Author Archives: Jim Covais

Facebook Template for Students

Click Here for the Template Here is a Facebook template made in Google Presentation that you can use with your students. Just open it up and copy it to your Google Drive. Some ways you can use this template: Have students create … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tech Takeout on TV!

Check out the Tech Takeout Crew’s segment on HCPS-TV’s School Matters. This was from our trip to Trevvett and Fair Oaks Elementary. Our segment starts about 40 seconds in. http://henrico.k12.va.us/hcpstv/2014-15/SM/sm-111914-3.html Continue reading

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How to Use Padlet

Here’s a short video on how to get started with Padlet. Padlet is an online collaboration tool that is extremely easy to use with your students.  Watch the video below and start collaborating with your class today! Padlet from Jim Covais … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tech Takeout Delivers Some Piping Hot Learning to Kaechele Elementary

The ITRTs kicked off the session with a brain warm-up by using the classroom response system, Plickers. Plickers is a POWERFUL tool that allows teachers to collect real time formative assessment data WITHOUT the need for student devices. The Tech … Continue reading Continue reading

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Tech Takeout Delivers Some Piping Hot Learning to Kaechele Elementary

The ITRTs kicked off the session with a brain warm-up by using the classroom response system, Plickers. Plickers is a POWERFUL tool that allows teachers to collect real time formative assessment data WITHOUT the need for student devices. The Tech … Continue reading Continue reading

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How to Make & Scan QR Codes

Want to use QR codes in your classroom, but don’t know exactly how to get started? The video below takes you step by step in the process of making a QR code and scanning a QR code. How to Make … Continue reading Continue reading

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Multiplication with Padlet

I had an awesome time co-teaching a lesson with Ms. Clark at Adams Elementary a few weeks ago. We sat down for a planning meeting and Ms. Clark discussed how she would like her students to come up with different … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hundreds of Free Fonts for Google Drive!

I know with the Dell Transition many teachers have been left wondering, “Where are all my fonts?” Well if you use Google Drive you are all set. Google has hundreds of fonts available to use. These fonts are only available … Continue reading Continue reading

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Twitter Template for Students!

 Click Here for the Template Here is a Twitter template made in Google Presentation that you can use with your students. Just open it up and copy it to your Google Drive. Some ways you can use this template: Have students … Continue reading Continue reading

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Twitter Template for Students!

 Click Here for the Template Here is a Twitter template made in Google Presentation that you can use with your students. Just open it up and copy it to your Google Drive. Some ways you can use this template: Have students … Continue reading Continue reading

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