So this is the third and final installment in my Learn to Code: For Teachers series. See that stack of books in the picture above? That’s my stack of books, and I read them all this summer. I know, it’s not quite your average stack of of summer beach reads. It certainly isn’t what my summer reading […]
Best iPad Covers for Preschool and Kindergarten 2014
I am often asked which iPad cover I recommend for preschoolers. I’ve written before about the Garmin covers we use in our classroom. I’ve always appreciated how rugged they are, but I had to hack them to make them accessible for preschoolers. I bought a cover for my new phone this week. I’m in love with it and […]
Learn to code: For teachers
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how important I believe it is to teach children to code. My students are still really enjoying the coding apps I introduced them to. In particular, it’s turned into a fantastic supplemental activity for a few of our kids that were craving a little more challenge. Honestly, I don’t […]
My Radio Interview with Vicki Davis, aka the Cool Cat Teacher
A few months back, Vicki Davis (aka the Cool Cat Teacher) invited me to appear on her radio show/podcast, Every Classroom Matters. Of course I said yes! We taped the show back in April, and now finally in June, the episode we recorded is up on the Every Classroom Matters site. I’d love for you to […]
Books for Teaching With Technology In Preschool and Kindergarten Classrooms
Truth be told, I get most of my information about teaching with technology from technology based sources. I Google, I subscribe to blogs, and watch social media. I have however, found a few books about teaching with technology that I’ve purchased or added to my Amazon wishlist. Even though I love technology, I still love […]
Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Technology In Early Childhood
Perhaps I made an error when naming this website. I think the name freaks early childhood educators out a little bit. I imagine their thinking goes something like this, “Technology?? In Early Childhood?? What kind of developmentally appropriate practices heresy is this?? ‘Technology’ can’t be ‘developmentally appropriate.’ Those two phrases don’t belong in the same […]
Teaching Kids to Code: Preschool and Kindergarten
Talking about teaching kids to code has become trendy. It’s moving toward the mainstream. Creating opportunities to teach kids coding has become the “cool” thing to do in education. And I couldn’t be happier. This is a bandwagon that I’m excited to jump on! This morning I was looking at the Scratch Jr. Kickstarter page. […]
