50 Things I’ve Learned about Teaching TAGS: classroom | collaboration | computers | edtech | education | Google | Google Apps for Education | ideas | kindergarten | life | project-based learning | school | students | teachers | teaching | technology | writing I have been working in education for the past eight years, and I look back and see how I’ve developed my own (very strong) beliefs about teaching and learning.  Many …Continue reading →

How to be successful with Google Chromebooks TAGS: Chromebooks | computers | Google | Google Apps | Remote Desktop | technology I believe that the Google Chromebook is one of the best new tech products to come out in the past few years. Google had a very ambitious idea – to …Continue reading →

Twitter as Professional Development TAGS: classroom | collaboration | critical thinking | cue | edchat | edtech | education | elemchat | facebook | Google | networking | pedagogy | project-based learning | school | social media | social studies | students | teacher | teachers | teaching | tweet | Twitter I’ve had a user account on Twitter for several years (since 2009), but it wasn’t until December of 2011 that I started actively reading and tweeting.  I think what got …Continue reading →

The Poverty Project TAGS: character | compassion | edtech | EDUGlogster | Google | Google Apps for Education | Jesus | math | poverty | project | religion | science | social studies For the past few years, I have been doing a very special project with the eighth graders at our school.  It covers curriculum in religion, social studies, language arts, science, …Continue reading →

Google Apps for Education TAGS: collaboration | drawing tools | education | forms | Google | Google Apps | presentations | school | spreadsheets | word processing I will put a huge disclaimer up front:  I am a complete, die-hard fan of Google, but I do not have any financial gain for recommending or using (or passionately …Continue reading →