Happy Connected Educator month!In case you didn't know, October 2014 is Connected Educator month. What is a connected educator, you ask?Connected educators are teachers who realize the importance of utilizing and embracing 21st century concepts (digital citizenship, new technologies to enhance learning, etc) and are willing to think outside the typical professional development box. This ... Read More about Why you should be a connected educator
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Blendspace: Awesome Review Idea!
I'm in the process of creating a review activity for my students' Constitution tests. This test always seems to incite an anxious feeling among my students...most likely because it is a test that they are required to pass in order to graduate. Yikes!In order to ease potential fears and avert panic attacks, I assure my students that we will spend a great deal of class time preparing for the test, ... Read More about Blendspace: Awesome Review Idea!
Flipped Video and Activity!
Well...the time has come! Tomorrow, my students will be completing their first flipped video module! I'm nervous and excited :)My students will be viewing Foundations and Formations of Government 1 and will complete the Stoplight Activity as they watch the video. Please feel free to check these activities out and use them in your classroom!To prevent confusion...I made a copy of my Stoplight ... Read More about Flipped Video and Activity!
Getting to Know Your Students
Well...here we are! The first day of school is upon us. My summer FLEW by and I don't know if I accomplished ANYTHING I set out to do.Every year, it seems like I start out with the exact same activity on the first day. "Please complete this index card, making sure to include the following information...your name, your parent's name and contact information, blah blah blah." I don't know why I do ... Read More about Getting to Know Your Students
URL Shortener & QR Code Creator
As I sat at the SEMO EdTech Conference today, I learned an extremely easy way to create QR Codes! Typically, when I create QR Codes for my students, I copy and paste a URL into QR Stuff or a similar program. I then download and/or save the image, or copy and paste the image to a document, presentation, etc. NOW...using the goo.gl Chrome extension, I can simply click the extension on my ... Read More about URL Shortener & QR Code Creator
