A journey into the cloud…
The awesome Ben Wilkoff has done it again! Just tweet #AskBenW a question, and he’ll provide resources and suggestions. This summer I’m taking a course on “Blended Learning.” Many of … Continue Reading I #AskBenW And he suggested
Hurray! I tamed a horse. Hearts escaped. And my friend Lee Graham snapped a screenshot of me. Yes. That’s me learning MinecraftEdu on a horse I trained, thanks to Lee … Continue Reading #mcedu Minecraft Day 1 Explore
Summer professional development: my choice! Matt Renwick of Reading by Example has invited educators to a month-long book club study of his Digital Student Portfolios ebook. Read his overview intro post here and join the Google+ … Continue Reading Technology: How It Helps
#ilearnfrom As I look back on 2014, I thank those who have inspired my thinking. Ben Wilkoff started the #ilearnfrom hashtag, and I use it frequently in thanks to … Continue Reading #140WC #ilearnfrom #C4C15
It’s been an amazing adventure: GiverCraft. We read The Giver by Lois Lowry; we joined the GiverCraft MineCraftEDU community. We built a community based on evidence from the story, … Continue Reading #140WC Thanks #Givercraft
I’ve considered homework and feedback, and continue to do so. I’m also contemplating grades — from the Latin gradus – ‘step.’ Grades — a step, not a number or letter. … Continue Reading #140WC Grade gradus step
We did it. Students in grades five, six, seven, and eight completed our Hour Of Code. Every student was a winner, a successful coder to make that Angry Bird get … Continue Reading #140WC #hourofcode everyone a winner
Tomorrow we try our Hour Of Code. There could be tech trouble. There will be confusion. We may need a back-up plan. There will be, however, collaboration to solve … Continue Reading #140WC #hourofcode
Hour of Code Students in grades five, six, seven, and eight will learn a bit of code this Wednesday as … Continue Reading #140WC Hour of Code
Our class reads from Scholastic magazines such as Scope, Junior Scholastic, and Choices. The articles are relevant to current events and that alone is motivating. They learn how the world … Continue Reading 140WC When its about you
Everything was calm last week. The community was built by our group of collaborators, designing and building together based on evidence from the book, The Giver. This week: chaos! The … Continue Reading #140WC More Time
Would you like to save time and discover collections of lessons, units, and web resources? Would you like reviews of apps and technology, showing how to use them in the … Continue Reading #140WC Teachers First
Critical Thinking — What is it? This graphic provides guidelines for developing critical thinkers — active minds that analyze issues for relevance and importance, thinking beyond what is known to … Continue Reading #140WC Critical Thinkers
I’m thankful I have such thoughtful students. In my class, we read The Giver, and we’re re-reading the book for evidence in the multi-player MineCraftEDU game, GiverCraft. Our rules … Continue Reading #140WC Somebody built a wall
A Poem In Columns and Rows: Here Hear! Skyped with teachers around the world tonight to plan a project for our classes. The important thing is we were here, … Continue Reading #140WC Here
Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday. For his birthday he’s getting himself a Toshiba Chromebook for me to use. That’s how special he is. I’m a Mac person; we both … Continue Reading #140WC Knowing Stops Learning
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