I finally got my invitation to join Google Classroom! Have you? I never thought it would arrive! Of course, I dove right in...literally I checked my email at 10:30 one evening and couldn't go back to sleep :) My favorite aspect of Google Classroom is the ability to send documents to my students directly without having to make copies of the document or walk through tedious scripting ... Read More about Classroom by Google is AWESOME!
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3 Bulletin Boards in my Classroom
Wow! It's been a while since my last post! I'm sure many if not all teachers can understand my crazy hectic week. I'm torn between beginning of the school year excitement and loss of summer devastation! Will I EVER accomplish what I set out to do during my summer vacation? Ok, enough venting :) How do you get excited for the new school year? Is it the opening snap of that new pack of post-it ... Read More about 3 Bulletin Boards in my Classroom
21st Century Education Tool!
Looking to transform images...dull, lifeless images...into fun interactive content for your classroom? Check out Thinglink!This awesome tool works on a browser, iOS software, and is also available on the android platform. Simply capture or upload a picture and add just about any media you can imagine...YouTube videos, articles from the web, text, video from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. ... Read More about 21st Century Education Tool!
2 Great App Curation Tools
Are you overwhelmed with the sheer volume of apps and tools available for your classroom and students? Sometimes!The following websites provide amazing collections of apps and ed tech tools for specific activities, content areas, and Common Core. The provide teachers with a searchable reference base that is easy to navigate.http://edtechteacher.org/appswww.graphite.org/commoncoreEdTechTeacher ... Read More about 2 Great App Curation Tools
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