Week 7: One Best Thing
I chose to read the One Best Thing iBook called Explain Everything: Screencasting and Formative Assessment by Reshan Richards. I thought this one was interesting because I struggled with […]
Using Apps in the Classroom, iTunes U Courses
ITunes U course taught me about the app Skitch, which allows users to edit photos by adding shapes or words. This helps communicate ideas. It’s free on the iTunes […]
Inspiring Ideas for Teachers, iTunes U Courses
I found a course that seemed a bit out of the ordinary: Basketball; Organic Physical Education. What does that even mean, I wondered. As it turns out, the […]
CKV: Overland Park, Kansas
Wow. What a project! Making a video with iMovie for Celebrate Kansas Voices proved to be a challenge. Lucky for me, the app is super easy to […]
Week 6: Digital Storytelling with Slate
I’ve recently learned about digital storytelling and its uses in the classroom. I made my own story using the app Slate by Adobe. It’s free on the iTunes Store! […]
Week 7 Reflection: The Weird Teacher
I think I may have found my new favorite teacher blog. Mr. Robertson calls himself “the weird teacher” and his blue hair is just an outward example of his uniqueness. […]
iMovie Trailers: The Outsiders
Using iMovie turned out to be incredibly easy. My trailer above is not award-winning stuff, but it is pretty cool especially considering how little I truly had to do. iMovie […]
Week 6 Reflection: Life of an Educator by Dr. Justin Tarte
Dr. Justin Tarte’s blog captured my interest with its controversial and thought-provoking posts that could change the way we look at education. His latest two posts are about grades […]
Week 3 Reflection: Apps in Education
This blog is very to the point and informative. A lot of blogs I’ve looked at are personal and include little “about me” sections… the blogger reflects on their […]
Week 4 Reflection: The Colorful Principal
This blog is written by Ben Gilpin, and he enjoys writing about his experiences as an educator. One of his blog posts in particular discussed the fact that schools […]