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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

• Genius Bar Officer Roles

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on December 20, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  In order to make Genius Bar more student run, I created the following leadership positions. Last year (near the end of the year) students read through the roles and responsibilities of each leadership position and then filled out a Google Form… Read More ›

• Another Year Celebrating Code!

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on December 14, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Hour of Code is probably the best thing to happen to my classroom. .. .  EVER! I was teaching coding years before National Coding Week, but not to all of my classes and not to the extent that I do… Read More ›

• Web Developing with Dash

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on December 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve been teaching the programming languages of html and css for years. Every year I try and bring my students to a higher understanding of coding while still letting them experience the pride of creating something that they can share… Read More ›

• Creativity with ThingLink★

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 18, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  To showcase end of the year learning for Open House, I used the medium of ThingLink. It is such an easy platform where students can showcase their work. The ThingLink platform is quite user friendly. I taught the students the… Read More ›

• Making Digital Badges Wearable!

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on March 16, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  If digital badging wasn’t motivating enough already, enter wearable badges! Seriously, check out the smiles and the thumbs up of the students sporting their badging swag to the left. For the past month, each time students earn a digital badge,… Read More ›

• SketchUp for Every Classroom!

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on March 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  “I love SketchUp because it is the most fun and challenging computer program that I have ever used. The most challenging project that I have done is the castle and my personal project of me making a temple.” -Patrick, age… Read More ›

• 10 Tips on Managing Students in a Computer Lab

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on February 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This is my 9th year teaching in a computer lab. Often teachers ask me how I handle classroom management in a lab or a one-to-one environment. Here are some of the tips I give to colleagues, from basic and broad… Read More ›

• Get Kids Coding Amazing Websites!

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on February 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I have found flow in teaching html and css to my students.  It’s taken a few years, but now I feel that my students really get an in depth understanding of the basics of css and html through this unit… Read More ›

• Google Educator Exams

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on January 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This summer I made a goal to become a Google Certified Educator I & II. I felt that the credentials would be helpful as a technology presenter. It would also give me the understanding to train my peers to use the powerful… Read More ›

• Teaching through Contests

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on December 22, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Students need authenticity. It is not enough for their teachers to tell them to turn a project in for a grade. They need an audience and a reason. Finding local, regional, state, national, and even global competitions allow an audience… Read More ›