Malchow's Tech Bytes~ Back to School edition! 👩🏻‍💻📚

 Hello all and welcome back to a new school year!! Malchow's Tech Bytes is back for a 4th straight year with an updated, brand new look! I hope as we venture into this new and crazy school year that you will find a resource or two here and there that you will find beneficial!

Each week I will post the current newsletter her on the main page of the blog. To access the links and view the deck in a larger format, simply click on the image below. 

Since the newsletter is done in Google Slides, you can easily scroll through the slides to access previous week's information as well. You will also find the newsletter on the Malchow's Tech Bytes page of this blog along with all of the previous years newsletters too! 

The Epic eBook of Web Tools and Apps

What happens when you ask 50 educators what their favorite web tools & apps are?

You get the 250 page "Epic Ebook of Web Tools & Apps," a free crowdsourced guide by educators for educators that was compiled using the collaborative features of Book Creator!

I'm excited to say I was one of the 50 contributing authors to this amazing, super cool, FREE, crowdsourced eBook that was the brainchild of Kristina Holzweiss! This resource is jam-packed with information about a wide variety of sites and apps! As you can see below, there are over 60 sites/apps already included in the hyperlinked table of contents with another 25+ coming soon. This will definitely be a resource that you will want to check back in on as it continues to grow so be sure to bookmark the link and check back often!

Hyperlinked Table of Contents

Each "chapter" has its own flair as each of the contributing authors put together their own pages. You'll find a variety of useful tips and tricks, information, screenshots, videos, and integration ideas. There's definitely something here for everyone no matter your grade level or content area!

Kristina, and all of the authors, hope the Epic eBook will be a "go-to" resource for you as you integrate technology in your classroom not only this year, but every school year. The ideas within will help you to empower your students to become thought leaders and change makers. The future is in their hands!

Click the image to access this amazing eBook!!

BCS Steam 2020 Vision Online Conference

COVID-19 has certainly put a damper on a variety of activities since March, but simply put, it hasn't stopped those of us that are wanting to continue to learn and grow in our profession. Many scheduled conferences have turned to using virtual platforms and as such have opened doors to educators from near and far!
Looking to add a little PD to your summer repertoire? Check out the BCS Steam conference (#BCSSTEAM20)! You can find more information at bitl.ly/bcssteam20sched. There are LOTS of great sessions throughout the day on a wide variety of topics. I'll be presenting a session on Google Jamboard at both 1:00CT  and 2:00CT. Both sessions are the identical so pick which one works best with your schedule. We'll dive into learning about Jamboard (an online, interactive whiteboard) and also jump onto a Jamboard in real time to play and experiment. 

Fonts, Images, and Presentation Tools... oh my!!!

I'm having SO much fun getting my blog spiffed up and back in shape that I also redid the format for my weekly newsletter for next year and have now been working on getting my Wakelet boards back up to par as well. They have needed some TLC for quite some time but they're getting there and as I'm getting them back in shape I'm opening them up for anyone and everyone to enjoy. I won't even tell you what time I finally went to bed last night, ahem... I mean, this morning. Yikes!! I just couldn't walk away! Have you ever just been in the zone and couldn't stop yourself?!

So, since my computer is now at 7% and I can't stay up as late as I did yesterday two days in a row, I'm going to do a quick share before my computer dies and then head to bed! 

I LOVE putting presentations and my newsletter together. I find it a bit therapeutic to putz with the colors, fonts, and templates. My OCD side craves it!!! I've collected quite a few sites over the years to help with everything from fonts, to text generators and templates, to color matching extensions (my fave!). I finally had the chance to put all of these amazing tools into a Wakelet board for easier access and in a place that others can also benefit from them. I hope you'll find a few new tools on this board as well. 

Have others that you can't live without? PLEASE drop a comment below and share. I'd love to add a few more amazing sites to my list!!!

Brightening things up 🚧

 🚧 Under Construction 🚧

Ever just need a little pick me up? Well that's exactly how I was feeling with the blog. After 3 months of staying at home, each time I would open the blog and see the dark background, it would just depress me! I needed a little more fun, color and spunk to brighten my day!! I'll be playing around with the site as time allows over the summer. I won't be removing any content, just cleaning things up a bit, reorganizing and hopefully making it a little more user friendly for finding resources. I hope you like the start of the new look. The bright colors make me smile every time I jump on! 

☀️ Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities ☀️

Looking to take your professional knowledge up a notch? What better time than over the summer months, sipping umbrella drinks by the pool, and catching some rays! Check out the variety of options below. There's something for everyone!