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Content Creation is What It's All About
The iPad has a multitude of apps that engage students by delivering content through various activities. Reinforcing concepts and securing information is the general goal behind these apps. There is a...
View ArticleDocumenting with Evernote
I was talking with Justin Johns and Robyn Ibrahim about their use of Evernote to document student learning. One of the main uses of this software, in the 4th grade team room, is for students to record...
View ArticleIncorporating iPads in the Classroom
I was recently in Melissa White’s classroom observing how her students worked with her in a small group, with worksheets, or with iPads during a math session. Some students worked in all three...
View ArticlePurposeful Work = Quality Work
Here is a post that I have created for a class of 5th graders to work with, in order to think about what quality of work they want to publish on their student blog. I will use the Socrative app to...
View ArticleBlogging in the Elementary
As the tech department moves steadily to get teachers on board the Student Blogging Train, a valid question comes to the surface. And, that question is, “Why do elementary students need a blog?” I...
View ArticleSharing Student Memoirs
The students in 5Team wrapped up their writing unit on memoirs by sharing them on their blogs. After word processing in Google Drive and writing reflections on this particular writing process, each...
View ArticleAnswering Essential Questions
Here is an example of a fifth grade student, Christine, using text and an image to show her understanding of an essential question about ordering fractions. Ordering Fractions Does this give you a good...
View ArticleVisual Presentation Using Strip Designer and Scribd
Gene Quezada helped one if his students publish her presentation made with Strip Designer to her blog by using Scribd. The student took her research and showed her understanding by creating a...
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Blog Meisters Supporting 3White
Melissa White was looking for a way to help her students receive regular feedback on their student blogs. She recognized the challenge of responding to every student created post in a timely manner....
View ArticleVisual Literacy – Life Skills to Understand and Apply
Gitane was in the 4Team Room last week teaching fourth graders the importance of understanding and applying the different elements of Visual Literacy. G shares a post from her blog that gives a summary...
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