Last month, I saw a post about TED-Ed Clubs on Richard Byrne’s blog, Free Technology 4 Teachers. Hoping to host such a club next year, I applied. (According to the TED-Ed Clubs site, you may still apply.) This post isn’t actually about TED-Ed Clubs, since Richard and the TED-Ed site have that pretty well handled. … Read more
One of the sessions I attended at TCEA 2014 in Austin last week was called, “Global Collaboration in Elementary.” It was presented by Matt Gomez (@mattBgomez), and largely featured Twitter interactions his kindergarten students had experienced with other classes around the world. That’s right – Kindergarten. I work with gifted students in K-5, and I … Read more
A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of the “Back Channel” during a technology conference. For those of you who have not used this before, it’s basically an online account where audiences can post questions and comments during a presentation instead of interrupting the speaker. Every once in awhile, the speaker can … Read more
So, this is a perfect example of the power of being connected. The other day, I saw a tweet from Principal Brad Gustafson in Minnesota (@GustafsonBrad – check out his great interview on The Two Guys Show!) about a video showing kids being thankful. I clicked on the link and was immediately charmed. The kids … Read more
“Do you get hours for this?” my husband asked me Sunday morning-ish as I ran to the fridge for a Diet Coke between RSCON4 sessions. He was referring, of course, to the staff development hours that are required for my Teacher Appraisal each year. “Nope!” I called behind me as I ran back to the … Read more
Flipboard is an app that is available at Google Play and on the iTunes Store. It is basically a curation tool, allowing you to collect feeds from the websites, blogs, tweets, etc… that interest you, and saving each as a “magazine” on your device. I have used Flipboard for awhile, and have done a couple … Read more