A main focus in education today is using data to tailor teaching and learning for the individual. In our district we are required to give our students 4-6 interim assessments throughout the school year. Using this data to reteach students and, hopefully, fill in knowledge gaps is fairly straightforward in some subject areas. Many science, … More Focus Fridays
When I first created a Twitter account I wasn’t sure why I was doing it. Since I am a “technology junkie,” for lack of a better term, I wanted to see what Twitter was all about. For a long time I just followed the rich and famous I had interest in and a bunch of … More Twitter: More Than Reading What Your Favorite Celebrity is Thinking
Today I had the chance to attend a blended learning conference that was out on by NYSCATE. In addition to several “breakout” sessions Dr. Alex Couros spoke about the ways technologies have changed the general outlook and the way our generation of students learn. One of the ways he demonstrated this was by showing a … More NYSCATE Blended Learning Summit
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on May 14, 2013. A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to attend the Mobile Learning Summit that was put on by NYSCATE. Even though the conference was almost in spring we had to brave … More Experimenting with Nearpod
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on February 7, 2013. One of the most valuable ways we use our class set of iPod Touches is with quick, in the classroom research. In my fifth grade social studies classes we are in … More Revolutionary War Trading Cards
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on December 6, 2012. Last school year I used an app/website called “Lino It” for my students to do a morning journal entry. (You can read about that in a previous post.) By doing journals this … More Going Paperless: Morning Journals Version 2.0
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on November 29, 2012. This QR Code will take you to my blog. During NYSCATE 2012 one of the most interesting sessions I attended dealt with Quick Response (QR) Codes. Even if you are not … More QR Classroom!
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on November 24, 2012. Earlier this week I had the exciting opportunity to attend the annual NYSCATE conference in Rochester, NY. I wanted to give a quick recap of the sessions I attended, later … More NYSCATE 2012
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on September 12, 2012. Every school year is a new beginning for both teachers and students. This year is no different, in fact it is a year full of even more new beginnings. This is … More Paperless Technology Usage in 2012-13
Note this is one of the posts I will be bringing over from my previous blog. This was originally posted on May 31, 2012. One of the skills that I feel is very important for students, regardless of their age, is the ability to find desired information while completing research. When I was in school, … More “Near” Paperless Research Practice
Moving Toward a Paperless Classroom 