I have missed A LOT of time in my classroom in the last two weeks. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend METC for three days...which was awesome. Then, my youngest daughter was sick and needed her mommy. Next, a round of winter weather slammed our area and we had a weeklong snow-cation. As happy as I was to have the break, my students desperately needed some review. The unit we are ... Read More about Pictionary in a Technology Based Classroom
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Share Resources with Your Students with Start Me
I'm still sifting through the wonderful resources I learned about at METC this year. Such an awesome conference! In Glenn Wiebe's session about Social Studies tech, I learned about Start Me, a great tool to use to create a class "landing page" or a place to share resources with your students. Not only does Start Me allow users to create a, for lack of a better phrase, "starting" page for ... Read More about Share Resources with Your Students with Start Me
Awesome Supplemental Government Videos!
Finally! A Crash Course US Government and Politics channel! I am so excited!! I briefly introduced a video from this channel to my students last week as a background video for one of our Kahoot review games (if you haven't checked out Kahoot, seriously do that!). While this channel is new and not full of videos just yet, I think Crash Course US Government and Politics will be an ... Read More about Awesome Supplemental Government Videos!
Teaching with Technology Gets a Makeover!
Hello! Teaching with Technology has a new look! All of the posts and pages are still here! Browse around and share this blog! Do you have any questions EdTech related questions I could (attempt) to answer? Let me know in the comments! As always, thank you for reading :) ... Read More about Teaching with Technology Gets a Makeover!
Flipping the Classroom…Update
I am SO glad I decided to flip this year. I've freed up more class time for application activities, questions about content, and more individualized instruction. My classroom is more student centered than ever before, and I LOVE IT! I've made one major change this semester in my classroom, and I think this change has been a huge benefit for my students. What's the ... Read More about Flipping the Classroom…Update