Hello, friends! I'm coming to you this evening from my desk in our basement on the evening before I head back to work after our extremely brief, but much needed, Easter break. Next year, my district will be adopting a new calendar that allows us to count hours instead of days, which means we will be at school more minutes but fewer days. This means that my eleventh year of teaching will finally ... Read More about Flipped Learning and HyperDocs: Reflections from my Classroom
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5 Great Chrome Extensions for Students
Hello, friends! February was the month of conferences, workshops, sick days, snow days, and federal holidays for me, and I feel like I'm playing catch up. I know you feel my pain! This is the 4th year of our 1:1 initiative, and I've started to just assume that my students know how to "technology," if you will. I've made an effort, as I'm sure many of you have, to make technology the background ... Read More about 5 Great Chrome Extensions for Students
Teacher Self Care: 3 Ways I De-Stress
If you're a teacher, this statement will probably come as no surprise to you: teaching can be stressful. Yes, teaching can be super stressful, not only because of the work that goes into designing lessons and units that help create a meaningful and relevant learning experience for our students. Teaching is, in my humble opinion, one of the most - if not the most - important job on the face of the ... Read More about Teacher Self Care: 3 Ways I De-Stress
Utopia Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Kit – Review
*In exchange for a review, I was given two VR/AR headsets and two decks of system cards from Utopia 360* WOW! This is AWESOME! I was recently contacted by the great people at Utopia 360 VR and asked to review their VR and AR system. It. Is. SUPER COOL! As I high school Social Studies teacher, I knew I couldn't provide a review of the products as they would be used in my classroom - while these ... Read More about Utopia Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Kit – Review
5 Great Augmented Reality Apps for the Classroom – Guest Post
Hello, friends! I'm extremely interested in leveraging the power of Augmented Reality in the classroom, after learning about it at RCET earlier this year. I hope you enjoy this guest post about great Augmented Reality apps for your classroom by Steven Wesley! Technology is predominant in every aspect of our lives. Can you imagine living without the TV, computer, tablet, smartphone, eReader, ... Read More about 5 Great Augmented Reality Apps for the Classroom – Guest Post
