I am a firm believer that, when it comes to your toolbox of apps for the classroom, less is more. I’ll spare you the soapbox this time (you can read about it in this blog post if you are really interested!) and just tell you that this is one of the apps on my shortlist. ChatterPix lets […]
technology integration
App/Website Review: Snapguide
In education, we are the kings and queens of repurposing, and in no place is that a truer statement than in the realm of technology. We are amazing at taking apps and tools that were created for the general public and manipulate them to become educational! Snapguide is one of those tools. I’m so glad […]
Book Review: The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson
Why I Picked It Up: My sister who lives in England, introduced us to the character of the Gruffalo. We had no idea what it was, but she bought my kids cups and saucers with the Gruffalo on them. I immediately checked out the story. Why I Finished It: It’s a cute story. The story […]
Book Review: A Matter of Days, by Amber Kizer
Why I Picked It Up: A lot of my “reading” is done via audiobook. I’m a multi-tasker and I like to have something to listen to when I’m doing housework or driving somewhere. Lately, I’ve been working through the 2014 Lone Star Reading List, and this was the first one I found that was available for […]
App-Smashing
App smashing is a fancy term for something that many of you may already have been doing, but didn’t know it had a name. If you’ve ever taken a picture of something and used that picture to create something in another app, you’ve “app smashed” on a very basic level. Rarely, even with the […]
Media Literacy – Representation in Television
Media Representation Why we created it Media Literacy is a necessity for our students. Our students are immersed in media daily, inside and outside of school. Students need to learn how to analyze media’s messages, uses, and learn to create their own to send their own messages. Obviously this is an overwhelming amount of information […]