Have you heard of Flocabulary? It’s a website that does hip hop songs to help students remember certain facts. It started with SAT vocab, but has expanded to all levels and subjects. To have access to all the videos/songs you need to pay a fee, but a few are free…including the one for Egypt, which [...]
We were shown this video of an adapted speech by Dan Pink during our last STEM meeting. It’s a great reminder!
Many of our teachers use Discovery Education (United Streaming) videos on a regular basis. Some use the generic school account, but did you know you could have your very own account? Teachers with their own accounts can save the materials that they use in their own library – making it much easier to find [...]
This is what’s been jazzing me lately in the world of technology. I love watching technology open doors… Babies with iPads is another site that documents how this technology can “help children with disabilities develop their communication, play, pre-literacy, cognitive, visual/auditory and motor skills.”
Third Graders went on a trip to Apple Ridge farms this month. Despite camera difficulties, they were able to get enough photos to use for digital stories! The day after the field trips, we loaded the pictures into the iPod Touches, grabbed some microphones, and had students quickly create a “What we learned videos” using [...]
iPod Touches are coming to a classroom near you. Wonder what you can do with them? Listen to these students from Forest Hill Elementary School for some ideas! If you need more ideas, check out the I Education Apps Review site.
This video has been going around some edtech blogs and twitter. I thought I’d pass it on! :)
Need to know how to do something in ActivInspire? Promethean offers ActivTips, quick video tutorials on many Inspire topics. If you are a ActivStudio user trying to switch to Inspire, these tips are very helpful. Check them out here: Activitps: Professional Development
Great video on exactly what that means. This was created by the Mahoning County Educational Service Center of Ohio. It was passed along to me during NCTIES.
I’m getting ready to attend a Teacher Training Institute where teachers will received their own pocket Flip Video Camera. I thought it might be nice to share some of the great ways they can use it. Tom Barrett’s collection of ideas might be a great start! If you have any other ideas, please comment below [...]
