The day has arrived! IspaSuperTeacher update

The Day has arrived! The 10 ISPA finalists are being brought to Cape Town today from around the country and we'll spend three days together at a hotel on the Waterfront. The Gala Dinner and Awards ceremony takes place on Wednesday night. So.o.o.o exciting! http://deinstitute.weebly.com/ispafinalists2018.htm.
There is also an article in ITweb about the finalists https://it-online.co.za/2018/08/17/10-finalists-for-superteacher-award/

How to embed a Screencastify video into a blog

My Grade 6s have loved working with Screencastify to add narration to the stories they wrote using Google Slides. The problem came when we wanted to embed the narrated stories into our blogs.  However,...Screencastify to the rescue. It is all very possible.

This information comes from the Screencastify website.

Embed a recording into a website
https://help.screencastify.com/article/203-embed-a-recording-into-a-website 

If a recording is saved to your Google Drive or published to YouTube, it is possible to embed it into a website or blog post. If a recording is only saved locally, it's not possible to embed it anywhere, as the recording is not hosted anywhere online.

How to embed a recording from Google Drive:
1. Go to your Google Drive
2. Navigate to your "Screencastify" folder, or wherever the video you want to embed is located
3. Right click on the file and click Share
4. Click Get shareable link and choose your privacy settings
5. Click Done
6. Double click the file to open it
7. Click the icon in the top right hand corner of the screen
8. Click Open in a ne  window
9. When the new window loads, click the icon again
10. Click Embed item
11. A window will pop up with the HTML code that you can copy and paste into your website or blog

Here is an example:

We have done this a few times in class, but I think it is a good idea to keep a record of the process. 

The EdTechTeam's Cape Town Summit featuring Google in Education is taking place tomorrow.... Yay!

The #edtechteam Cape Town Summit featuring Google in Education is happening at SACS High School on the 9th & 10th of August (tomorrow and Friday) The incredible schedule features local international speakers with sessions on a number of pertinent topics. This is their first ever trilingual South African summit with sessions presented in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa. This will be a fun, hands-on PD opportunity! Visit www.edtech.team/capetown2018 to register.

I am so excited about this - these Summits are always amazing! There are always so many exciting workshops to choose from.  I am presenting on Digital Storytelling in the Primary School. This is the great sketchnote the team sent out to presenters '8 tips for a great presentation'.