Yes, you read the title correctly. After my last post discussed many of the wonderful aspects of Google's Classroom, namely being able to distribute documents to my students without having to run scripts, it may sound strange that there are at least two things I DO NOT like!Before I begin, I must admit that I was almost expecting Classroom to drop down from the heavens in a nice, pretty package ... Read More about 2 Things I DON’T Like About Google Classroom
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3 Essential Twitter Hashtags for Teachers
Hi. I'm Bethany and I love Twitter. There, I said it. I never thought I would join the hashtagging world of 140 characters or less...much less fall in love with the tool.I, like many of you don't use Twitter very much for personal purposes. Actually, for the first time today I replied to one of my sister's tweets...and it was liberating! Ok, maybe not liberating, but definitely a fun way to ... Read More about 3 Essential Twitter Hashtags for Teachers
Reteaching in the Flipped Classroom
As I rewatch the "Check Yo Self" virtual session from FlipCon14, I'm struck by something the presenters said, "don't reteach," and I TOTALLY agree with it.Let me back up. The presenters did not say that teachers should never go over concepts with students. Their point (at least my take-a-way) is that teachers shouldn't repeat what was in their videos. Doing so might discourage students from ... Read More about Reteaching in the Flipped Classroom
Teacher Presence in Flipped Videos: What Do YOU Think?
The 4th of July has come and gone, and with it the first half of our summer. Sigh. It seems as though the weeks after we celebrate Independence Day fly by even quicker than those earlier in the summer. Before we know it, back to school we shall go!This year, I find myself almost EXCITED to begin the school year. Don't get me wrong, I look forward to going back to school each year ... though ... Read More about Teacher Presence in Flipped Videos: What Do YOU Think?
SAMR is to Tech Integration as Bloom’s Taxonomy is to HOTS!
I just completed my first set of video instruction on my summer professional development quest with Sophia.org's "Virtual Classroom" series. The SAMR model is something that is discussed frequently in the world of edtech, but if you're like me, seeing examples of tools and activities for each of the steps can be extremely helpful.Tackling that lofty goal is my objective for today!Please check out ... Read More about SAMR is to Tech Integration as Bloom’s Taxonomy is to HOTS!