How can you easily take an assignment you’ve already got in your lesson plans and kick it up notch? Here are some easy ideas for those who need a spark to kick it up a notch! Pick three – five students to ask to create a lesson on what you’re learning about, instead […]
Take it up a notch…just a notch! Easy lesson upgrades… Read More »
Digital Learning Day is about giving every child the opportunity to learn in a robust digital environment everyday, with the goal of success in college and a career. On Wednesday, February 5, tens of thousands of teachers and millions of students across the country will participate in the third annual Digital Learning Day—a national celebration of
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What do you get when you combine a free walkie talkie app, a New Yorker, some Wisconsins, a Missouri-an, and a Texan? Day after day after day of professional advice, personal support, and a LOT of smiles. Jessica Johnson introduced me to Voxer while planning our Indiana Leadership presentation. I have to admit, I didn’t
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Have you ever felt like things were moving too fast? Like things weren’t getting your full attention? Like you were overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start? Three “strategies” I’ve employed this year to help me “manage” the workload have made a difference in keeping up with my whirlwind of a world. The first mental
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I know that sounds a lil’extreme, but seriously, it did. Dropbox is a storing/sharing place in the cloud that allows you to keep up with all of your files,where ever you are, even across platforms. I love this blurb I came across: “This program acts as a “magic pocket” which is always with you
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At the beginning of the year there is always a need for scaffolding basics, especially for younger students or students who may need a reminder of what reading is all about. Teach your Monster to Read is a free game to practice the first steps of reading. It is built on the principles of synthetic
Early bird gets the…reading skills! Read More »