Going 1:1 is a huge change for teachers and students. It allows for personalized learning while putting a lot of responsibility on students that they didn’t have before. In my second year of 1:1 I realized the students needed to understand more of their responsibilities so I started the year off with a Chromebook Challenge. […]
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Moving Up and Moving On
So much has happened the last few months but the biggest news is after 10 years in elementary school I am moving to high school. My excitement is indescribable. Before that happens I want to write all about all the amazing projects I have done that I never took the time to write about. Please […]
Rapunzel STEM
It’s been an amazing year of projects this year and I need to blog more about it. One of my favorite projects this year, by far, is the STEM project we just wrapped about. Take simple machines, add fairy tales, and some Design Thinking to a second-grade class and their creativity runs wild. I started by giving […]
Chatterpix Valentine
Chatterpix is one of my favorite apps to use with students. It is not only simple to use but has a ton of possibilities and a fun final product. Using Chatterpix, the Kindergarten students made Valentines for our school. Using Chatterpix, the Kindergarten students made Valentines for our school. Take a picture ar grab one […]
Augmented Reality, Post 2
Upper Elementary students love Augmented Reality too. Some of my favorite AR apps for the older students tie-in amazingly with the curriculum. Chromville (Free and $$) Chromville, Barcy, and Chromeville Science engages students by bringing their coloring pages to life. The original Chromville allows students to color different characters that animate using AR. Each character […]
Augmented Reality, Post 1
Augmented Reality, AR, is one of my favorite things to teach with. I’ve been presenting on it for years and if I was a better blogger there would probably be a ton of posts about it. To get myself back into posting, I’ve picked this topic, a favorite, and broken it down into multiple posts. […]
Seesaw- the best app/site for the elementary classroom
Seesaw, web.seesaw.me, is really the best iPad app/website for the elementary school classroom. If you use iPads and do not have this app yet, download it, then come back and read all about. Seesaw calls itself a “Learning Journal” and promotes itself as a great tool for portfolios. It is! But it so much more with the […]
EdCite
The Chromebooks have really stepped-up our formative assessment game. I’ve already posted about some of my favorites, Kahoot and Quizziz here, and now want to write about Edcite. Edcite.com is a free website that allows teachers to create assessments that look like PARCC. Teachers can create classes and add students so they have their own accounts. Students […]
Google Slide Books
We are new to GAFE this year at school and the students are I both excited when its time to introduce a new Google tool. This Fall/Winter, third grade students had to research then write a non-fiction book for their writing unit. (Lucy Calkins Units of Study Series) The teachers took charge of the research and […]