1. Flashlight Dance I LOVE this tweet!! How fun and creative is this? I bet it would bring a whole other level of excitement if there were colored lights too. For older grade levels, you could have students create their own dances and share out. https://twitter.com/MrHamiltonPE/status/1599914009502760960?s=20&t=2mS-ucXRTvcZpnp1BNArsQ 2. AppSmash with Canva What apps are you appsmashing… Continue reading December 9th Weekly Finds
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June 3 Weekly Finds
1. Adobe Creative Educator Livestream Show Last week, I shared Adobe for Education's Creativity show on YouTube, but they also have another show for educators that you can stream on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter. This show airs on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:30 PT. Click to view the YouTube playlist… Continue reading June 3 Weekly Finds
Ideas for Second Semester Relationship Building
In my school district, we're preparing for the short turnaround between one semester and the next, where similar to a college campus, new schedules, classes and students are arriving. What's so different about this second semester from the first is that all of us, students and teachers alike, are a little more worn and stressed… Continue reading Ideas for Second Semester Relationship Building
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
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!