Category Archives: Ideas
TIPC
Here is the TIPC if anyone needs it for future reference.
TIPC_2011
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Social Studies Ideas
I tried using Popplet.com some last year but thought I would share a good use. I have been looking for great timeline software for elementary for a while, and think this site may be a good fit for our fourth and fifth grade students. See what you think. Not sure why my pictures aren’t showing. […] Continue reading
Show me what it looks like….
Teachers are asking me all the time what 21st Century skills looks like, and how technology should fit in to their teaching. A wonderful blog “What Ed Said” sums it up perfectly. Here is a portion of her article: “They used to… do leaf rubbings with paper and pencil to see what leaves look like. […] Continue reading
Using a Google Calendar
One of my schools is going to use a Google Calendar for cart sign ups. This is a tutorial about how to use the Calendar. If you need to know how to set one up, please contact me.
How to Use a Google Calendar from Suzanne Whitlow on Vimeo.
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Henrico 21 Site
Click image above to go to the repository of 21st Century lessons from our district (K-12) You can search by content area, by elementary, middle, or high school, by school name, by teacher name, or by winning entries. What a fabulous collection of lessons for all teachers to have. There should be more entries every […] Continue reading
Pen Pals
I just signed up for the “Pen Pals who Write” project with Lisa Mims. This project will combine hand written letters with some web 2.0 tools. It sounds like the best of both worlds to me. I urge all of my teachers to consider doing this with teachers from all over the world. Here is […] Continue reading
Vimeo Video School
I have started to find this site really useful. Vimeo does a really good job at keeping it’s users updated on the latest and greatest videos on their site. Check out Vimeo’s School at: http://vimeo.com/videoschool. You can following them on… Continue reading
Idiom example
Student art work would be much better, but quickly made this example to start. Really like this site. Click link below to try one for yourself.
Yes, more toys!
I am preparing to teach a summer class on web based tools, and now have to get my arsenal ready. Just tried Bubblesnaps for the first time. Now will try to make some real examples to show for figurative language and idioms.
H21 Lesson on SOL 5.3
Untitled from Stephanie Wright on Vimeo. Teacher Name: Stephanie Wright Collaborators: Deborah Dunham 5th grade teacher Lesson Title: Scientists Target Grade/Subject: 5th grade science Length: 3 hours Summary: Fifth grade students will research one of the three scientists for his contribution (Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Theodore Maiman a.k.a. Robert Maiman). Students will group themselves […] Continue reading
