Educational Technology

Reading Remedies Now Available Free Online

Reading Remedies, the iOS app I created to help teachers and parents diagnose potential reading difficulties and support students with fluency development is no longer available in the app store. However, I’ve made the app available online as a free web app. Check out Reading Remedies here. In 2011, the app store was already home …

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Moviemaking

New Movie: A Quarantine Project

I’m a film school dropout and fifteen years ago I started Video in the Classroom.com to share best practices and movies from my own classroom which I used to increase reading fluency and comprehension. As an elementary principal I encourage moviemaking through our one to one program and schoolwide project based learning. It’s one of …

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Educational Technology

Low Level Tech/Higher Level Thinking

Years ago, I created a hierarchy to explain my thinking around higher level usage of technology.  Since then, Common Core standards have been adopted and the SAMR model has risen to popularity.  I still use my hierarchy.   Nevertheless, through my work in supporting 136 schools with their instructional technology needs, I have found it …

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Classroom Mangement Educational Policy Educational Technology

Using Notability for Classroom Observation

This article describes how to use the app, Notability, to assist in classroom observation.  Classroom teachers can easily adapt these directions for student observation.  I recommend Notability at a cost of $1-$2 over any potentially costly commercial classroom observation system I’ve yet seen.  Notability provides the most flexibility for meeting individual needs. If you’re looking …

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Educational Technology Video in the Classroom Workshops Upcoming

iPhoneography Resources (Great Apps and People to Follow on Instagram)

Here are my resources on iPhoneography from the 2013 CUE Conference.  Keep reading or iPhoneography CUELA. People to follow on Instagram: needleworks (your presenter) magrelacanela (grade 4 teacher) fisler_school (see learning) joshhohnson (for contests) Here’s a list of apps sorted by Tiers. Find app sales: AppShopper (free) create an app wishlist and receive notifications of …

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