Let’s pretend you have a class of 24 students. As a classroom teacher, which would you rather have? Access to a class set of (24) laptops for two weeks of the school year. (If you choose this option, you get 10 computer days and you could either use those 10 days consecutively over two weeks, […]
Classroom Technology
ThinkGeek T-shirt sale (and other fun stuff for your classroom)
I just got an e-mail from the lovely people at ThinkGeek that they’re having a two-day T-shirt sale right now. (As in, the sale started today, August 1, 2012 and it lasts until the end of tomorrow, August 2, 2012.) It’s a BOGO half off shirt sale, so you buy one T-shirt and you get […]
Summer! A Time to Play with Technology for the Classroom
Well, here we are again. Another school year is over, report cards are done, and my classroom is packed up into cupboards and boxes. In between, the lazy days of summer, road trips, and spending some quality family time outside, I’m hoping to post more regularly on this site. It’s time to play with some […]
Is Classroom Technology a Distraction, a Gimmick, or a Valuable Learning Tool?
Answer: All of the above. It depends on how it’s used by the teacher. I love technology. I love writing about technology. I love trying out new ideas in my classroom laboratory at the drop of a hat. But, even though I love being on the cutting edge of educational technology, it’s important to remember […]
Save Time by Creating Customized Shortcuts on Your Computer for Frequently Used Sentences or Text Strings
Teachers spend a lot time marking – assessing and evaluating their students. Best practices suggest that providing very specific qualitative feedback can produce great results. For example, 1) what a child did well, 2) where a child needs to improve, and 3) specific steps on how to improve. The problem is that writing out long […]