There. I’ve said it.  I really don’t like Twitter. I’ve tried to like it, but I don’t think it will ever be my favorite social media platform. On social media  I respond well to two things: pictures and the written word.  Twitter cuts me short in both areas: there are limited pictures and limited (like […]
Apple Configurator Checklist
So I’m getting ready to configure my third round of iPads with Apple Configurator. This time I got smart and decided to be more organized by making myself an Apple Configurator Checklist. This checklist is a “pre-configuration checklist” designed to help you be ready to go through the actual process of configuring the iPads. I’m […]
Using QR Codes to Share Videos with Parents
Ever since I discovered QR codes last year, Â I knew I wanted to find a way to use QR codes to share videos with parents. Thanks to one of those serendipitous hallway conversations with a parent/co-worker, I was finally able to figure out how to make it work using dropbox! To read more about how […]
Make an iMovie Video on your iPad for Back to School
I kept hearing about what a great tool iMovie can be in the classroom. Â I finally decided to put it to the test by making an iMovie video. As we began our 5th day of school this week, Â I used my iPad to shoot a short video clip of each child sharing their favorite thing […]
Seven Tips to Get You Started With Your Classroom iPad
Seven Tips to Get You Started With Your Classroom iPad Technology can be very intimidating. Â I consider myself to be fairly technologically savvy, and I still remember being scared to death the first time I held my friend’s iPhone. Â I was sure I was going to mess it up! I accidentally touched the screen and […]
Augmented Reality in the Classroom: Writing Numbers 1 through 9
Have you heard of Augmented Reality in the classroom? The minute I read about it, I knew I had to try it in our Pre-K classroom. I think of augmented reality as one step beyond QR codes. We did a lot with QR codes last year. We used them to self-correct our counting activities and […]
Using Digital Tools to Create a Portfolio for Your Students
It is a tradition in the early childhood classes here to send each child home at the end of the year with a portfolio that documents the fun and learning that they experienced over the course of the school year. Â This tradition spans back at least a decade. Â When it first began, teachers used […]
