This summer I have looked at using Twitter, YouTube, Nearpod, Flipgrid, Canva, Curipod. I have even googled myself within the last 5 weeks. My base of knowledge has grown. Which means my ability to plan and deliver engaging lessons has grown also. Depending on what tools I incorporate into a lesson students can interact in…

Adventures in Hyperdocs What in the world is a hyperdoc? I thought that must be when I use google docs. Well, I didn’t know. But it turns out I kinda did. In a small way. From what I have gathered a hyperdoc is a complete interactive lesson designed to create a blended learning experience. So,…

YouTube Adventure and a little more! The beginning In the beginning … I can clearly remember using YouTube to look up song lyrics, music videos, and how to videos. I thought of the content creators very little. When I did, I thought some of them spend a lot of time to make that look very…

I am trying to liven up my blogs. So here are some pictures to go along with my weekend post. Teachers report back next week and I am relaxing completely today. But is this really relaxing when this is what I am doing?

Posts on Twitter were at first called Twitterings; shortening this to twit, meaning a jibe or a fool, wasn’t on, hence tweet. Dictionary editors soon took note. (https://tinyurl.com/nhzmuekk) Twitter findings I am not much of a fan of twitter. I have probably been swayed by the rhetoric and news reporting and ignorant posts of the…

Vanity Search I have looked myself up before and hadn’t thought of it as a vanity search. But now I think it an appropriate term. Even though this post is about me. I can’t help but sing along with Carly Simon while typing this up. Sing with me …. “You’re so vain, you probably think…

This week I chose to explore different apps I can use for teaching. I teach first grade. Some apps I have read about others using seem good but not a good fit for my class. There are many good learning apps to choose from. For me I feel as if I need to choose one…

Tools for students to use for creating or producing something Tech Play 3: Creativity Tools This week I explored several creativity tools I can use in my classroom with my students. Prior to this class I hadn’t exactly embraced using technology in my class. That has now changed. I know that students need to be…

First, I googled How to create an eportfolio. Then I thought, “why didn’t I start sooner!”  Since I just created a blog last week, I wish it could just be a blog post.  I kept thinking that a blog would be a good place to make an eportfolio since that is the last thing I…

Blog Post #1 I always thought a blog was a pretty silly thing. I also thought our first microwave was great at boiling water only. I have done some looking and have discovered it isn’t just a vanity project. I looked up the definition on line with Webster’s. Not my personal dictionary, it is a…