We used the MoMA Art Studio App Today We’ve been studying Winter and the kids made some super cute snowmen on the iPad today. Using MoMA Art Studio was a great way for the kids to practice some of the skills they’ve learned when we’ve used iDiary for Kids. Besides being a fantastic app for building […]
Gift Guide: Setting Your Child Up with the Perfect iPad, Accessories and Apps
Choosing the Perfect Tablet for Your Child Many parents are interested in picking out the perfect iPad or other tablet for their child for the holidays.  It can be difficult though to create the ideal ensemble when there are so many choices.  Even though this website is generally geared toward teachers,  I find that people often […]
Making a Big Change: Wrapping Education, Blogging and Coding All Into One Career
I always hate it when bloggers start a post with, “It’s been forever since I posted anything!” Because the truth is, I never notice, and wouldn’t have noticed if they hadn’t pointed it out to me. I could say the same thing here: “It’s been forever since I’ve published anything!” But number one, I […]
Five Ways to Use the Camera On Your Classroom iPad
Using the camera on your classroom iPads So the camera on the classroom iPad is turning out to be one of the most useful features for us! It’s so easy to use, and so easy to share pictures that we’re turning to it more and more often. Here are five ways that we or other […]
Five Ways to get better at Twitter {even when you don’t really like it!}
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 […]
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. Â I Google, I subscribe to blogs, and watch social media. Â I have however, Â found a few books about teaching with technology that I’ve purchased or added to my Amazon wishlist. Even though I love technology, Â 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 […]
