Friday, March 2, 2018

ClassroomScreen

Classroomscreen.com  


Leave this website up all day and use it to quickly use and display classroom productivity tools like timers, clocks, drawing pages, noise level monitors, dice and post its!  Yo can even create and display QR codes right on the page by just pasting in a URL!!!!


Super easy and fun!!!



  




Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Life of a Can

Novelis and Discovery Education created a new elementary recycling education program that teachers about recycling through lessons and activities focusing on the "Life of a Can."

Resources include an interactive challenge, lesson plans for 3-5th graders, and activities for families.  There is even a tool kit to help students create a school-wide recycling program!






Friday, February 2, 2018

Flipgrid


Create a wall/page where students can share ideas and respond to questions using quick, short videos!  It's easy, fun and has more potential classroom uses that I can count... like a digital "I Wonder" wall, exit slips, essential questions, your class newsletter......

Here's my first Flipgrid... 


Flipgrid's Library of Ideas (Topics of Discovery)

Even more ways to Use Flipgrid

Downloadable instructions for teachers and students!

Getting Started Video (2 minutes)



Quick Walkthrough Video from Flipgrid on Vimeo.

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Introducing How Computers Work





Code.org produced a series of short videos to help students understand computer science concepts better!

Monday, January 22, 2018

Instructional Learning Strategies SIPD’s # RTSD26SIPD Learning how @olgaadams19 made reading instruction better with novels! @wagnernancy https://t.co/6PD7seKiJt


from Twitter https://twitter.com/igitteacher

January 22, 2018 at 08:28AM
via IFTTT

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Another Exciting Feature of Kahoot!

Kahoot has decided to help us out and create a library of free, curriculum-aligned games designed for classrooms!

Rest assured that the content of these Kahoots are factual, reliable and appropriate! You can also duplicate and edit these Kahoots to customize them for your specific needs!

To find Kahoot's official Kahoots...

First click


Then either click on the See Collection images 















or look for Kahoots made by one of these accounts.







Previous posts about Kahoot

New Features in Kahoot!  11/28/17

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Adobe Spark!

Adobe Spark is a graphic design app that enables you to create 3 types of projects: a post, a web story or a video.

Classroom Uses
  • Sight word proficiency
  • Narrative prompts /Story starters/Creative storytelling
  • Book reports
  • An alternative to written assignments 
  • Research/Genius Hour reports
  • Field-trip reports/ 
  • Vacation Journals
  • Student portfolios
  • Classroom newsletters 



Here are 7 simple steps to create your own a Spark video!


Create an account and log in to https://spark.adobe.com