Author Archives: Matt Caratachea
Moving Day!
I’ve moved to bit.ly/mrcinnovate Make sure to bookmark my new site so you can sign up for me and stay in the loop with all the fun! Continue reading
Continent Books using Book Creator
Book Creator, a great iPad app, recently released a web based version and the ESL teacher at Crestview and I tried it out with a group of great third graders. The third graders researched continents and put together the books below: North America South America Africa Australia Europe Antarctica Continue reading
Get Those Students Logging In!
So you have a new group of students that need a little more practice logging in? Try printing this keyboard out and making it a station or homework!! Remember to click File –> Make a Copy if you want to edit it! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F04H0tikbKVbDumzhhXjrtUgmQjai0Ne81J0rRHzRb8/edit Continue reading
Field Day of the Future – August 15th, 2017
Field Day of the Future is here!! We are busy training and conditioning for the big day next Tuesday, August 15th at Deep Run High School! Have you registered yet? We are just about full, so be sure to grab your spot. The SRN for the event is: 20172928801. Events included are “Lights, Camera, …
TEI Practice
My good friend Julie Smith just posted a great resource for TEI review! Check it out below! Link to resource Continue reading
Digital Learning Day is Coming Up!!
February 23rd is Digital Learning Day! That’s this THURSDAY!!!! Digital Learning Day is a time to try a new digital tool with your class or use an old digital tool in a new way. Check out this short video about DLD!! The Elementary ITRT’s worked together to create various Digital Breakouts. Use the following website …
Ancient Greece Tellagami
Third graders at Kaechele went to ancient Greece using Tellagami! To kick off the lesson the students went to Britannica ImageQuest to get a background for their Tellagami. Britannica ImageQuest is an amazing resource that hosts millions of rights cleared images. I love using this site with students because I know that the pictures are age …
Hour of Code/Unplugged Scratch Blocks
The hour of code is upon us! Next week code.org hosts the hour of code. I love seeing how many teachers implement coding this week, and how many continue to get their students to keep coding throughout the year! My good friend Jim Covais shared a great resource from Scratch with me, and I couldn’t be …
