I started my first lesson on Cyberbullying with 5th grade. The students went to my blog and posted a sticky using Wallwisher telling what they think cyberbullying is.

Once they posted they refreshed the wall […]

I have been researching STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and I came across this cool application, Kudo, created by Microsoft FUSE Labs . Taken from Kudo website: Kodu Teaches more than Programming Kodu is a rich tool for narrative creation and storytelling Kodu demonstrates that programming is a creative medium Kodu…[Read more]

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Creating supplemental materials is going to be my focus. I plan to work with Kathy and create matrials that can be used by parents to support their children, students who were absent, and teachers who want to do the lesson in their own room. and I cannot forsee being able to flip the classroom in grades 3-5 technology [...]

Computer Lab on PhotoPeach I loved the ease of using PhotoPeach to create a quick slideshow of my students. With the idea that we will be using iPads in the kindergarten classroom in the near future, I emailed Kim Cofino ( Always Learning ) who works at   Yokohama International School in Japan to ask what they were doing with [...]

As I was watching the  Dan Pink: Drive  video I was side tracked by the other RSA Animates on the sidebar. I was not motivated to stick with the video so I clicked on one Animate that caught my attention as we, the LS,  are discussing Moral Intelligence , Character Education and Michele Borba, the author of the book. Empathic Civilisation , by…[Read more]

I wonder what is better: hiring teachers who are competent to engage our students in learning or buying online programs and technology tools to do it instead? Study Island “Long Branch Public Schools bought Study Island as part of its standards-based instruction initiative and for its programs aimed at helping ELL and special education students.”…[Read more]

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) created by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology is similar to the one that I recently discovered on Arizona’s K12 Center . Returning to Arizona’s site I did see the fine print stating it was adapted from Florida’s TIM. I watched some of the videos that were created by Florida teachers to support the [...]

Commenting on What Difference Might One “S” Make by David Warlick What age group is Warlick referring to? I agree that we cannot possibly teach today’s students the technology of their future and we need to teach them to think and understand how technology works. Technology IS a tool but like every tool it does need to [...]

 A survey published in the June issue of Consumer Reports found that “of the 20 million minors who actively use Facebook,” 7.5 million were younger than 13 and more than five million were younger than 10. Facebook’s terms of service require that users be at least 13.

The FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge is designed to help students become responsible cyber citizens by giving them the tools to avoid and report online dangers and use internet resources wisely. There is a separate program for each grade, 3rd through 8th, and topics are introduced at grade-appropriate levels. For a complete list of [...]

UNIT: Realistic Fiction Animations by Kathy Sandler and Nancy Gorneau , Grade 4 DESCRIPTION: Realistic fiction is a familiar genre for Grade 4 students. However, the content of these familiar books begins to change. Character development, plot structures and emotional themes become increasingly more complex. Students have to read with wide awake…[Read more]