The week of October 17th was the worst week of my classroom life. If it could go wrong, it went wrong. Starting with general disorganization […]
I have never been one for giving students quizzes or exams. There’s enough of that crap going on in schools these days and the level […]
I’ve been back in the classroom a couple of weeks now. I can say, it’s an adventure in the making. This particular group of students […]
So, I bought the book, I’ve actually read it (that’s what you’re supposed to do with the books you buy, right?) and I made a […]
Literacy, noun the ability to read and write; competence or knowledge in a specified area. I am always thinking of new ways to incorporate reading, writing […]
Wow, haven’t done one of these in a while. Just when you think you’ve played with every edtech app out there, your coworker tosses a […]
What is… digital literacy? Digital Literacy is the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive […]
We’re starting the “Big Fat Weather Project” this week! For the next 8 weeks (that’s all that’s left folks!) we’re going to make homemade barometers, […]
This time last year, I was starting my favorite project of the year with my students: i, Meteorologist. I’d moved an almost completely pen and […]
Last year, when students completed presentations and other media rich projects for the weather project, they just sent them to me and I posted them […]
So, the Google Classroom pilot is plodding along in my building. Depending on the amount of technology each has, some teachers are using Classroom as […]
Don’t let the title fool you… So, while sitting in a team leaders meeting at the end of January, I was psychologically accosted by […]