Author Archives: jlrobinson3

Second grade students in Mrs. Plummer’s class at Echo Lake Elementary became authors by applying insight gained from referencing diverse ABC books. Her students used divergent/flexible thinking to compare different ways to study the alphabet. Next, students tested their convergent thinking by developing sentences/clues for each letter of the alphabet based on the chosen theme […] Continue reading →

Today the #TechTakeout crew went over to Carver Elementary to work with some amazing kindergarten students and teachers! We had a blast working on some Math skills on both iPads and computers. As a group we made sure to focus on particular skills that the students had trouble with throughout the year. Even though we […] Continue reading →

Have you signed up for the Elementary Technology Conference happening in August? If you haven’t now is the time! This year’s theme is Dining In with #TechTakeout. The focus will be on personalized learning for you and your students. We will have food trucks from Boardwalk, Gelati Celesti, Carytown Burgers & Fries and BonBon! We’ll […] Continue reading →

Have you signed up for the Elementary Technology Conference happening in August? If you haven’t now is the time! This year’s theme is Dining In with #TechTakeout. The focus will be on personalized learning for you and your students. We will have food trucks from Boardwalk, Gelati Celesti, Carytown Burgers & Fries and BonBon! We’ll […] Continue reading →

Tomorrow is the BIG day! Come join us at Glen Allen High School for the Student 21 Fair and Henrico 21 Awards Ceremony!

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Are you interested in getting your students to begin coding?  I know that it sounds like a daunting task, especially if you don’t know how to code yourself.  Never fear, there are TONS of resources that you can use to jump start coding in your classroom!  I know what you’re thinking, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Mrs. […] Continue reading →

Today 1st graders at Glen Allen Elementary and Echo Lake Elementary did a Google Hangout in which they ALL played the same 1st grade review Kahoot game. ITRT Mrs. Smith worked with Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Waite while I worked with Mrs. Rilee. The Glen Allen first graders invited the Echo Lake first graders to […] Continue reading →

Today Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Robinson spent some time at Crestview Elementary working with their new MaKey MaKey’s. A MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. It allows you to turn everyday objects into touchpads and combine them with the internet. If you aren’t familiar with what exactly a MaKey MaKey is […] Continue reading →

I always get excited when Mrs. Gregory signs up for a lesson with me. Her students have really jumped in head first with the new technology this year. The first grade teachers will really benefit from her hard work this year. Mrs. Gregory invited me in and requested that we work on subtraction word problems. […] Continue reading →

Third grade students at Johnson Elementary have been busy reviewing for their upcoming assessments. Ms. Florio, Mrs. Martin, Miss Gill and Miss Nichols invited me into their classrooms to help them review Explorers. We decided to use the school iPads … Continue reading → Continue reading →