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Life hits hard. We hit back. Life is raw, unfiltered. This is my attempt to peel back layers. Making the complicated into something better. Let's navigate challenges, find some clarity, and embrace the journey, together. I'm Fred, a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a teacher. Let's get unstuck!
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Dec 22, 2014

Today, we talk about what the Hour of Code is all about, why to participate in it.  We break down the 4C's of 21st Century learning and computational thinking. We then share what cool projects we've done to go beyond the Hour of Code in your the classroom. 

Dec 20, 2014

In this episode, we share our favorite strategies on how to engage with our  students and how to encourage responses from them.

Dec 20, 2014

Episode #2: Attention-Grabbers

  • Intro- What's going on in our lives/classrooms
    • Thanksgiving
    • bowling
  • Fun Fact: Overhead Projector
    • opening our new flexible maker space
  1. Tables, Chairs, stools, beach pillows
  2. Building materials (cardboard, masking tape, duct tape, scissors) for fast prototyping and
  3. Cain’s Arcade
  4. Friend and a colleague visiting to get ideas
  • Storm/flood discussion & research teachable moment, went outside
  • Attention Getters/Grabbers
  • Survey! Reminder! Announcement!
  • 1, 2 Eyes on Me!
  • Hands on top, now we stop
  • pack it up, pack it in (House of Pain’s Jump Around)
  • Waterfall in 3, 2, 1…. shh……
  • bump X5.. bump bump!
  • hocus… focus!
  • To infinity… and beyond!

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Thank you all for joining us. Please leave a rating and comment for feedback. It’ll help us make our show better.  Please visit our site: teachingbites.com to subscribe; and visit and like our FB at facebook.com/teachingbites

 

Links:

30 Techniques to Quiet a Noisy Class

Pinterest Link

Buzzfeed’s 27 Attention Getters For Quieting a Noisy Class

Cain’s Arcade

Overhead projectors: From bowling to classroom

Overhead projectors: police ID work 

 

Music

"Presenterator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

 

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dec 20, 2014

 

This is our first episode of the Teaching Bites Podcast. We introduce ourselves and go over our combined 30+ years of teaching experience and innovation strategies with you.

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