Sunday, February 22, 2015

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...

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

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...

Thursday, February 5, 2015

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,...