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October 2023

News from North Ed REMC 2C - Instructional Technology Support

As the leaves change color and the air turns crisp, we're excited to share our latest newsletter with you. Please share it or forward it to your staff!

Tech challenges return this month, we're hosting another day of learning about AI, and so many more quick tips and resources! As a reminder, the REMC 2C team is available to come to your school or classroom to assist with instructional technology, STEM activities and more. Contact us if you are curious about how we can collaborate with your team. We hope you enjoy this newsletter and find it informative and helpful. Thank you for being a part of our community!

~The REMC 2C Team

Tech Tool

Emoji Kitchen - Google

Do your students love emojis? Want to have fun making your own emojis?This is a fun chrome specific webpage that you can use in your classroom. Customize your own emoji images. Use them in your presentations, emails, forms, folders, etc.

AI Tool

AI Activities for Students

The REMC association has a resource called 21 Things for Students. It is a classroom curriculum for 5th through 9th grade classrooms to learn about technology, including AI activities. Follow the link above to learn more.

REMC Association

Statewide REMC FREE Professional Learning Opportunities. Free SCECHs. Find the whole year's schedule here.

Some of the upcoming courses:

• Doodle for your Noodle
• Student Media Literacy
• Open Education Resources

Day of Learning About AI

Nov. 30, 2023

Join us for more learning and conversations around various AI tools to use in your classroom. Register through North Ed here to attend. Participants will receive a lunch from The Kitchen/TC Catering.

TECH CHALLENGE

Oct. 18- 27

Calling all ghouls and goblins for our Halloween Tech Challenge! We're giving away more boo-tiful gift baskets this year. Want to join us for a howling good time? Fill out this Google form to get the slide deck sent to you on Oct. 18.

STEM & BOOKS

Do you want an easy way to integrate STEM into your classroom without a lot of prep? Try one of the STEM books we have in our library. All of the books have lesson plans created and can be shared with you.

Most of the projects need recyclable items such as cardboard and plastics.

See the whole list here.

Scholastic Esports

Many colleges are now offering scholarships to play Esports and even earn degrees in fields interrelated to Esports. Even within our community, Northwestern Michigan College has an Esports team. If you would like to learn more about Esports and the benefits it brings to your students contact REMC 2C at remc@NorthwestEd.org

Contact North Ed's Instructional Technology Department with any questions!

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Peter Milne

Instructional Technology Specialist

231.922.6210

pmilne@NorthwestEd.org

Danielle Humphrey

REMC Support Specialist, REMC 2C

231.922.6217

dhumphrey@NorthwestEd.org