“It’s a Nerd’s World” is a fabulous article to which many GT students will relate. The mother/author, Miranda Gargasz, recounts a time when her son was stung by being called a “nerd” by one of his friends. The mother’s reaction, and her son’s subsequent response to his friend, will warm your heart. My class of … Read more
The fascinating CNN article, “Is There Bias Against Creativity?” should be read by every person that can impact a child’s learning. It is an affirmation of the importance of creative thinkers and problem solvers in our current world, yet points to the ways that many of us discourage this type of thinking in others and … Read more
Online safety and digital citizenship are becoming more and more important as lessons our children need to learn. To that end, the Australian government has created a thorough, but fun, site for helping students to get this information while they play. budd:e is a site that is available in formats for both primary and secondary students. I … Read more
I stumbled across KBears when I was in the middle of hunting down some not-so-intimidating sites for geography research for my younger students. I have not investigated all of KBears, but I was immediately attracted to the geography portion as a potential resource for my 1st and 2nd grade Gifted and Talented students. The site … Read more
Flipboard is a free app for iDevices that enables you to create a personalized magazine. I have used Flipboard for over a year to organize blogs and online magazines that I like to read. It is only recently that I started to investigate how it could be used in the classroom. Within the Flipboard app, … Read more
Logotype Maker is a tool I discovered awhile ago on the Free Tech 4 Teachers blog. I have used it for a few personal projects, but had not implemented it in my classroom yet. Yesterday, my fifth graders were working on “Genius Hour” projects – which I will be detailing in a future post. Some … Read more