I’m a Seesaw Ambassador!
I’m so happy to announce that yesterday I found out that I am officially a Seesaw Ambassador! It is an honor to represent Seesaw in this way and be able to share my experiences to help Seesaw reach even more teachers and students! Being an Ambassador is also going to be a great way to connect […]
Reflections on Seesaw Part Three: Using Seesaw with English Language Learners
If you have been following my posts lately, you know that I have really embraced Seesaw and used it in many ways with my class. I teach an English language immersion class and have 7 English language learners in my classroom. I believe that Seesaw is an amazing application to use with English language learners, […]
Genius Hour and Reading Logs and Padlet, Oh My!
I’ve had some thoughts percolating since SC EdTech at the beginning of November. I attended some great sessions, and there were so many great things I learned that I want to share. Over Thanksgiving break I reviewed my notes and some ideas began to take shape. (It took until Christmas break to finish this post, […]
Summer Reflections
As my summer winds down and I begin to prepare myself for another school year, I’ve started to reflect on the past year . . . what worked, what didn’t, what I want to try again, etc. I especially considered my foray into the flipped classroom this past year (i.e. I had to write a […]
I’m an Osmo Ambassador!
I’m very excited to become an Osmo Certified Ambassador. I’m looking forward to sharing how awesome Osmo is with my fellow teachers and students alike. Stay tuned for how we use Osmo in my second grade English immersion classroom . . .
Osmo Gaming System
More exciting news . . . I was awarded another grant! The American Immigration Council awarded me their Community Education Grant based on the Family Artifact Research Project I planned. In this inquiry-based project, students will discover how culture has contributed to the diversity of their community and country using literary and informational texts and the digital […]
Finally . . . Got Our iPad Minis!
It took a while, but we finally got our iPad minis (and cases)! My students have enjoyed using them during math, and other times of the day, too. Here are some pictures of them using the iPads (we now have 7) for a recent math lesson that I taught using Nearpod. If you don’t know about […]
Symbaloo for Organizing Digital Resources
Symbaloo is a neat resource that my school introduced us to last year. We use it to create bookmarks for students to find activities and information online. For instance, one Symbaloo I’ve used with students is for math and contains links to math games and activities. We also have one with links to reading sites, […]
Social Media Use in Classrooms
Since I’ve gotten into the meat of this program at Liberty University, I’ve heard so much about the use of social media in education. At first I couldn’t imagine how or why anyone would use a social networking site like Facebook in the classroom, but I’ve learned some interesting ways to use social media for […]
Apps Reviews
The first reviewed app that I choose was the PowerSchool Mobile app (Pearson School Systems, 2015). I have downloaded the teacher version of this app in the past, but did not find it very efficient for my use because I use PowerSchool for attendance and lunch count in the mornings. The mobile app did not […]