Category Archives: Google Docs

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 …

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Henrico History Gets a Makeover

Mrs. Anderson at Kaechele did an amazing job getting her students motivated to learn about Henrico History!  She wanted to take a project that they had been doing and revamp it using technology.  Together, we came up with a number of options that utilized different strengths that the students have as well as a variety …

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Posted in 5th Grade, Blog, Brochure, Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Slides, Henrico 21, Henrico History, Kaechele, Social Studies, Timeline, Tinkercad, video | Comments Off on Henrico History Gets a Makeover

Comparing Numbers and Place Value With PixiClip!

In Ms. Giorgis’ third grade class we used an awesome tool called PixiClip!  It looks like it’s still in the beta version which is even more exciting.  Since it is so great early on I’m pumped to see where this goes!  Julie Smith, Jessica Robinson, and I planned this together.  Since I was new to …

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Comparing Numbers and Place Value With PixiClip!

In Ms. Giorgis’ third grade class we used an awesome tool called PixiClip!  It looks like it’s still in the beta version which is even more exciting.  Since it is so great early on I’m pumped to see where this goes!  Julie Smith, Jessica Robinson, and I planned this together.  Since I was new to …

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The Regions of VA: Scribble Maps and MoveNote

The fourth graders at Kaechele Elementary were studying the regions of Virginia.  Mrs. Robson wanted to spice it up a little this year, so we planned a fun lesson together!  The students have to learn the names, land formations, products, and details about the five regions of Virginia. To start the lesson we started at …

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#TechTakeout Gets the Main Idea at Johnson!

Today was the #TechTakeout crew’s first day back at it, and we could not have had a better day! We delivered some fun learning to the fifth grade students and teachers at Johnson Elementary. These amazing teachers wanted to focus on Language Arts, and in particular main idea and details. Each pair of ITRTs broke …

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Posted in Children's Engineering, Clever, Details, Discovery Science, Google Docs, iPhone Fake Text, Johnson, Language Arts, Lino It, Main Idea, Makey Makey, Newsela, Padlet, PixiClip, Popplet, scratch, Tech Takeout, Todays Meet | Comments Off on #TechTakeout Gets the Main Idea at Johnson!

#TechTakeout Takes on Highland Springs!

Today was our third Tech Takeout this week! We are having a blast working with different schools and grade levels across the county. For our third adventure we trekked over to Highland Springs Elementary to work on word analysis skills. Each pair of ITRTs developed different hands on technology lessons to get the kids pumped …

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Posted in 3rd Grade, Antonyms, DoodleBuddy, Google Docs, Highland Springs, ipad, Language Arts, Nearpod, Padlet, Prefixes, Quizziz, Shadow Puppet, Suffixes, Synonyms, Tech Takeout, Vocaroo | Comments Off on #TechTakeout Takes on Highland Springs!

3rd Grade Geometry Blabberize

Today in Mrs. Reed’s third grade class we used Blabberize to show off our geometry knowledge.  Before we began the lesson we had a conversation about plane and solid shapes using important vocabulary and comparing/contrasting the two types of shapes. I had all of the students log into their Google accounts and pull up a …

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Technology Buddies At Kaechele

In the elementary classrooms across Henrico County we have had a huge shift in technology this year.  It was a much needed update, but change is hard.  Teachers and students are have all gone from Macs to Dells.  On top of new computers there is a new way for elementary students to use these computers. …

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