Category Archives: Google Drive

3rd Grade Patterns in Google Drawing

In 3rd grade at Crestview we made patterns using Google Drawing. Collaborative Google Drawing is one of my favorite ways to introduce a few topics.  Patterns and arrays are two math topics that are perfect for Google Drawing.  For this lesson I set up a folder in Google with enough templates to pair the students …

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2nd Grade Postcards

In Ms. Aquilina’s 2nd grade class we had the students collaboratively working on an awesome continent project.  The students researched a particular continent in groups of 3.  Once they had all of their information gathered the students went to their Google Drives and opened up a folder that Ms. Aqulina and I shared with them. …

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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 @ Baker Elementary

Friday the #TechTakeout crew had the great opportunity of taking over 4th grade at Baker Elementary School! Math has been one of the focus areas of the school so we decided to bring the math in our activities. We had … Continue reading Continue reading

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Introduction to Google Docs

Here is a short video introduction to Google Docs. If you need any help schedule a meeting with me and we can walk through it together. Google Doc – Introduction from Jim Covais on Vimeo. Continue reading

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The Adams Author Project – The Marketplace

FYI- This is the final blog post for the Adams Author Project. If you haven’t already done so read Part 1 and Part 2. Of if you want read part 3 then 2 then 1. It might be confusing but … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Adams Author Project – Marketing

FYI- This blog post is a continuation from yesterday’s post. I would read yesterday’s post first. However, if you enjoy being confused then just read this one. As you remember from yesterday, the students just Skyped with author John David … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Adams Author Project

I recently had the pleasure of co-teaching with a wonderful reading teacher, Kelly Arkwright. Mrs. Arkwright, the Title 1 reading teacher at Adams Elementary, wanted to take a select group of student’s writing to the next level. We quickly planned … Continue reading Continue reading

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Instagram Template for Students

Click Here for the Template Here is an Instagram template made in Google Slides that you can use with your students. I totally stole this idea from Tyler Hart. His template was in ActivInspire and I ported it over to Google … Continue reading Continue reading

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#TechTakeout Invades Adams Elementary

Last Friday the #TechTakeout crew went to Adams Elementary to do some awesome technology lessons with the fourth graders. As a group we planned four different interactive math stations for the students using digital tools such as Google Earth, Google … Continue reading Continue reading

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