39 AM ET, Mon October 26, 2015

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/opinions/wojcicki-computer-science-women/index.html

Google Feud

Play "Family Feud" Google-style!

http://www.googlefeud.com/  

Read about it here:  http://time.com/3745641/google-family-feud/

And here: http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/14/this-game-turns-google-autocomplete-into-a-game-of-family-feud/