May 2017 Updates

I can hardly believe that we are entering the last weeks of the school year. It is such a busy time for students and teachers with testing, exams, awards days, field trips, and wrapping up the year that it is easy to lose track of our true purpose. These are the last moments for us to make a difference and to have a real impact on our students before they head out for the summer, so make each moment count! 

May is National Sports & Fitness Month, National Bike Month, and National Strawberry Month. For those who #CelebrateEveryday, I found a great resource that lists all of the National Days and Weeks for each month of the year.

Checkout the Thinglink below for this month's Tech Tip Calendar, Google Tips, and other useful resources. You'll also find the join code for this summer's PD by the Pool Course. Join this Google Classroom course to earn credits for completing four techie tasks to get ready for 2017-18.

April 2017 Updates

Happy Spring! In addition to the hard earned break ahead of us and the start of testing, April is also the month to celebrate Poetry Month, National School Library Month, and Earth Day. Please take a look at the Thinglink below for a variety of useful resources and suggestions. Don't hesitate to Book Me or reach out via email if I can help you in any way.

March 2017 Updates

March is Women's History Month! We also celebrate Music in Our Schools Month, National Nutrition Month, St. Patrick's Day, and the First Day of Spring this month. Check out the Thinglink below for this month's Tech Tip Calendar, upcoming PD dates, and other useful resources! Please don't hesitate to Book Me if you are in need of support or ideas in the weeks ahead. 

February Updates

Check out the Thinglink below for helpful tech tips, PD schedules, and a link to Book Me!



It's hard to believe that we have already made it into the 3rd Quarter! Time has a funny way of flying by and moving in slow motion all at once. In addition to our usual collaborative planning sessions and professional development, I'm also looking forward to working with 8th graders on Sun Tour projects, learning more about Apple Classroom, hosting a fun Digital Playground session at Concrete Primary, and leading a BreakoutEDU session at Powdersville Elementary's Literacy Night this month. There are still some slots available on my calendar, so don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything at all! I am so fortunate to work with an amazing group of teachers who love teaching and work hard to meet the diverse needs of our students. #lovemyteachers

Perhaps we will get a little bit of snow before Spring arrives, so that I can go skiing with my boys! ;)

January 2017 Updates

Welcome back! I hope that everyone found some time for fun and for relaxation over the break.

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and focus on our goals for the weeks and months ahead. In addition to losing the extra pounds gained over the break, my goals for 2017 include eating out less often, maintaining and radiating a positive outlook, and appreciating the beauty and happiness found in everyday things.

Please take just a moment to explore the information and resources collected on the Thinglink below. Don't hesitate to contact me or to reserve an appointment slot on my Book Me Calendar if I can help you in any way in the days and weeks ahead!

Infopics

An infopic combines an image and words in order to convey a message. This is a great option for quotes, definitions, or tidbits of information. Check out this post by Tony Vincent for more information.

The infopic on the right was created using WordSwag, which I picked up using Apps Gone Free over the break. Free options that students can use to create infopics include Typorama, Adobe Spark Post, and Canva.

December 2016 Updates

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Students and teachers are filled with the excitement and gratitude of the holiday season, and busy days seem to make the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks fly by. Relevant and authentic reading, writing, and math opportunities are abundant during these couple of weeks. Please let me know if I can help you in your classroom or during your planning in the weeks ahead!

Resources for This Month

Technology Integration Check Up Form

I will be meeting with many of you over the next few weeks, but please don't hesitate to click on the link to my Book Me Calendar if you need to make an appointment. If you'd like to earn a tech credit for the innovative strategies and tools you are trying this month, please click HERE to complete the Self-Reflection Form for December!

Tech the Halls

One of my favorite things about this month is getting to see all of the wonderful displays of student work for our annual Tech the Halls competition! Please check out the Thinglink below for more information.

• Make your own editable copy of the Display Tag.
• Check out the 2016 Tech the Halls Rubric.
• Complete the FORM to let me know you are participating!

November 2016 Updates

Do you Bitmoji?

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Halloween! If you need any festive ideas for today, check out these 7 Halloween Themed Lesson Activities from Free Technology for Teachers or 13 Halloween Tricks and Treats from Yummy Math.

Though I know some have been struggling with random student devices dropping wifi (especially at the high schools), it is amazing to see what our students are researching and creating as I pop into your classrooms. Please know that our iPad technicians and staff at TSS are working together to find the fix for our wifi woes. So many wonderful things are happening in our classrooms every day, and I continue to be amazed at how far we have come in the past two years!

Fall is a great time for me to get out into classrooms for instruction and/or co-teaching! I also enjoy coming in to serve as an extra pair of hands for our youngest students or an extra pair of eyes and ears during group projects or station work. Please visit my BOOK ME CALENDAR to reserve a slot (or two) for me to come into your classroom!

The Thinglink below contains some important links and resources for the upcoming month. You'll notice I've included both an App of the Month and a Google Tip of the Month, along with the Tech Tip Calendar, PD Schedule, and Tech Check Up Form. 

October 2016 Updates

Fall is here! For me, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year... beautiful weather, awesome views, pumpkin spice coffee, Grey's Anatomy and college football have returned for the season.

At school, I feel like everyone is settling into a routine and calming down from those first wild weeks. This is a great time for me to get out into classrooms for instruction and/or co-teaching! I also love coming in to serve as an extra pair of hands for our youngest students or an extra pair of eyes and ears during group projects or station work. Please check out my BOOK ME CALENDAR to reserve a slot (or two) for me to come into your classroom.

In order to share some important links and resources with my teachers, I've created the interactive Thinglink below. You'll notice the links to this month's Tech Tip Calendar and Tech Check Up Form toward the bottom!