Kailyn Aragon

Mom of 2. Teacher to tiny humans. The future is in my hands.

[Kailyn Aragon @KaiAragon2]

My takeaway from this course is all the resources from the book. I will use the resources for myself and for the students in my classroom. #technology4education

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My takeaway is Book Creator which provides a blank canvas, where learners can bring together all of their media to demonstrate their understanding. Each book can include text, images (with assistive technologies), audio, and video. #technology4education

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One million jobs may go unfilled because only 1 in 4 schools teach computer science. #technology4education

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My takeaway from this week was the speech-to-text options. Speakit is a Google Chrome, Windows, & Mac extension that reads webpages and PDFs. Highlight the text and click on the speaker embedded in the window. #technology4education

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During WWII, Navajo code talkers boasted the only unbroken communications system in the Pacific theater. #nmhist #navajocodetalkers

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Navajo Code Talkers were recruited by the Marines, they played a significant role in the Pacific theater. #nmhist #navajocodetalkers

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1,000 Americans and 9,000 Filipinos were either killed or died on the march. #nmhist #Bataandeathmarch

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The Japanese underestimated the number of men who held out on the Bataan Peninsula. #nmhist #bataandeathmarch

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In WWII, the combined U.S and Filipino contingent surrendered on April 9. Along with 200,000 Filipino civilians, captives were forced to march 60 miles to the Japanese prisoner of war camp in sweltering heat. #nmhist

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Radioactive elements such as Tritium and Strontium-90, can be found in trace amounts in landscapes and wildlife species around the world. #nmhist #LANL

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Officials from Los Alamos did not meet formally with representatives of any of the local Pueblos until the 1990's to discuss the impact of the labs on tribal lands. #nmhist

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The federal government appropriated about 43 square miles of land that belonged to San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, & the Spanish land grant of Ramon Vigil. #nmhist

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People of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara Pueblos had little choice in the initial decision to locate the secret nuclear facility in the isolation of northern NM. #nmhist

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Historian Jon Hunner explained that life at Site Y was defined by secrecy. #nmhist

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My takeaway from this week is English Language Learners resources. A few resources: https://t.co/1nkfbFDH08, https://t.co/oe1XwHoQpT, and https://t.co/To5Eak8WZp. #technology4education

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Senator Quay helped orchestrate a compromise measure by which AZ and NM would be welcomed as one large state, rather than two. #nmhist

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There was a jointure; New Mexico and Arizona as one whole state. #nmhist

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"Since 1848, the Mexican population has advanced in education, in independence, in mental vigor, and in firm loyalty to the American government." -Colorado Legislator Casmiro Barela. #nmhist

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Republicans supported an initiative to teach nuevomexicano children to speak English through the proposed state-run primary education system. #nmhist

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NM delegates, Miguel Otero and Stephen B. Elkins knew that congressional approval was the only element that prevented their territory from becoming a state. #nmhist