This week, I’ve decided to reblog some of my more popular posts with some updates. Since I’ve posted this piece on Google Slides Templates, I’ve found some other resources to add to the list. You will find most of the updates at the bottom of this post. Now that our campus has a set of … Read more
Across from the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City, Texas, a mill that was built in 1880 closed its doors after one hundred years. It was briefly revived as entertainment complex, but then fell into disuse again for another 20 years. Once again, however, the mill has been reincarnated. With the vision … Read more
My students went on a great field trip two weeks ago, and lots of photos were taken. We have a class blog but I thought it would be nice to use the pictures for more than that. I decided to try out Canva for a reflection tool. I have exactly 18 students in my 5th grade … Read more
Okay. Full Disclosure – George Clooney is one of my favorite actors. But I promise that is not the reason I chose to mention the “Create Tomorrowland XPrize Challenge” on this blog even though George Clooney happens to be the star of the movie this contest is promoting. I haven’t seen the movie, and I … Read more
In my experience, there are two kinds of slide shows: the TED Talk kind and the Oh-My-Gosh-How-Much-Longer-Can-This-Go-On-And-Why-Are-They-Reading-Every-Single-Word-To-Me kind. Elementary students tend to do the latter. Don’t get me wrong. There are situations when slide shows are appropriate – but Genius Hour presentations generally don’t fall into that category. In a matter of 20 minutes, a … Read more
I found out about a 3-part series of animated videos called, “The Experimenters,” from Joe Hanson of “It’s Okay to Be Smart.” I haven’t watched them all, but I really like the one for Jane Goodall. It’s short – about six and a half minutes – but it encapsulates all that is delightful about this primatology … Read more