by Meredith Martin | Jan 23, 2014 | Collaboration, iPads, resources, Sharing, web app
Stoodle is a very nifty web tool for creating collaborative whiteboards. It can be used on the iPad or on a desktop/laptop. No registration is necessary, simple start a new class classroom, share the URL with others, and begin collaborating. Microphone...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 20, 2014 | resources, web app
Kahoot! is a new tool for teachers that is similar to apps such as Socrative or Nearpod. Kahoot allows teachers to create multimedia quizzes and present them to students in a game based environment. Teachers design their quizzes and surveys online at the...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 16, 2014 | Collaboration, Common Core Standards, professional development, resources, web app
If you have not already tried it, Mastery Connect is a fantastic tool to aid teachers in aligning lessons and assessments to the Common Core. Basic teacher accounts are free, and give you access to a wealth of materials aligned to the CCSS. Recently, Mastery Connect...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 14, 2014 | How-To, Presentations, Research, resources
Our fourth graders are all beginning research projects, so I’ve been popping into some of the classrooms to do a quick lesson on effective searching. The kids really seem to enjoy it, and many are amazed at how much easier it is to find what they are looking...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 13, 2014 | Books & Reading, Common Core Standards, Reading, resources, web app
Newsela is a web tool I learned about at Edcamp Baltimore this year. This free site provides news articles from around the globe in a format designed for students. One of the best features of this site is the ability to adjust the lexile level of each text based on...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 8, 2014 | Apps, Books & Reading, iPads, Reading, resources
I’m trying out a new online service this month called Oyster Books. The concept seems very promising. For $10/month you have access to their full library of books, which you can then read on your iOS devices. You can read as many books as you want each month,...
