Revolutionary War (EXPLORE) TAGS: classroom | collaboration | compassion | computers | edtech | education | forms | Google Apps | Google Apps for Education | history | ideas | life | presentations | project-based learning | school | social studies | students | teachers | teaching | tech lab | technology | writing Today, I told fifth graders in my tech class that their homeroom teacher (Ms. Flynn) decided she wanted to be greedy.  Normally very kind and happy, Ms. Flynn had changed …Continue reading →

A Good Day TAGS: Chromebooks | classroom | collaboration | computers | edtech | education | EDUGlogster | forms | Glogster | Google Apps | Google Apps for Education | Google Forms | ideas | integration | Kidspiration | PC | presentations | project-based learning | social studies | software | students | teachers | teaching | tech lab | technology | writing Today was a good day.  I started teaching at 8:00am, and I saw half of the 5th grade class for 50 minutes.  Today, we created Glogster posters.  The students had …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 →