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 […]
100th Day App Smash
The 100th Day of School is always a lot of fun. Since we have iPads in the classrooms this year some of the first grade teachers were ready to integrate them into the celebration. Every teacher can add their own twist but my favorite combination is Doodle Buddy and ChatterPix. First students need a picture of […]
Read & Write
My favorite Google Extension just got updated. Now, Read & Write will read aloud using a screen shot box so it will read text that is embedded in images and websites using flash. Simply draw a box around the text and listen up. Check this out: Read more about why I like this extension here: https://ariellegoldstein.com/?p=260
Computer Science Week & Hour of Code
We are celebrating Computer Science week all month here in Kindergarten through Fourth Grade. We started last week with some unplugged activities and will continue with the traditional Hour of Code activities this week. Students will then progress into more complex tasks or onto coding some of our new robot friends. We have Ozobots, Dash from […]
Pre-K Bridges
The Pre-K students had a unit on transportation so we did their first STEAM project of the year building bridges. First we read: Bridges are to cross by Philemon Sturges. Then we looked at other real bridges and their shape. Students worked in partner to decide which shape they wanted their bridge to be. Once […]
Kahoot vs. Quizizz
Kahoot and Quizizz are both great ways to gamify formative assessment in the classroom. Each has it’s positives and it’s negatives and each has its place. First, why gamify assessment? it’s motivating it’s engaging it’s exciting Both are FREE and students DO NOT need accounts. Kahoot Quizizz Accounts Teacher yes No Questions Multiple Choice Multiple […]
#coffeeedu
On Saturday I met up with some amazing like-minded teachers for CoffeeEduNJ. CoffeeEdu is a one hour chat, or “unconference”, where people get together and talk about…anything. Learn more about it here: http://www.coffeeedu.org/ There were not only awesome local teachers, but Alice Keeler, the creator was able to come. I learned, I was inspired, I ate breakfast, […]