Building Community in the Classroom: Flipgrid
I’ve been thinking a lot about next year. The next school year will look nothing like past years, and most likely school will be some sort of hybrid where I…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about next year. The next school year will look nothing like past years, and most likely school will be some sort of hybrid where I…
Read MoreAs the year comes to the close, I end my second year of teaching grammar in a unique way. My school, for good or bad, does not teach grammar in…
Read MoreYears ago, I found a really great resource for teaching Night. One of the activities in it had students make a list of Free Words. Here’s how I explain the…
Read MoreEven though I’ve been in the classroom in person or virtually every year since 1999, I’m back to being new again, hopefully for the last time. This means I have…
Read MoreSo I had a great week being back in the classroom after taking a year off of teaching to be home with my boys. I enjoyed being director of instructional…
Read MoreSo last night my husband and I were out way too late at the Coldplay concert, and Chris Martin did something that I found extremely interesting during the song “Charlie…
Read MoreI am thrilled to share I’ll be back in the classroom next year, so expect more posts where I reflect on and document my use of technology at my new…
Read MoreWhat do you have to look forward to? I plan on featuring some of my favorite new and old apps: PearDeck, Noodletools, Hstry.co., Google Classroom, and Glogster. I plan to share lesson ideas for these programs, and I’ll share tips and advice from some of my favorite lessons. A new feature will also be a parent piece…tips and advice on keeping your child safe. If you haven’t checked out Common Sense Media before, do so! It’s an amazing resource for both educators and parents.
Read MoreConventions are always information overload. So much information is presented so quickly that it can be hard to write down it, take a picture of the screen, or scan the…
Read MoreI think one of the most challenging parts of instructional technology is that it is always changing. When I think back to my program at Regis, I realize how hard…
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