Creating an iTU coures

Creating an iTU course was challenging, engaging and reflective. For my course, I chose a unit we do with all 9th graders on Culture. We have essential questions to guide us, standards to follow, and assignments we share, but what we didn’t have was ways to creatively use the iPads. Creating a course...

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iTU reflection

My culture unit for the iTunes course has given me a chance to step back and reflect on the work I am currently doing with my students. It also allows me to consider how to make the material available for students who may not be physically in the class or absent from class...

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iTU

Differentiation Differentiation within my classes happens all the time as I get to know my students and their abilities. For example, in my Alternative Education English 9 class, I found that 8 of my 13 students were struggling with work completion for various reasons. For one student, I created...

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Digital Citizenship

The shared Google ecosystem I use often with students and staff. This year I have done quite a bit more with e-backpack, sharing documents with students, and have gotten away from Google Drive a bit. I do use Google forms to create quizzes for students and have also used it as a way to gather feedback...

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App Smashing

This app smash assignment was fun to create. I could visualize how I wanted to app smash and with the multitude of apps I have been using since starting this course, I could create something that made sense for my ninth grade English class. I learned that it takes time to play with the apps and make...

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Student creation

Students recently did a research project using the topic of justice. This particular student chose Japenese relocation during WW2. The standards for this project included utilizing research skills, examining resources and synthesizing information. Students could choose any product to display their...

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Week 2

Our district has been very supportive with training on technology in the classroom. When students had mac books, my students used wikis and blogs quite a bit. Both lent themselves to collaboration. In addition, students used iMovie for digital stories. Last year, students received iPads and I feel like mostly I have used it for things like word processing. I have had students use apps such as Storehouse,...

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Introduction Post

This blog will be a continuation of ideas I have on Digital Technology in the 21st Century, which I have written about in previous on-line education courses. I am excited to explore how my ideas have evolved now that the iPads have been introduced into the classroom. I teach at South Portland High School, a city right outside of Portland. It is economically diverse and culturally diverse for a Maine...

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