Blackout Poetry - Update
Earlier I wrote about how to do Blackout Poetry using Google Docs . I was dying to try it! A friend…
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Jazz Appreciation Month - StoryLine Online
StoryLine Online just released a new book just in time Jazz Appreciation Month (April). It is call…
Blackout Poetry with Google Docs and Drawings
I love the idea of Blackout Poetry. The basic premise is using existing text and finding words with…
Black History Month - Video/Story
On my news feed at the beginning of the month StoryLine Online posted that a new book was added to…
7 Sneaky Ways to Get Students Reading Using Technology - Article
Super excited to find out an educational article I wrote was published today in eschoolnews.com . T…
Google Forms - Choose Your Own Adventure - My First Attempt
I just created my first Choose Your Own Adventure style story using Google Forms. As a tech coach…
Choose Your Own Adventure Stories - Using Google Forms
My newest obsession is having students use Google forms to create "choose your own adventure…
Blackout Poetry for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. I use to love teaching about poetry but like most teachers I typica…
Keynote - Magic Move Lesson
I was working with fourth graders teaching them how to use their Keynote app prior to a big project…
Persuasive/Argumentative Writing - 5th Grade
The other day I taught a persuasive/argumentative writing lesson...using technology...to three fift…
ISTE Idea #2 - Random Poster Session Ideas
Before I get to the #1 ISTE Idea I was looking at my notes and ran across a few random ideas I got …
ISTE Idea #4 - Text to Table (and Wordle)
This idea was presented at a Poster session titled "Unleash Cool Unknown Tools with Microsoft …
ISTE Idea - #5 - 100 Word Challenge
I saw this at a poster session and am very excited about getting some classrooms to try this 100 W…
Persuasive Writing Video
I have to teach a model class in an ELA classroom tomorrow using ClassFlow and Kahoot. I thought I…
ACT Aspire Timed Writing
Our state just moved to the ACT Aspire test, which students will be taking this year (2015). To say…
iMovie Intro Activity
When introducing iMovie and all the various bells, whistles, and sound effects that go with it my &…
October - Anti Bullying Month - Song
This is one of my favorite videos/songs sung by 14 year old Rachel Crow. Since October is Anti-Bu…
The Power of Positive Thinking Activity
I ran into this project walking the halls at one of the schools I go to. It was done in Leslie Laru…
Book - Unit Plans (Hoot)
Hoot is one of my favorite books to read with fourth graders towards the end of the year. It goes w…
End of Year - Fun Idea
I was looking for free end of year tech ideas on TeachersPayTeachers and I came across this fun ide…