Creating Lifelong Learners
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 …
I like to think of myself as a proponent of using multimedia in the classroom to better engage students in the curriculum. I’ve amassed a large collection of movies from youtube, teachertube, itunes podcasts, and commercial DVDs that I show in frequent short bursts in the classroom with adults and children to help make my …
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 …
I’m happy that many educators outside of the blogosphere are beginning to recognize that sitting power points that are chock full of bullet points are not the way they want to engage and be engaged. However, I believe if they think the answer is to switch from Powerpoint to Prezi, Haiku, or any other brand …
I’m updating my steps for updating iOS devices to include the new process of force-quitting apps in iOS 7. There’s not too much you can do to fix a problem when your iPad or iPhone stops working…that’s the good news. There’s just a few things you can try and these usually work. Try each of …
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 …
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 …
As per the Common Core State Standards students must incorporate digital research in their work. I interpret this to mean that students need a twenty-first century version of book sense. We used to teach students how to find books in a library, how to determine who the author and illustrator is, and where to find …
While there are no isolated technology standards in the Common Core State Standards, technology is embedded across the the grade levels. Many people are focused on students needing a device to take the assessment and not thinking about what students will need to be able to do with that device. The assessment …
A reader question: I’ve always been interested in TV Production and am thinking about writing a grant to start one. Our school has no funding for this, so I don’t even know where to start. What equipment do I need? How much will it cost? I’ve learned that nothing goes out of fashion faster than …