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Not Enough Time: Digital Citizenship/Mobile Devices/Discussions
Day 2 of school had its bright spots and its challenges. We are fortunate enough to have a mobile lab with 30 Dell Laptops for our students to use. After finishing some typical house keeping items, I was ready to … Continue reading
Posted in BYOD, Common Core State Standards, Connected Learning, Digital Citizenship, Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged CCSS, Common Core Standards, digital citizenship, Digital Is, discussions, middle school language arts, middle school teachers, middle school writing, mobile devices, Narrative writing, nwp, Online teaching tools, Schoology, social media for schools, teaching, teaching writing, technology and the Common Core, technology in the classroom
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Unconnected Learners
I just finished listening in on Teachers Teaching Teachers tonight. It was the kick-off for Connected Educators Month. Check out the link here. Through many different topics and conversations that took place in the session, I decided to write my … Continue reading
Positive Social Media
My brain has been swirling around a lot of 21st century learning this past week and I know the only to keep my thoughts straight is to write about it. There is no doubt social media is becoming more and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Middle School Teaching, teaching, Technology, technology in the classroom, Writing
Tagged Celly, Connected Learning, Digital Is, digital portfolios, digital tools, Digital writing, Edmodo, Facebook, nwp, Remind 101, Schoology, social media, Technology, technology in the classroom, twitter, Writing portfolios, Youth Voices
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BYOD: It Can Work!
I recently read an article from Emerging Edtech titled 5 Reasons Why BYOD is a Bad Idea. As an online subscriber, I immediately read the article when it entered my inbox. Not to mention, I am a huge advocate for … Continue reading
Celly and the Common Core Standards
This post has been long overdue. I wanted to outline the connections I can make to the Common Core Standards (CCSS) with Celly. Below I have chosen three strands from the CCSS that I use with Celly. Each strand is … Continue reading
Cellular Division
As my regular followers know, I am passionate about using cell phones as a digital tool in my classroom. In addition, I have really enjoyed exploring Celly in my classroom, a texting platform that allows my students to communicate through text messaging … Continue reading
Struggling with Research at the Middle School Level
When my students return from spring break next week they will be embarking on the research portion of the year. The past few weeks I have really struggled with the term “research paper”. Though I see the purpose of doing … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Core Standards, Digital Is, research, research papers, research with technology
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Classroom Contraband or Social Segway?
Since the beginning of the school year I have been using cell phones in my classroom as a way to help connect my students with technology and to use as a worthwhile digital writing tool. Notably, I have written about … Continue reading
Bringing Twitter into the Classroom: A Low Budget Approach
It is no secret that I teach at a rural school that has a very restricted budget when it comes to technology. Believe me when I say there have been many of us fighting for upgrades, new computers, wireless, smartboards, … Continue reading
