show me the facs - technology! ashley davis. what do you know what are your favorite technologies...
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SHOW ME THE FACS - TECHNOLOGY!
Ashley Davis
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
What are your favorite technologies you already use in the classroom?
How have our classrooms changed in the past 5 years? 10 years?
What do you think our classrooms will be like in 10 years? 50 years?
FACS TRENDS
Farm to School / Farm to Table - Food Day
Career Focus - FACS realted career trends such as fashion, food, and child development (Career Pathways)
CAD (Computer Aided Design)
PLTW (Project Lead the Way) and STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Pro Start - Restaurant and Food Service prep
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION TIPS
Plan ahead and get to know the technology before teaching or presenting
Remember free today...gone tomorrow
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox tend to be the most user friendly browsers
Be flexible and have a back-up plan
Always look for the "educational" version of applications. They often provide free additional storage or features.
Find ways to promote troubleshooting and problem solving by students and co-workers
SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTERFLY
Use social media to promote FACS and your FACS classes
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, etc.
CREATE "PINTERESTING" LESSONS
Use Pinterest site or app to generate "real world" interest in your lessons or topics
Also a great way to spread the word about FACS!
TAKE OUT YOUR CELL PHONES
Use Poll Everywhere to create class polls to be done via text messages...for FREE!
EXCELLENT FACS RESOURCES
MAFCS & AAFCS websites provide wonderful professional resources for FACS
SAVE IT IN THE CLOUD
YOUR LIFE'S WORK WHEREVER YOU ARE
2 GB Free
Additional space granted for referrals
Acts like any other file on your computer...all of your computers!
Documents can be accessed from anywhere you have internet
TED
Free educational videos available online and on the App
http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
APPS!
Use Apps to bring the technology to their fingertips
Contact Me!
Ashley Davis
Twitter: @davisfacs
Facebook: Share the FACS
Pinterest: Ashley's FACS of Life
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