Tech for Teaching

Getting Your Students Reading: A Guide I heard a disappointing comment from a teacher the other day. “I don’t really li…

I have been sitting on this post for awhile. Mostly because this time of year is crazy, but also to let my thoughts ta…

The past two years I have been trying to be very intentional and strategic about how I group my students. First of all,…

I expect a lot out of my students. In fact, sometimes I have to sit back and evaluate if I am pushing them too hard. &q…

Friday morning a young 14 year old boy took his own life. The root of the problem was bullying. As I read the article ,…

Today we had the amazing opportunity to use Skype for the first time. My students and I have been talking the past cou…

I can't say I am a huge fan of Halloween, but being a teacher I have discovered a fairly consistent truth. Kids lov…

I have discovered in the past couple of months that there is an ever growing need for more categorization of Web Tools.…

Being busy in the class has certainly cut down on my time to blog and get my thoughts out. This little rant has been wi…

I have to say the IPOD TOUCH is getting used a lot. It has really helped me achieve my goal of using technology to stim…

This post is in response to today's article How to Raise Boys that Read on the Wall Street Journal. If you are a p…

As I get adjusted to my new class and peep a bit down at next year's class, one thing seems to evident. That thing …

We officially have two 4 day weeks in. It was such a blast for me. After I got through all the get to know you and rout…

So after a lot of research and input from my awesome PLN, I decided to buy an IPOD Touch with the $200 that our PTO gav…

I have always loved the desert island question. It goes something like....suppose you were going to be stuck on a deser…

So I just got word that I have $200 to spend outright on something for my classroom. I tried to crawl through my brain …

I must keep reminding you that I am extremely new to the teaching world, therefore my view is very limited, take what I…

It is right about this time every year that I get a weird feeling. With the school year just about to start, I suddenly…

One of my goals in teaching has always been to give every child a sense that they are making a difference. This will be…

I am starting a new hashtag chat in Twitter. I am looking for Pennsylvania teachers to join up. 1. You need a twitter …

I am heading into my third year as a second grade teacher. The past two years have brought a lot of change in terms of …

If you are like me, you have big dreams of building an awesome connection with another classroom (maybe in your state o…

I absolutely love the quote by Ghandi, "Be the change you want to see in the world." I have seen it used in a…

If I haven't told you yet, I think Will Richardson is the man. I just took a class that used his book, Blogs, Wiki…

I have stumbled across a lot of great sites in the past couple of years. Some of them are really good, but the kids are…

There has been a lot of response to Build A PLN: A Newbie's Guide . Thanks everyone for your kind comments, your pl…

Let me start by saying that I am not an expert in any way. The guide I am going to lay out is a simple way to start bui…

Enough small talk, here are the tools: 1. Crowdeye (a twitter search engine) It is still in BETA. 2. TweepML (a quick…

I may have mentioned before that I teach in a very rural area. By rural, I mean that students have driven tractors to t…

Last night my wife was watching one of my favorite movies, Pay it Forward . One of the most important dialogues takes p…

I found this article and video quite interesting. In my classroom it works out that those who read, stand out also as …

"Why aren't you paying attention? This stuff is important, and you are going to need to know it!" This is…

I was caught over guard this year by an amazing book. "32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny" by Phillip Done…

I am a greenhorn. I have only written about 80 weeks of lesson plans. I have only written up two kids so far. I am stil…

If you're like me, you love music. I jam on the way to school and I play music in the background when the kids are …

I love and agree with what Will Richardson has to say in this video. I fully believe that this new paradigm shift in co…

Glogster (edu version) I am extremely excited about the possibility of using this tool in my second grade class this ye…

Can you really believe this stuff? Super Brain Yoga This lady at the Autism camp I work at swears that it is helpful fo…

I have only two years under my belt in this teaching world, so my opinion is warped and narrow (remember that!), but wh…