So I’m not saying that I decided to follow Barb Seaton (@barb_seaton) because she has a bulldog in her profile picture – but it is definitely evidence that we are kindred spirits. Since I know there are many librarians who follow this blog, I wanted to share Barb’s recent tweet about a Makey Makey Book … Read more
While writing yesterday’s “Game of Phones” post, I started searching my archives and I was surprised to see that I hadn’t mentioned Goosechase Edu. So, let’s rectify that today. Goosechase is a scavenger hunt app available on the App Store and on Google Play. Players need to download the free app. (If you are using … Read more
If you teach in a secondary classroom where phones are ubiquitous, this might be the resource for you. Amanda Sandoval (@historysandoval) recently tweeted out “Game of Phones“, an assignment created in Google Slides that she designed to help her students demonstrate their understanding of the causes of The Great Depression. You can see some of … Read more
One of my presentations this year at TCEA was called, “50 Shades of Green,” (thanks to Angelique for that title). I’ve been curating information about using green screens with classes from my own blog posts, tweets, and other shared blogs from educators. The presentation included ideas for activities/lessons, apps and software for editing, and practical … Read more
If you happen to be attending TCEA 2019 in San Antonio, TX, next week, I hope you will swing by to say, “Hi!” or even attend one of my sessions. You can thank my partner-in-crime for the name of my first session about using green screens: 02/04/19 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM 191115 Fifty Shades … Read more
Long ago – during the first semester – my GT 3rd graders decided that they wanted to do their Genius Hour project on volcanoes. (My 3rd grade class is only 3 students this year, so they are doing their project together.) To narrow things down, we decided to learn more about shield volcanoes. Specifically, Kilauea. … Read more