I am not a very musical person. I do not play an instrument nor do I know how to dissect and analyze a musical piece, but I do enjoy listening to music. Some songs make me stop what I am doing and I just want to get lost in the harmony of the sound.
Sometimes when [...]
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4th Grade in Thailand.
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I recently attended a conference of independent schools here in Florida/USA. Administrators gather on one day to attend sessions, mingle at lunches and dinners, schmooze with each other in the hallway and talk about what is going on in their schools and jobs. Classroom teachers are invited on the second day to do the same. [...]
Planning to Share versus Just Sharing at EdTechPost
every single day I share my learning and have knowledge and learning shared back with me. I know it works. I literally don’t think I could do my job any longer without it – the pace of change is too rapid, the number of developments I need to [...]
It has been 2 years, since I was in the classroom teaching Spanish to elementary school students. I am often asked if I miss it. I do miss having classes on my own, where I am the one who can decide on a project and see it through from beginning to end. Do I still [...]
Laying your cards on the table- Be open and not deceptive. Letting someone honestly know what you are planning on doing.
I am not a big fan of the gory, bloody or violent war games that many of our elementary school students play online. There are obviously not on the school’s recommended resource list. On the other hand, I love to be able to allow them time to design and experiment with games that require a [...]
My blogging has changed in the past year. Blogging has become a habit for me. I feel more connected with my PLN through my blog instead of just using it as a way to reflect and organize my own thoughts. I am amazed, thankful and energized in continuing that others feel that these thoughts are [...]
I have written about the SmartBoard Software and it’s power to put the interactive in the IWB before. There is another cool feature of the Software that you might be able to use to customize and personalize images, stories, presentations, etc in order to get your students interested in what is going on “up there”.
Create [...]
The HOW of 21st Century Learning – ColoradoLearns
21st century learners who inquire, create, participate, and grow
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Kids easy-to-read online stories and books for your preschooler/educational stories and ones that use your imagination/ziggityzoom.com
online interactive stories
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Kids Website with online games, playworlds, coloring, stories for preschoolers, with arts and crafts and activities for kids [...]
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