Twitter: Novel Approach to Routine Academic PracticePosted by Marsha on September 19, 2011
Most teachers are opened minded and eager to engage their students. This was evident to us when we facilitated a session this past weekend at FRA, Florida Reading Association, called If You Tweet, They Will Follow. As promised, we want to share the ideas our participants came up with about ways to use Twitter for [...]
Awards in the ClassroomPosted by Kira on August 27, 2011
Just imagine- you open a pdf file, type in your student’s name, congratulate them for a job well done, save…. and email a fabulous award home to their parents. What a great way to keep in touch and tell parents how wonderfully their child is doing in class. It took you about 1 minute to [...]
Remembering a Space Shuttle LaunchPosted by Barb on July 6, 2011
Back in the mid 90’s, I was fortunate to attend a week long NASA technology training at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA is especially nice to educators: taking them on special tours, opening their files to thousands of free resources and materials for classroom use, and offering workshops that educate teachers in technology, science, [...]
Facebook Template for teachersPosted by Kira on June 24, 2011
We’ve created a great little facebook-type template for use in the classroom for writing assignments. Have fun using it! In fact, come on back and share a link to your blog or comment about how you are using it!
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A “personal bests” list for teachersPosted by Kira on June 1, 2011
My school year is coming to a close. I have shared tears with Seniors who left on Friday, students that I had the pleasure of teaching for two years in a row, who had taken two (and in one case, four) of my classes. I have pulled down the decorations and put out the recycling. [...]
What you Tweet, you can’t delete!Posted by Kira on April 21, 2011
As a well-liked high school art teacher, I am faced with hearing some “stories” I might wish I hadn’t….And experiencing some interesting things with regards to my students and cyber-space. Some of my AP Art History students think it is funny to follow my Twitter account. What they don’t realize is that in doing so,
