social studies opening the minds of students
https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/the-civil-rights-act-of-1964/id958392306 Under the Inspiring Lesson Ideas section of iTunes U for Educators, I selected the lesson The Civil Rights Act of 1964. What sparked my personal interest in the lesson is that it is largely a project based lesson. Due to the fact that this lesson is based on projects, students not only build an…
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/tag-journal-lesson-ideas/id1003449698?mt=11 In the Using Apps in the Classroom section of ITunes U for Educators, I selected the book, Tag Journal Lesson Ideas. The Tag Journal is an app that allows for productive journal writing and note-taking for students through out the day. Learning of this app for the first time, I was blown away! There…
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/reaching-all-learners-utilising/id870422846?isInPurchasedView=true&mt=11 The One Best Thing IBook I chose to read was called; Reaching All Students: Utilising Student Interests to Empower Accessibility. As the title eludes to, the main focus of the book is different Apple apps that can assist in connecting course material to students interests. The benefits of utilizing the strategies laid out in…
One Justin Tarte’s blog there is an article giving advise to new teachers. while going into teaching, advise from experienced teachers is invaluable. Justin shares many unique and interesting perspectives on everything from classroom management to lesson planning! the first point made in the article impacted me the most. “Strong student relationships will be your…
Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller is absolutely full of resources for educators. It contains resources for everything from educational uses of technology, to assessment and professional development tools. The vast majority of the available resources are very high quality and helpful. though some, like Flubaroo, seem like they are just knock offs of other,…
I explored Glenn Wiebe’s blog History Tech. Being a future social studies teacher this was full of amazing sources for me now, and throughout my career. Most of the blog is dedicated to promoting his presentations but what is covered in these presentations is inspirational. The main goal strived towards is preparing students think critically…
I explored Anthony Speranza’s blog Inspired. Through reading this blog I learned about using technology in the classroom but was wowed at the discovery of an article on Genius Hour. As stated in the article Genius Hour is, “an opportunity where students given true autonomy explore their own passions and exercise creativity in the classroom.…
Osmo is a unique gaming accessory for the iPad that comes with four games that will change the way your child plays by turning any surface into an imaginative playing field. The Masterpiece app allows you to pick any image from the camera, curated gallery, or integrated web search and Masterpiece will transform it into…