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25 Killer (iPad) Apps | Learning is Change. The following list of Apps are what make the iPad essential to me. They are what make it more than just a toy (tags: ipad apps education) A Twitteraholic’s Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter | The Edublogger Educators are connecting with each other on [...]

Education Week: Embracing Wikipedia As a teacher, you become accustomed to hearing your students say some pretty outlandish things. Still, when a student told me, “Mr. Freder doesn’t let us use Wikipedia,” I was rocked with incredulity. Like any encyclopedia, the online resource Wikipedia is not a perfect reference guide; however, it is an excellent [...]

I have been blogging for over 4 years now. In my very first bog post (February 20, 2006), I wrote : This Blog is an experiment. I am fascinated by the possibilities of blogging in the foreign language classroom. I will document what I have learned and hopefully inspire other language teacher to try their [...]

Science and history fairs have been held across the United States (and maybe other countries?) for years. Having grown up in Germany and Argentina, the first time I encountered these events was with my oldest daughter at her elementary school in the 1990s.  According to Wikipedia, Science fairs have been held across the USA since [...]

I am honored that this blog has been nominated for the Edublog Awards 2009 in the following two categories: Best Teacher Blog Best Educational Tech and Support Blog Thank you to all who nominated Langwitches Blog. If you haven’t voted yet, click on the above links and cast your votes. If you are not into [...]

It is time to dust off the old spiral bound curriculum guide and take a good look at it. Can a document like this still serve the needs of our school today? Are there new ways to make this curriculum guide a tool that works with and for the teachers and our school? I could [...]

why a SMART Board.pdf (application/pdf Object) Why do teachers think using a SmartBoard in the classroom is important. (tags: smartboard PDF) http://tablettalk.info/ Jeremy Renner is a technology resource teacher in Louisville, Kentucky. He supports elementary school teachers who have Tablet PCs integrate technology in their classrooms. His interests include Web 2 tools, resources that increase [...]

by Kevin Yezbick I remember sitting down in a tiny chair at a tiny table during parent-teacher conferences at my daughter’s Pre-School class. Her teacher pulled out a folder filled with papers: drawings my four year old had made, her first attempts in writing her name, a checklist of whether she knew how to tie [...]

Skype an Author Into Your Library or Classroom – Skype An Author Network (tags: skype literacy skype_in_classroom) Debunking Myths of SextCasting » Moving at the Speed of Creativity Myth: Deleting a picture or video from your webpage deletes it forever. Myth: Deleting a picture or video from your digital camera or phone deletes it forever. [...]

Here is a growing list of interesting sites to explore for elementary school students. Please add any favorites of yours in the comment section. Elementary Learning Sites Learning your Alphabet Help a monkey shake coconuts out of the tree Count Us in Games Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts Between the Lions [...]