Back in college, I had wanted to major in Journalism and minor in Education. It was my way of putting my two passions together with the idea that after school I would work for an educational newsmagazine or Scholastic; something of that nature, ultimately writing about education. However, it wasn't until after I had started… Continue reading Creating Video-Based Projects
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Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 11, Adobe Spark
Welcome back to another episode of Tech Tuesday! This week I’m sharing how you can use Adobe Spark with your classes. I’ve previously done some PD on this, but I have two reasons I want to share it again now. One, as most of our classes are new again with the start of a new… Continue reading Tech Tuesday – Season 3, Episode 11, Adobe Spark
A Mission to Mars
As I wrote in this previous post, I am helping our Environmental Science teachers design a gamification course. Over the past week, we have been busy developing the Syllabus, the Canvas courses, and organizing everything into Google Drive. I've also been brushing up on my spreadsheet formula skills. Today, the students walked into their new… Continue reading A Mission to Mars
Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.10 – A rerun of Idea Round Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBrl1rpddc&t=2s This is a rerun episode from the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year. Most of the classes at the middle and high school I work at will be starting new again next week as we run on a semester schedule. This seemed like a good time to have a rerun and share some ideas… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.10 – A rerun of Idea Round Up
Let’s Go Gaming!
Before the holiday break, one of our Science teachers asked me what I knew about Gamification in the classroom as she was thinking about adapting her entire Environmental Science unit for next semester. Honestly, I didn't know much. It's a topic that I'm interested in, but have never had the chance to delve deep into… Continue reading Let’s Go Gaming!
20 Google Tools You’ve Probably Never Heard of
I saw a post on Twitter recently with a sketchnote by Eric Curts of these 20 Google Tools You've Probably Never Heard of. While I already knew about #'s 2, 3, and 6, the rest are new to me. Here's a quick rundown of each and possible classroom uses: Ngram Viewer A Google search tool… Continue reading 20 Google Tools You’ve Probably Never Heard of
Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.9 – Google Slides Features
In this episode, I'm taking a look at two special features in Google Slides: Q&A and closed captioning. https://youtu.be/B9L7gUF7qJc Q & A FEATURE Google Slides has all kinds of special uses, but these are two that you may not be aware of. The first one is the Q and A feature that allows your audience… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.9 – Google Slides Features
Why Blog Now?
This is a question that I have been contemplating for about six months now. To blog or not to blog? This post may not make sense to anyone but me, but I feel that as I begin this process I should be clear about why I have decided to add blogging to my long list… Continue reading Why Blog Now?
The Journey Begins
It all started with a question: "What advice do you have for teachers who want to be more innovative?" The hosts from the #12 Day Summit at Birdsville ISD asked Matt Miller, the creator of Ditch That Textbook. His response was one similar to the one I give teachers when asking them to try something… Continue reading The Journey Begins
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