Author Archives: Matt Caratachea
2nd Grade CheckThis Inference Sites!
Ms. Ketcham’s class at Crestview Elementary School did a great job working on inferences. For this lesson we used a website called CheckThis. I absolutely love this site because it easily gives the students the ability to create their own webpage. When I was in the classroom teaching 3rd grade Julie Smith, my ITRT at …
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
Techapalooza + You = Awesome
Want to rock out your classroom with incredible technology instruction? Want to experience cool collaborative vibes with other amazing educators? Well tune up your axe, grab your glowsticks, and head to Techapalooza! Techapalooza will be THE place to get some funky fresh technology ideas to jam out to with your students. This is the perfect …
Dumbarton Measures Fun With Tech Takeout!
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 send them lots of practice items straight to their screens. …
Makey Makeys at Fair Oaks!
I went over to Fair Oaks to work with my friend Jessica Robinson in 5th grade! Check out this great blog post she wrote about it! My good buddy Mr. Caratachea and I collaborated with 5th grade teacher Ms. Marz at Fair Oaks Elementary School on Monday. Ms. Marz had chatted with me the …
Tech Takeout Pumps Up Language Arts at 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 excited to come up with some “techie” activities that would …
Zing! Professional Development
Here is the presentation for the Zing! PD we will be doing after school.
Bowling Fractions!
I am so excited! The latest episode of Math on the Spot has been uploaded to the blog. This time the Elementary ITRT’s participated in a bowling competition at Bowl America. Each team bowled a round, figured out the fraction of pins they knocked down and then added their total to their partner’s total in …
