I don’t know how Richard Byrne does it, but he has this ability to suggest technology tools on his blog that fit in perfectly with lessons I am planning for the week. In this case, I had known about the tool, Loopy, but forgotten about it. Richard recently included it in this post, “Three Good … Read more
Sandra Kaplan’s icons for Depth and Complexity are great ways to learn more about topics in every part of the curriculum. I particularly like the students to use them to help them gather more information when they research. My 2nd graders are still learning how to apply the icons, so I was happy to see … Read more
I should probably explain right at the beginning of this post that I am not going to be talking about crime scene investigation. Or television shows. Or the fact that I couldn’t stand C.S.I. Miami because David Caruso is a terrible actor. Or the fact that watching too many episodes of C.S.I. resulted in me … Read more
If you teach older students who have their own phones, this might be a fun idea for an impromptu writing prompt. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has decided to make more of its artwork available to the public by digitizing it and allowing us to text requests. Only 5% of its entire collection … Read more
My friend, Donna Lasher (@bdlasher), shared this video with me on Twitter earlier this week. I was blown away by watching how constructive feedback from his peers was used to improve a student’s work dramatically. In this video, you will see the power of a good critique as well as an excellent argument for giving … Read more
To see my other posts on SXSWedu 2016, please click on: Takeaways from Day 1 Replicating the Finnish Miracle Throwing Out Grades Game-based learning is something that is mentioned quite frequently in educational discussions and articles. It is, understandably, a controversial topic – particularly when the games being used were not specifically designed for education (World of … Read more