R Williams

Educator, expat, learner, inquisitive traveler, reader, techie, nibbler, dabbler, and more...

[R Williams @renwilltech]

A ray of sunlight 🌞

[kelly victoria 🪐 @saysthefox]

I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now so here goes:

At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking

[DoInk Tweets @DoInkTweets]

MT @cindygo75: This is one of my favorite #greenscreen projects! 4th Grs used the green screen magic to report from inside their dioramas. They researched, rehearsed, built the diorama, filmed in the green studio & edited videos using @DoInkTweets #doink

[DoInk Tweets @DoInkTweets]

RT @Marc_Tucker_CCA: Saw a cool idea and made our own 4 Read-a-thon excitement @DoInkTweets #GreenScreenFun #StoryBookCharacters #ReadingIsFun #doink #greenscreen

[Lorna Levack @LevackTeachTech]

Here is a list of the #podcasts I have started listening too.
Any others you listen to that I should add to my list?

#edtech #ETcoaches #AppleEDU #education #ipaded #coachbetter #techcoach #technology #edutwitter #edugladiators #satchat

[Mike Dunlop @mike_dunlop]

#asdubai #makerfaire

[R Williams @renwilltech]

ASD’s First Maker Faire was yesterday. The rain held off! Amazing kids’ creations and innovations!

[Mike Dunlop @mike_dunlop]

#asdubai #makerfaire

[Elaina Kloecker @ElainaKloecker]

My #aseapaches used the geo board app to write their names, then uploaded to @Seesaw and labeled the different types of angles they found @gccisd_edtech @CreekMath

[R Williams @renwilltech]

K1 students making chairs for Little Bear #esasdubai#

[George Couros @gcouros]

3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development https://t.co/tfHvvlogUE

[R Williams @renwilltech]

Third graders making games using magnets for their first grade buddies. #asdslowchat #asdesedtech

[R Williams @renwilltech]

Original shoes made by 4th graders using the design thinking process. Time to reflect. #asdslowchat #asdesedtech

[R Williams @renwilltech]

@DesignSaunders @FennSchool Great fun! Thanks for sharing

[R Williams @renwilltech]

This is exciting! https://t.co/gYs5oqxtJ0

[Seesaw @Seesaw]

Check out Seesaw’s newly expanded Activity Library! Activities work right in Seesaw and are ready to use in your classroom. You’ll save time on prep and can organize all student responses in one place. https://t.co/Z1sSkVdYQV

[George Couros @gcouros]

I am working with a group of educators and they are interested in learning more about #geniushour for elementary students. Any suggestions on what they can do? Links? Videos? People to connect them with?

[Troy Hicks @hickstro]

"When we control the writing process, we limit kids' thinking," says @RebekahODell1 It is more cognitively demanding to have them engage in the work of real writing than it is to simply follow a formula. @aschoenborn @writingproject @HeinemannPub

[R Williams @renwilltech]

Did you know that Albert Einstein predicted that the stars might look to be in different spots during a solar eclipse because of the bending of light? Leave it to a second grader sharing his research using Google Slides. #asdslowchat #asdesedtech

[AJ Juliani @ajjuliani]

Our job as teachers is not to "prepare" kids for something; our job is to help kids learn to prepare themselves for anything.

[R Williams @renwilltech]

Fourth graders collaboratively using Osmos - stepping stones to more advanced coding. #asdslowchat #asdesedtech

[R Williams @renwilltech]

This new update of Minecraft is completely amazing with dolphins, tridents, fish, sunken boats, and other cool underwater things. Jump in and take a look. #asdslowchat #esasdedtech

[R Williams @renwilltech]

Girls designing houses in Minecraft. Oh, the embedded skills! #asdslowchat #asdesedtech