Author Archives: Jim Covais
RIP Picasa
So you may have heard the news but Picasa is no more. *Pause for a moment in silence.* For many of us Picasa was the way we embedded pictures onto our websites and blogs without taking up space. If you are like me, you already Continue reading
#TechTakeout Arrives at Dumbarton!
Today the #TechTakeout crew headed to Dumbarton Elementary to hang out with their AMAZING 5th graders. We started out by introducing the students and their teachers to Nearpod. Mrs. Hues led the students through a Measurement Nearpod. She was able to control their computers and Continue reading
#TechTakeout Goes to Donahoe
Today at Donahoe we focused on different math skills and had A BLAST! Stephanie Wright, the ITRT at Donahoe, met with the Title I math teacher to see which areas were in most need for 4th grade math. The Tech Takeout crew headed over to Continue reading
#TechTakeout Comes to Chamberlayne
Last Friday we spent the day working with 4th grade at Chamberlayne Elementary. The teachers wanted us to focus on vocabulary, specifically affixes (prefixes, root words and suffixes). We find that affixes is a weak skill across the board in grades 3-5 so we were Continue reading
Google Tone for Easy Link Sharing
I’m beyond excited for Google Tone, a chrome extension that will make sharing links super easy. This extension is great for students because there is no need for email addresses in order to share a link. Google Tone needs to be installed on the computer sending Continue reading
#TechTakeout Rocks Fractions at Ratcliffe
Last Friday #TechTakeout had the pleasure of going out to Ratcliffe Elementary. We had a blast doing computation with fractions! We first started off doing a Kahoot to get everyone warmed up. It was 5 easy fraction questions, just enough to get everyone excited. Here’s the Continue reading
Video Organizer
I love having students make videos as a way to show their understanding of a subject. When I first started having students make videos I would often forget the planning piece to video making. I would think to myself, “Well they did all the research, Continue reading
Comparing Numbers with ChatterPix
I recently had the pleasure of working in Ms. Clark’s kindergarten class at Pinchbeck Elementary. During our planning meeting we talked about a way for students to compare numbers that wasn’t the same old thing. We started to explore ChatterPix and quickly found that this Continue reading
#TechTakeout Brings Word Study Fun to Montrose
Today the #TechTakeout crew headed over to Montrose Elementary to work on language arts! Mrs. Hues, the ITRT at Montrose, met with the Title I Reading Teacher, Kathy Rohr, to find the grade level and topic with the greatest need. The winners of the #TechTakeout Continue reading
Shadow Plants
I recently had the pleasure of co-teaching with Ms. Gibson at Adams Elementary. Her first graders had been learning about plants and she wanted a fun interactive way to demonstrate their knowledge. After our planning meeting we decided to use Shadow Puppet Edu. This is Continue reading
