“You mean they didn’t really go there?” a student asked me. She was pointing to a bulletin board of Photo Mapo projects by my 1st graders. Each student had chosen a Google Street View image of a landmark in the country they were studying. Using the Green Screen app by DoInk, the students inserted pictures … Read more
In the interest of disclosure, I did receive the “Wonder Pack” for free so that I could review it for this blog. Wonder Workshop recently contacted a few bloggers to see if we would be interested in reviewing their new robots, Dash and Dot. Knowing my students would be more than happy to test … Read more
In yesterday’s post, I offered some ideas for free apps to add to children’s iPads for creating. Today I am giving a few recommendations for paid apps in that same category that are, in my opinion, well worth the money. As I mentioned yesterday, I think that it’s essential that these apps are accompanied by … Read more
It’s the time of year when I (and pretty much every tech blogger on the planet) give some recommendations for apps that you may want to install on those new iPads some children received for Christmas. This list has a few limitations: the apps are mostly iOS, I can only attest to their appeal to kids in … Read more
Woohoo! Here we go! This is the beginning of this year’s “Gifts for the Gifted” posts – a series of articles I do each Friday in November and December to give teachers and parents ideas for great toys and games for your children. To see what gifts I’ve recommended in the past, take a look … Read more
I love the collaborative aspect of Google Drive, but with a classroom of varying numbers and age levels of students and 10 iPads I’ve had to learn to be a bit creative when it comes to using Google activities with my students. The release of specific apps for iOS such as Slides and Sheets is … Read more