Reflecting on this Whole Shebang…
Starting from the beginning...let's see... It's not very linear, this journey, or this blog post. At the time it all started, I felt like I had walked into a room with a whole bunch of strange controls and buttons and not understanding any of them, started randomly...
What? Facebook is 10?!
Have you been seeing lots of Facebook movies celebrating your friends' Facebook "journeys"? Perhaps you're like me and you took the bait, posting your own version of the movie as well (click here to see my Facebook movie). Facebook has turned 10 and is celebrating it...
Jumping Into the Unknown
I use the metaphor of a fork in the road often with my students when I talk to them about making choices and breaking out of their comfort zone. It’s ironic that when I am sitting down to write my first blog post, like an RSS feed, the fork in the road metaphor has...
Stop Motion Remix Examples
My kindergarten students made a stop motion movie that they shared with the world (which you can read about here). They asked people to take the video that they had made and to create their own version, or remix, and share it back with them. We had a very good...
Building Collaborative eBooks on an iPad via DropBox and Book Creator App
Right now I'm lucky enough to be collaborating with the amazing educators, Michelle Hiebert and Jason Graham. They've invited my class to work on creating a collaborative book. The idea is for one class to write a bit and then pass it on to the next class who in turn...
Creating a Stop Motion Remix
One of my goals this year was to work with my students to make a stop motion movie out of one of the stories they created. We had a story last fall that I though would be good but it proved too difficult (logistically) to make. With the year starting to wind down we...
Publishing Young Authors
Lately I have been more and more impressed with my student's writing. I decided that it was time for us to think about publishing their work. I shared this with my students and it led to a discussion about what a good topic for a book might be. After some deliberation...
Goodbye SmartBoard… Hello Apple TV
I've finally ditched my SmartBoard. I have to admit that I've never been a big fan of my SmartBoard to begin with, so parting ways with it wasn't particularly difficult. To be fair though I have to say that I have enjoyed certain things it has allowed me to do with my...
Skype in the Classroom Google Presentation
I wanted to share this presentation about different ways Skype can be used in the classroom. This presentation came to me by way of (funny enough) a conversation on Skype. I am mostly a lurker in a conversation that goes on 24/7 between 153 educators all over the...