A Cornucopia of Creative and Critical Thinking Activities for Thanksgiving

UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Many of us in the States have only a week and a half left before the Thanksgiving holidays. Here are a few resources that might be fun to sprinkle into the curriculum as everyone starts running for the … Read more

A Thanksgiving Timeline Via Google Earth

UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Laura Moore, one of our NEISD technology specialists, created this awesome Google Earth tour that incorporates 7 different placemarks with online activities related to Thanksgiving.  If you are not a teacher in our district, you will need to … Read more

Talking Tom and Ben News for iPad

You are probably familiar with the “Talking” apps.  There are a variety that are available for free, and work on iPhone, iTouch, and iPad.  This particular one is only compatible with the iPad at the moment, and is free (though there is an offer for an in-app purchase).  My Multimedia club students had fun playing … Read more

Thanksgiving Fun from “Technology Rocks, Seriously”

UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. My posts have been a little serious lately.  So, I found an antidote on the blog “Technology Rocks, Seriously“.  The author, Shannon, posts several links to some Thanksgiving logic puzzles and other problem solving games.  “Turkey Liberation 2” … Read more