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Classroom teacher with a Master's degree in Educational Technology from Northern Arizona University. 2017-2018 LA Country Teacher of the Year. My professional passion is creating more technological engaging environments in education. I attend conferences to keep up with technology and have given ed Tech presentations in Arizona and South Africa. When I am not improving my skills in ed tech, I also like to travel, dance, and ride vintage cycles. I also enjoy pets and have adopted 2 wonderful dogs. Follow me on twitter @Miltology

• CAD Unit Project for a Math Classroom

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 19, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  As a computer teacher who teaches a semester of computer aided design, I wanted to share a program which would be a great project addition to a math classroom. My 7th grade students practice so many skills in this unit,… Read More ›

• 5 EdTech Goals to Complete this Summer

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Let’s get your summer started with edTech Goals to put under your belt. If you haven’t done these already,  here are the top 5 PD opportunities for summer 2017. (And if you attend ISTE unplugged, you could do them all… Read More ›

• Open House with Google Sites

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Create a website so that when parents come to Open House, they can find their child’s name, and view a portfolio of projects throughout the year. It’s actually pretty simple using Google’s Suite of applications. My students created a Google… Read More ›

• Google Classroom: A Platform for Sharing

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The Google Classroom board provides a safe environment for students to share their work. Earlier in the year students learned basic GarageBand skills and created a short commercial stinger. Then they shared their jingle in Classroom, and their peers listened and commented on their… Read More ›

• Paired Computer Challenges

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on April 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I recently wrote a blog on pair programming and someone asked me if you can use the same dynamic to other computer lesson, not just programming. I am a computer teacher that teaches various computer classes including computer aided drafting,… Read More ›

• Pair Programming Power

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on April 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In the 21st century teaching has morphed into an absolutely wonderful, collaborative adventure. As a computer teacher I sought to ride this active revolution and create collaborative activities for my classroom. I wanted to change the norm of students working… Read More ›

• Beyond Blockly: Coding with Karel

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on April 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  CodeHS offers a wealth of resources to teach coding. As a middle school teacher I was on the lookout for a program that would have students code in JavaScript. My 6th grade students use Khan Academy lessons to code animals… Read More ›

• ShowWhatYouKnow w/MySimpleShow

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on April 1, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I ran across this sweet web app this past week and decided to break it out with my students. It’s a site called MySimpleShow. The simplicity of the program is apparent when you create your project. You could use it… Read More ›

• Introducing ClassCraft to Students

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on March 21, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  My colleague Linda McClure and I rolled out Classcraft this year and now have been Classcrafting for 7 months and we feel very comfortable with the program. We were excited, a bit apprehensive but dove into the program during the… Read More ›

• Stunning Student Coded Websites

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on March 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Another year completed teaching websites to students. At year’s end after spending 7 weeks on the website unit, I had a student tell me that she thought we spent way too little time learning how to code websites. Many students commented… Read More ›