The SAMR model in Technology: For the past several years I have been integrating Google Suite and Google Classroom into my teaching. Our district has finally moved us to a Learning Management System, and excited is an understatement. I spent… Read More ›
How many times have you wanted to showcase a lot of students’ work, but you just could not choose which projects to show on your parent newsletter or which ones to post on your limited bulletin board space? Did you… Read More ›
I have recently discovered this new trend in distance learning. Teachers are using their little Bitmoji avatars to make cute, creative virtual classrooms. Why, you ask? Because teachers are never satisfied with basic and boring! We are given the challenge… Read More ›
Digital media creation is an amazing skill to teach kids. Not only are there many careers in graphics, but giving students the option to create their own graphics for their school work promotes creativity and independence. You do not need… Read More ›
Our First Film Fest was met with huge success. The films showcased were the very best that were submitted to the Teens Dream Film Competition. This is a competition in which students submit 2 minute films of their dreams of… Read More ›
There is so much out there on digital citizenship, the last thing the world needs is another blog post called How to Teach Internet Safety in Middle School, about how to teach the topic to middle school kids. Rather than… Read More ›
This year I am inspiring my engineering students by creating a unit about the Olympics. In the end they will invent earbud holders for their final project. But for the process of teaching them about engineering in general, what engineers… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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