The website describes its purpose best: “APPitic is an directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.” On this site, you can browse for apps by: Preschool, Themes, Multiple Intelligences, Bloom’s Taxonomy, … Read more
I came across this classroom idea while I was playing with Pinterest. Ms. Noble has a great method for reviewing concepts and challenging minds that she thoroughly explains on her website. Although I would probably modify some of the activities, and add some more higher order thinking skills, this shows a lot of potential for … Read more
I’ve seen versions of this floating around the web from time to time, but KB Connected just posted one that I hadn’t seen yet. It’s a very powerful poem by Taylor Mali, and the video incorporates text and photos in a way that really “packs a punch”, so to speak. It will inspire and motivate … Read more
I came across this post, and thought it was intriguing. I know that I am often guilty of not giving my students enough time to reflect on their work. This is an interesting blend of Bloom’s Taxonomy and reflective questions. The post also includes questions for the teacher and the principal to use about their … Read more
Today’s post comes from the same people who provide “Boolify”, which I highlighted yesterday. In Comparison Search, the researcher gets the added benefit of searching for web sites that may have different points of view on the same topic. It allows you to type in a keyword or phrase, such as “genetic engineering”, and to … Read more
UPDATE 10/12/2020: Unfortunately, this resource no longer exists. Considering that the first part of its name is “Boo”, Boolify should probably have been yesterday’s Halloween post. It is still a timely site, however. Boolify is a simple tool for teaching students how to do web searches using basic Boolean Search Operators. There is the tool, … Read more