The year is off to a great start! You and your students are settled into your routines, you’re rocking the community building, and you have a month’s worth of lesson plans in the bank. Ok, maybe not the last one, but you’re probably feeling pretty confident by now and ready to try something new! If you’ve ever […]
educational technology
Book Review: Pink is for Blobfish, by Jess Keating
Why I Picked It Up: The cover. Yep, judged this one by the cover and I am glad I did. What a gem. The pink catchy title is one thing, but the most hideous, gelatinous creature with grumpy-man face made me *literally* LOL. After reading about the book, I knew it had to be mine. […]
Review of Awesomeness: Google Cardboard
This blog post took forever. I apologize in advance for any productivity and time lost while you explore Google Cardboard. It is truly a black hole of awesomeness that will suck you in, but you won’t hardly care because it’s so cool! As I explored, there were about three categories that are distinct, but not necessarily separate: […]
Website/App Review: Google Keep
I know, I know…another Google tool! It seems every time I turn around, Google has something new and incredible to make our lives better! Google Keep is one of my personal favorites. It is in the top five tools I use every day (right up there with my email and my calendar) and I’m convinced it’s short […]
Did You Know…Historical Street View in Google Maps!
Welcome back from the break! We hope you had a wonderful, relaxing time with family and friends, and are ready to get back to inspiring your students with your enthusiasm for learning! Today’s Did You Know is a slightly less well known feature of Google Maps that has incredible implications for your study of human/physical characteristics […]
Website Review: Voki
Voki is an oldie but a goodie! I keep coming back to this uber fun technology tool. My personal children and I spent five minutes creating a Voki for a book we read and about 15 minutes playing with it and laughing! Of all the tools I have shared with teachers this has been a […]