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…
Read MorePeardeck: a Tool for Teaching Punctuation Templates
As 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 MoreJust Mercy: A Challenge to Be the Change You Want to See in the World
When I started reading Just Mercy, I was trying to figure out something that was twofold: how did I want this book to affect my teaching, and how do I use it with students who have never read it since I teach freshmen and sophomores?
Read MoreDeciding when to unplug when planning lessons
So 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 MoreReady Player One Review
So, you may be wondering why I am reviewing a book on this site. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a book that speaks to my heart because of…
Read MoreUpdate from The Techy Teacher
What 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 MoreInformation Overload: Day 1 of ISTE Convention
Conventions 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 MoreStaying current with technology trends
I 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…
Read MoreTrying out Twitter
Even though I love using technology in my classroom and at home, I find it is important to limit tools and unplug. This is part of why I have never…
Read MoreBlogging: Best practices for teachers and students
In order to be successful using blogs in your classrooms, you have to do more than just come up with creative lessons and projects for the students to do with the blog. The more integral they become to your everyday teaching, the more you will need to establish guidelines for your students. You may have to ask your school or your district to tweak their Acceptable Use Policy or Digital Citizenship Policy to include blogging, or maybe you’ll need to create student contracts or notify parents.
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