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• Gif Maker for Short Instructions

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on May 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Let’s face it, the world today is full of GIFs. If you’ve embarked in screen-casting and you have NOT yet created a short GIF set of instructions, you certainly need to begin. For a short series of instructions, videos simply… Read More ›

• Google Draw Art

  By Linda McClure on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• School Film Fest

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Great Post About Digital Citizenship

  By Linda McClure on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Student Made Infographics

  By Kari Milton, NBCT on November 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Instead of a poster, have students make infographics of statistical facts. Doing this makes numbers meaningful and can reinforce the concept of fractions and percents. It’s helpful to show students infographics and have them pick out their favorites and explain why. Infographics… Read More ›

• 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 ›

• Engineering the Olympics

  By Linda McClure on February 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• 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 ›

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