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iPads in the Primary Classroom
If you were unable to make the January 16th workshop on iPad apps for primary grades, you can access the materials here! Download the...
read moreHappy New Year!
Whoops, I seem to have fallen behind in my blogging with the advent of the holidays. It seemed like everything started to get hectic around Thanksgiving and didn’t let up until after Christmas. Hopefully with the holidays behind us, I can get back in the swing...
read moreGoogle Apps for Education Qualified!
In early October, I decided to take the plunge and sign up for the exams to become Google Apps for Education Qualified. We’ve been using Google Apps here at school for several years now, and I’m already a Google Certified Teacher, so this seemed...
read moreEdCamp Baltimore Reflections
Saturday was the first EdCamp Baltimore, hosted by the Digital Harbor High School located along the Inner Harbor. I left home with the sun rising in my rearview mirror, and arrived with plenty of time to get signed in and settled in. One of the (many) things I love...
read moreJust For Fun – Little Alchemy
Each year, I try to find at least one completely addicting ‘just for fun’ game for my students. Previous hits have included the Sand Game and Boomshine, and the perennial favorite: Plants vs. Zombies. Monday, the perfect game fell into my lap thanks to...
read moreApp – iMovie
Ever since I got my first Macbook Pro, I have been in love with iMovie. It is a simple but powerful program that lets even non-technical novices create beautiful movies. When I got my first iPhone, I downloaded the iMovie app, but rarely used it because of the...
read moreMakeyMakey – Make ANYTHING a Keyboard!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQqh7iCcOU While attending EdCamp NYC over the weekend, I saw mention of something called a MakeyMakey on my Twitter feed. Edcampers were excitedly talking about bringing them to the conference in the morning. I’d never heard of...
read moreComics and Coding – Super Scratch Programming Adventure
I have been a huge fan of the Scratch programming language for years. I use it to teach a programming unit with my fifth graders every year, and they have a wonderful time learning to code. Scratch was created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT as a way to...
read moreEdCamp NYC
On Saturday, just a few days before Hurricane Sandy hit, I visited Manhattan for my third EdCampNYC! I caught the train into town early that morning, and then a cab up to The School at Columbia University. I was excited and ready for another great day of learning...
read moreSocrative Student Response
Socrative is one of those tools I wish I’d had access to when I first started teaching. It’s a free (yay, free!) student response system that works on computers, tablets, and smartphones. It can be utilized both in a 1:1 device setting, or a single...
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