Hello, and happy Monday! I don't know about you, but I drank ALL the coffee today. It's that lovely time of the year when it starts getting dark a bit earlier in my neck of the woods, which always seems to translate into me being sleepier than usual. I'll eventually get used to it ... sooner or later :) My Government students are beginning their Missouri Constitution and Federalism unit this week ... Read More about My Flipped Classroom: Adding Learning Checkpoints
Search Results for: Google Classroom
Cell Phones in the Classroom – My Policy
Happy Friday! The whirlwind of the back-to-school season has almost calmed in the Petty household. We're almost settled into our crazy weekday routine of laying out clothes the night before, setting cell phone reminders, packing backpacks and lunches, ensuring that all dance, soccer, and piano requirements are ready to go, enjoying a nighttime read, and finding some time to rest and recharge as a ... Read More about Cell Phones in the Classroom – My Policy
Technology in the Classroom: Teacher Goals 2018-2019 Edition
Hello, and happy Wednesday! Today was an emotional day for me - our daughters went back to school, and we now have a 2nd grader and a Kindergartener. Ohhhhh the emotions! I made it worse last night by looking through my girls' baby pictures, watching videos of when they learned to walk and talk ... the waterworks were in full force! However, I did NOT cry today as we walked them to their classroom ... Read More about Technology in the Classroom: Teacher Goals 2018-2019 Edition
New Color and Font Options in Google Forms
Hello, all! We got back from ISTE last night/early this morning (7.5-hour drive from Chicago to my house which included only one stop for my daughters!) and I just finished administering a final for a summer class. I am EXHAUS TED! I never drive more than an hour and a half one way and just drove about 15 hours over a two day period. Thank goodness my husband drives when we go on long ... Read More about New Color and Font Options in Google Forms
Looking Ahead – 3 Ideas for Classroom Technology
Hello, all! I hope your summer is off to a great start and, if your school is still in session, or if you're teaching summer school like me, I hope you're having a blast doing what you love! Like many of you, I find myself thinking ahead to the upcoming school year before the current school year even ends, and as ideas were popping into my head during the last few weeks, I frantically told Siri to ... Read More about Looking Ahead – 3 Ideas for Classroom Technology
