So, lesson learned – never beat Laura Moore in a small little Twitter kerfluffle unless you’re ready for a bigger challenge. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Laura and I fought over who would blog about Lisa Johnson’s most recent amazing contribution to teachers everywhere – Customized Padlet backgrounds. Laura countered with her own post yesterday, … Read more
I have been devoting this week to ways to engage young minds over the summer. Here is the breakdown so far: Camp Wonderopolis, Maker Camp, Making Movies. Last summer, I also did a series of posts on avoiding the “summer slide”, and you can access all of those links, including a ton of suggestions for … Read more
Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. This is a continuation from yesterday’s post regarding Genius Hour Challenge Cards. I shared the ones I … Read more
Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. As I mentioned last week, I have been toying with the idea of having the students choose … Read more
IMPORTANT UPDATE – The previous Genius Hour Bookmark QR Codes stopped working, as the host site does not appear to be online any longer. I have updated the bookmarks as of 1/1/14. Please let me know if you have any problems! 2nd IMPORTANT UPDATE: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current … Read more
Here are a couple more technology integration ideas for the end of the school year: QR Code Year-End Reflection – You can read more about this tic-tac-toe reflection activity in my post from last year around this time. It isn’t anything showy, but a nice way to round out the year, and the students always … Read more