Have you seen today’s Google Doodle? It’s the winner of last year’s Doodle 4 Google contest. Today marks the opening of the 2019 Doodle 4 Google contest, where one lucky student doodler will win a $30,000 college scholarship, and a $50,000 technology package for their school. Four National Finalists will win a $5,000 college scholarship.
Go to doodles.google.com/d4g for more information about the contest. The contest closes March 18th so get doodling!
The New York State Educational Media Technology Association (EMTA) has announced the opening of the application process for its annual Media Literacy Project Grant. Each year, the EMTA provides up to two awards in the amount of $1,250 for certified educators in NYS who are working with PreK-12 students on media literacy.
The grant supports educators who provide resources and services that correlate to state and national learning standards for instructional excellence promoting media literacy, and provides funds for research projects or demonstration projects that can be replicated in other areas across the state and nation.
Examples of eligible projects include a film literacy course after school, using video effectively in your lesson plans, and learning about the effective creation and use of media in student work. Descriptions of last years grant awards are listed on the EMTA website.
More information and the application can also be found on the EMTA website at: www.edmediatech.org
The finalists for the 2019 Three Apples Book Awards were announced. The list can be found here.
The Three Apples Book Awards were developed to encourage reading for pleasure by the Section for School Librarians and Youth Services Sections of the New York Library Association. The voting is open to students in grades UPK-12 and is broken into three categories: Young Readers – Grades PK-2; Children – Grades 3-6; and Teens – Grades 6-12.
Students nominate their favorite books in September and October. From this list, students are encouraged to READ! READ!! READ!!! and then vote for their favorites in April. Ballots will be available at school and public libraries. Only students who have read or listened to at least 3 titles from the list are eligible to vote.
For more information about the Three Apples Book Awards go to: www.nyla.org
Regents Review 2.0 is a series of test-prep programs for high school students who plan to take New York State Regents exams in the June of 2018.
Watch programs on-demand & exam schedule and study resources at: www.regentsreviewny.net or here: http://www.wcny.org/education/regentsreview/
Or, after they air, you can find them in Safari
All programs are also available 24/7 at the Regents Review 2.0 website. The website also features additional teacher-recommended online study resources, as well as extra video clips to help prepare students for their big exams.
Regents Review 2.0 is a series of test-prep programs for high school students studying for the annual New York State Regents exams. WXXI-TV 21 Broadcast Schedule 2018 (Set Your DVRs!): A new program on the Transition Global History and Geography Regents Exam is now available. This Regents Review 2.0 program is being developed by WCNY and New York State Teachers in consultation with state organizations. It will examine content and demonstrate strategies to reinforce skills necessary in preparing students for this transition exam. Also, this year New York State has eliminated the words “Common Core” as part of the current NYS Regents Exams titles. Although some of the video episodes and clips contain the words “Common Core” the video material is aligned to the current NYS Regents Exams.
Airing on WXXI TV 21.1/Cable 11/1221:
5/24 at 2 a.m. #1 – ELA
5/25 at 2 a.m. #2 – Algebra 1
5/29 at 2 a.m. #3 – Algebra 2
5/30 at 2 a.m. #4 – Geometry
5/31 at 2 a.m. #5 – Earth Science
6/1 at 2 a.m. #6 – Living Environment
6/5 at 2 a.m. #7 – Chemistry
5/18 at 5 p.m. 6/6 at 2 a.m. #8 – Physics
5/21 at 5 p.m. 5/22 at 2 a.m. 6/7 at 2 a.m. #9 – U.S. History & Government
5/22 at 5 p.m. 5/23 at 2 a.m. 6/8 at 2 a.m. #10 – Transition Global History and Geography
The Youth Services Section of NYLA-SSL has announced the winners of the Three Apples Book Awards. The Three Apples Book Awards are the only book awards that are nominated and awarded solely by kids.
Young Readers Award: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Children’s Award: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
Teen Award: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
For more information about the Three Apples Book Awards, click here!
Over April break, we updated to SAFARI Montage v7.1.27. You’ll notice that it has a new clean and streamlined design that can be immediately seen when logging into the dashboard. The Search interface is much cleaner with filtering options available at the top of the page.
The functionality is the same, except for some new additions. Download our documentation to learn about all of the new Safari enhancements.
The Annual Digital Media Festival (Digies) submission deadline is coming up on April 1st. Celebrate the great work of your students by submitting to the Digies! There are four categories to the festival: Audio, Graphic Arts, Interactive Media and Video. Submit your student work into one of four grade levels: K-2, 3-6, 7-9 or 10-12.
Student work is judged by Professors at colleges and universities from around the United States and by people in media professions. The first, second and third place winners receive a certificate and medal. Winners will be notified that they have placed, and are encouraged to attend the festival, where they will find out which place they won. The festival will be held in the theater at the Strong National Museum of Play on Wednesday, May 16th.
Entries into the festival are due on April 1st and are all submitted digitally. Submissions must be done by a teacher or librarian, and must be K-12 appropriate.
Many of your students are already creating this type of project either with you, in the classroom, or at home. Entries must have been created anytime between April 2, 2017 and April 1, 2018 and must be submitted by a teacher, librarian or other educator. For more information on the festival, for past examples, and submission guidelines, please visit: www.digies.org
The New York State Educational Media Technology Association (EMTA) offers an annual grant for educators who want to incorporate media literacy into their teaching. The goal of the grant is to provide funds (an award of $1,250) for research projects or demonstration projects that promote media literacy and can be replicated in other areas across the state and nation.
Applications are due on or before May 11, 2018. A committee will select the recipients by June 14th, and projects are to be completed between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. For more information and grant application, see the EMTA website at: www.edmediatech.org
