Thursday, March 26, 2020

Google Hangout Meet - EDU version

Google Hangouts has been upgraded in the EDU version of G Suite. Here is a tutorial on how to get started with Google Hangout Meet.  If you have a personal version of Gmail or google account. See this post from yesterday insead. Hope to see you virtually soon!

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Google Hangouts - Virtual Meetings

How to start a Google Hangout and some basic troubleshooting once in the hangout.


Monday, January 14, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Resources



Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Online
Here are some online resources on Martin Luther King Jr. 

History of the holiday, Biography, timeline, quotes and more on
Factmonster.com

DID YOU KNOW: http://www.holidays.net/mlk/  Has some great “Did
you Know” facts.

powerpoint on the timeline of Dr. King. Some sound effects, good audio on
the”I have a Dream” speech slide, short excerpt. Has some nice images of
his wife, university, and others.

Link to the Video of I have a dream speech. There is a commercial at the
beginning, so let that run and cue it up for your students. Or sign up for
the free membership of teachertube, and you can skip the ad. The video is
11+ minutes long. There is a commentary at the end.

TEXT: http://www.mlkonline.net/  The text for the “I have a Dream”
Speech. Including some discussion questions for students. Some great
photos including his birth home.

Online Lesson Plans http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/mlk-day-gradesK-5.html Lessons and classroom resources from National Education Association. 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

QR Scavanger Hunt

For Red Ribbon Week this week, our Counselors created a QR Code Scavenger Hunt. Using QR Codes is a great way to motivate students. Students can scan from phones, ipads, and even Chromebooks. If they don't have a QR Reading extension a great one to get is "The QR Code Extension".


For more ideas about using QR Codes in the classroom here's an awesome resource:

Learn more about QR Codes on this post: http://techhintz.blogspot.com/2012/02/qr-codes.html

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Interactive Math Manipulatives

Some great online math manipulatives. 

The following has many links, most are chrome apps, ipad apps as well as websites.

http://catalog.mathlearningcenter.org/apps

Screenshot of a few of them.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Nonfiction/ Fiction Online Activities

Easy, do as a class, station or on individual machines. Students chose one of the images that could happen in real life.
https://www.ixl.com/ela/pre-k/which-could-happen-in-real-life

If you haven't explored https://www.ixl.com/ it has loads of interactive activities! Remember adding links to your Google Classroom is an easy way to share with students!

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Animal Research Websites

This Symbaloo designed specifically for my Second Grade Gattis Students who are researching insects, amphibians and fish.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

October Websites

Columbus Day:
  1. Columbus Day Quiz-  – 5 questions, how much does your class know?
  2. Columbus Day LOTS of Activities and history-  - The first “Wanderlust” activity gives good timeline example and map. 
  3. Teachervision – Teacher Resources 
  4. Columbas Day Reading (includes comprehension questions for Grades 3, 4,5- 
  5. History.com   Has a little 5 minute video clip that explains what Columbus did and did not accomplish. More for upper grades.

Bats:
  1. Bat Conservation for kids 
  2. Bats for Kids  LOTS OF FUN
  3. Kidzone Bats This is a good resource for finding other animals such as turkeys, penguins, sharks, etc. It also has a link to 30 downloadable books from Reading A-Z.
Pumpkins:
  1. A to Z Kids Stuff Pumpkins   
  2. Carve a Virtual Pumpkin -  - Great for Kinder practicing mouse skills.
  3. Pumpkin Math – Adding
  4. Pumpkin Math –Multiples



Thursday, September 18, 2014