Tech Tidbits: Autumnal Events

In my role during my new day job this year, I am the Technology Specialist. Along with integrating technology in the classroom & curriculum (and troubleshooting), to the 3 year olds to the 5th graders, I am known as the iPad Lady. Everyone loves the iPad Lady, and the iPad Lady gets a lot of hugs from the li'l guys. Life is good!

So of course I had to capitalize on it this Halloween & go as "The Queen of iPads."

This is a new position to my school, so I do a lot of inventing as I go along. Part of this led me to create a weekly email I call "Tuesday Tech Tidbits." In it, I address any tips or tricks we need to have on our radar at our school, but some of the more fun things I do is share resources. This week, I shared some of the upcoming events of Autumn. Here's a smattering here for you to peruse, use, choose, or refuse! ;-)

Fall & Fall Foliage

• BrainPopJr: Fall    [This is a subscription site.]
• Peak Foliage Dates (from the Farmer's Almanac): Listed by state; potential for mapping activity based on peak dates
• US Dept of Forestry: Fall Colors 2014: Includes 3 min. movie about why leaves change color, interactive maps, links to global fall pics
• Enchanted Learning: Fall Leaves (includes printables)    [This is a subscription site.]
• CybraryMan: Fall
• Chemistry of Color

Daylight saving: This weekend: Nov. 2, 2014
Spring Ahead, Fall back

• BrainPop: Daylight Saving Time    [This is a subscription site.]
• Enchanted Learning (includes printables)          [This is a subscription site.]
• Daylight Savings Time Explained: 6 minute powerpoint style movie of history, facts, & how technology & economics are related. Might make for interesting debates pro/against it for older students.
• Social Studies for Kids: informational read for older children on history and a link to other countries that observe it.
• CybraryMan: Daylight Saving (scroll down to the right spot)

Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014

• BrainPopJr: Rights & Responsibility [This is a subscription site.]
• Enchanted Learning: US Election Day (includes printables)          [This is a subscription site.]
• Election Day: CybraryMan

Veterans Day: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014

• Veteran's Day for Kids: Interview with a Tuskeegee Airman (5 min video)
• Enchanted Learning: US Military (includes several printables)          [This is a subscription site.]
• USA for Kids: Veteran's Day
• Cybraryman: Veterans' Day

Picture of me on Halloween from my calendar; Leaf image from http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/175857/Fall-Leaves-beautiful-Autumn.jpg; Fall Back image from http://www.creationswap.com/artwork/12/7/52/16065/12752_16065_5.jpg; Election day from http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/cleburnetimesreview.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/35/3350acde-3a02-5f46-a706-087e6145462f/53cf243914b2c.image.jpg, Veteran's Day http://veterans-day2014.com/veterans-day-clip-art-microsoft-vintage-christian/veterans-day-clip-art-christian/