Category Archives: Web 2.0
#TechTakeout Storms Shady Grove!
Last Friday at Shady Grove the Tech Takeout Crew went to Shady Grove to work with around 160 4th grade students for our first Tech Takeout of the 2016-2017 school year! Tech Takeout is when a group of ITRTs travel to different elementary schools once Continue reading
#TechTakeout Storms Shady Grove!
Last Friday at Shady Grove the Tech Takeout Crew went to Shady Grove to work with around 160 4th grade students for our first Tech Takeout of the 2016-2017 school year! Tech Takeout is when a group of ITRTs travel to different elementary schools once Continue reading
ThingLink for Ancient Egypt
I had a blast co-teaching with Andrea Ferguson at Pinchbeck Elementary. Her second graders have been learning about ancient Egypt. She wanted her students to demonstrate their knowledge of ancient Egypt in a fun exciting way. During our planning meeting … Continue reading → Continue reading
#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
#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
Plickers is a Super Easy Response System
Learner response systems are fun and engaging, but can be a hassle to setup. You have to make sure each child has a device, and that the battery is working and fully charged. Then you have to make sure the … Continue reading → Continue reading
Multiplication with Padlet
I had an awesome time co-teaching a lesson with Ms. Clark at Adams Elementary a few weeks ago. We sat down for a planning meeting and Ms. Clark discussed how she would like her students to come up with different … Continue reading → Continue reading
Talking Pictures Made Easy
There seems to be a ton of programs for the iPad that takes an image and make it appear as if it were talking. Many of these programs are great for older students but I wanted one that a kindergartener or … Continue reading → Continue reading
ThingLink for Endangered Animals
I was extremely fortunate to co-teach with Mrs. Ferguson’s 3rd grade class at Pinchbeck Elementary. The students researched with Mrs. Ferguson and the school librarian on how animals and their environments are influenced by human actions. The students were not … Continue reading → Continue reading
Pinning Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Galore on Pinterest!
While searching for online TEI web sites for my teachers, I found a wealth of boards on the popular web site, Pinterest. It is worth creating a free account to follow my Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) board. I have repinned 25 sites so far from ITRTs from other divisions in Virginia as well as added […] Continue reading
