What’s a # mean on Twitter and what is a Twitter “Chat”?

I’ve had people ask me how I can have a “conversation” on Twitter when I have all these tweets flying through my timeline. The short answer is a “#” which is called a hashtag. If you are new to Twitter one of the most valuable things to...

Increasing Visual Literacy in My Classroom

This course in media literacy has come at the perfect time for me. It’s just the motivations I needed to start implementing some tools I’ve been meaning to incorporate into my classroom. As a kindergarten teacher images play an important part in what we do...

The Power of Visuals

We’ve all heard about the power images can add to a presentation. Images can take a presentation that may be dull and uninspired. With the right visuals to help you get your point across you could turn a boring presentation into something dynamic and at the same...

Twitter in the Kindergarten Classroom

Teaching at a small somewhat remote school can pose some interesting challenges. One of those challenges is bringing variety into our classroom. There are only so many ways to mix up grouping a class of 6 students. Even though my students are amazing, sometimes they...