Setting+up+the+spaces

So, how should we think about our teaching and learning spaces? And why? When considering the integration of mobile computing technology there can be some challenges in traditional spaces and places. Some of the issues are technical ones, some are simply the way we look at using space in a classroom. If we can be more flexible in our approach to setting up the classroom we are more likely to create the types of spaces that students can work productively in with new technology.

How it works
 * A post on switching up students' seating orientation to fit the activity @http://bit.ly/a2qHNo
 * 10 different ways to think about the learning space… @http://bit.ly/bO31vf

Resources for the first week...or so!

** Icebreakers **

 * Ideas to WOW students and teachers opening day..__ @http://bit.ly/8X2u4w __
 * Pass the paper: Great icebreaker activity []
 * Icebreakers, back to school ideas, many many resources []
 * Icebreakers for adults []
 * See this booklet for many icebreaker and getting to know you activities []

** Bulletin Boards **

 * Great bulletin board ideas here []
 * Many sites with ideas for bulletin boards for all times of the year, posters, notices etc. []

** Integrate technology in new classrooms **

 * ==== Learn it in 5 Video tutorials **about embedding tech __ @http://www.learnitin5.com/Archives __** ====
 * ==== This could be for English but could easily be adapted to suit any topic/subject. Students **research, design, & create** a school-year calendar **using famous poets and poems @http://tl.gd/7j0ev5 **  ====
 * ==== Follow the hashtag #ntchat on Twitter  ====

** Meet the parents **

 * **Ideas for from iTeach**: Meet The Parents @http://ow.ly/2lgqS[|#vanmeter]