This week, we brought in Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) into our classroom as a class reward for our Intermediate students as well as for our daily physical activity (DPA) requirements. We’ve been thinking about bringing in Dance Dance Revolution into our classroom since last summer, but didn’t actually start to research specifics and the benefits […]
WordPress Plugins we use on our School Website
We haven’t posted recently because we’ve been busy experimenting with educational technology for the classroom, instead of simply writing about it. It turns out that one of our colleagues has a kindergarten student who has his own free blog. Apparently, he reports on the classroom activities and uses exclamation marks quite liberally in his writing. […]
Technology Projects for the Classroom
Tomorrow is the last day of school before the Winter Holiday Break. So, ofcourse we’re eagerly awaiting our two weeks off so that we can play on the computer more and work on some side projects. (On a side note, one of our students did an incredible job on her student wiki, updating her KWL […]
Use Google Translate to Help Parents Understand What is Going On
Consider your own experiences with communicating with parents about your reading program. What are the key barriers to parent involvement in your teaching situation? Personally, I’m big on integrating technology into my classroom practice. Over the summer, I started a list of 101 ways to bring technology into the classroom (in meaningful ways). Not upto […]
Using Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) in Schools and the Classroom
UPDATE: We tested Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) in our classroom. Read our review on using DDR in the Classroom. I’ve decided that I’d like to experiment with Dance Dance Revolution in my classroom. Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a video game by Konami that was released in the arcades of Japan in 1998 and is […]