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
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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
2 Essential Documents for the Flipped Classroom
I'm starting to get excited about the upcoming school year, and this is NOT something you would normally hear me say at this point in July! Thanks, flipped classroom model!I've created two documents (thus far) that I believe are essential to setting up a successful flipped classroom: Parent Letter and Student Letter/Contract.I've always used a Classroom Contract in my classes, but I felt that my ... Read More about 2 Essential Documents for the Flipped Classroom
Stoplight Flipped Learning Activity
Looking for another flipped video activity? Check out my Stoplight Assignment!This is a Google Doc, so it can be easily embedded into your class website, sent to your students assignment folders using Doctopus, or simply shared with your students.The first section of the Stoplight Activity provides the students with note-taking space. If you'd like to adjust the space available, or add a skeletal ... Read More about Stoplight Flipped Learning Activity
Reteaching in the Flipped Classroom
As I rewatch the "Check Yo Self" virtual session from FlipCon14, I'm struck by something the presenters said, "don't reteach," and I TOTALLY agree with it.Let me back up. The presenters did not say that teachers should never go over concepts with students. Their point (at least my take-a-way) is that teachers shouldn't repeat what was in their videos. Doing so might discourage students from ... Read More about Reteaching in the Flipped Classroom
