This week I am going to dedicate my posts to sharing resources I learned about at TCEA in Austin last week. I think packing too much info into a blog post is overwhelming, so if you are craving more, feel free to check out my notes (which are not finished yet!) here. At her “Fabulous … Read more
Yesterday was the beginning of Hour of Code week. Despite the fact that all of my students will be doing an activity with their classroom teachers this week, I wanted to incorporate it into GT as well. Feeling a bit adventurous, I decided to see how my 2nd graders would do on a Hopscotch tutorial that I … Read more
Technically this should be a Phun Phriday post. Because it’s seriously, addictively P.H.U.N. However, my Friday posts in November and December are devoted to my “Gifts for the Gifted” series. So, we’re going to break the mold and make it a Phun Thursday. And even though that’s not quite as alliterative, it’s still fun. I … Read more
@LearnMooreStuff and I had a history-textbook-worthy Twitter battle yesterday over who would blog first about this amazing resource from @TechChef4U. Laura Moore graciously conceded (although I think she is secretly afraid that my light saber is more powerful than hers). I love to use Padlet (formerly known as Wallwisher), and I’ve recently started to make … Read more
If you are reading this post because the title excited you, I am sorry to say that I do not know of a simultaneous back channel/polling app. This post is to request your help in finding one! I recently got a great comment on my post about using Socrative as a Back Channel. The commenter, a … Read more
UPDATE 11/13/14: Here is a link to a post about Scratch Jr tutorials for primary students that you might find helpful. I have been eagerly waiting the release of the ScratchJr app for the iPad this summer. It became available on Tuesday, and I spent part of Wednesday playing around with it. ScratchJr is a free … Read more