QR Code Generators and Readers
A QR codes is a 2D barcode that acts as a shortcut to all types of information. A QR code can link you to a video, a website, text, photos,… Read more »
Category: techintegration
The Kids Should See This – 10 Ways to Use Video in the Classroom
The Kids Should See This is a site Rion Nakaya and her two children. Ms. Nakaya explains that she created the site to inspire inquiry and wonder. Visit the site… Read more »
Prioritizing the Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship
Mark Ribble contends that there are nine elements of digital citizenship. He invites schools to prioritize the nine components, and consider how they relate to the context and environment of… Read more »
Literacy Activities using Skype in the Classroom
There are several projects whereby you can use Skype for enriching learning in your classroom. One initiative is to encourage teachers to use Skype for building literacy. Skype is currently… Read more »
How to Use YouTube Capture
Do you take many video clips in your classroom? Would you like to merge them into one video? YouTube Capture lets you do just that. YouTube Capture lets you easily… Read more »
Literacy Apps from Read Write Think
Read Write Think, a website from NCTE and the International Reading Association has 9 Mobile Apps that may be useful to you for teaching. These apps are meant to engage… Read more »
1:1 iPads in Grade 2
Grade 2 was our first elementary class to have a 1:1 device. Last year, grade 2 students shared an iPad cart with one or two other classes. For the 2014-2015… Read more »
Content Coaching: Preconference, Lesson Enactment and Postconference
The authors present content coaching as an inquiry undertaken jointly by the teacher and the coach. One of the steps is the preconference which clarifies what the goals of the… Read more »
The Environment of Content Coaching
The goal of content coaching is to improve student learning, by making instruction more effective. This is done though the mindful consideration of lesson design, teaching and assessment. There are… Read more »
Content Coaching: Principles of Learning
Content coaching recognizes that teaching can be improved with effort, and applies principles of learning in building professional capacity. The four principles presented in this chapter are accountable talk, self-management… Read more »