"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." – A.A. Milne
I just finished putting together a video about a place that is part of my Kansas story – The Theatre in the Park in Shawnee, KS. This video was put together to celebrate Kansas voices and recognize an outdoor theatre that has been a large part of my summers while living in Shawnee with my … Continue reading CKV; The Theatre in the Park
Today I also explored on iTunes U the Inspiring Lesson Ideas. In this section there are 30 courses to look into! To get there all you have to do is open the iTunes U app, then click on the “For Educators” icon, then click “see all” for “Inspiring Lesson Ideas.” Then choose which ones you … Continue reading Inspiring Lesson Ideas, iTunes U courses
If you go to iTunes U (which is a free app), and click on the “For Educators” icon, you will find lots of free resources for teachers to use. This collection, “Using Apps in the Classroom,” has 18 different courses to choose from that each talk about a specific app and how to use it … Continue reading Using Apps in the Classroom, iTunes U courses
One Best Thing iBooks are freely available in the iBooks store. There are 104 FREE books for educators to download that have information for all the different curricular areas and incorporating some sort of technology. These books are short and practical for anyone to read and gain creative ways of how to integrate technology into the classroom. … Continue reading One Best Thing iBooks
For my final blog reflection I found a blog by an Elementary teacher in Florida called, Learning Adventures with Mrs. Gerlach. Mrs. Gerlach has taught the primary grades, K-2, and loves it! These are the grades that I wish to teach, so I was excited to read through her blog. Since it is the summer, … Continue reading Week 7 Reflection: Learning Adventures with Mrs. Gerlach
Today I did an assignment where I got the chance to explore and ultimately create a project using Adobe Slate. I really liked using adobe slate because no matter what I chose for my topic, it would end up looking professional. As you can see below, I ended up experimenting with how it would work to … Continue reading Digital Storytelling with Adobe Slate
This week I found and read through a blog called Happy Teacher, Happy Kids by a first grade teacher and curriculum developer named Diana Owens. Diana’s blog was fun and colorful and helpful for a future teacher like me to read! Even the title of her blog got me interested, because as teachers we definitely … Continue reading Week 6 Reflection: Happy Teacher Happy Kids
Teachers are always looking for new ways to help their students when they can’t be right there beside them. Well, teachers need not look any further because interactive whiteboards & screencasting can help students in so many ways! I had a teacher that used them for our calculus flipped classroom in high school and I loved … Continue reading Interactive Whiteboards & Screencasting, My first Screencast!
This week, instead of the normal blog reflection, I have explored some videos from Tech Edge. I will share with you three videos that I watched, and the main apps I learned about that I could see myself using in the classroom! Episode 165 – Nutrition Apps: I found this episode to be pretty straightforward … Continue reading Week 5 Reflection: Tech Edge in the Classroom
This week, I read the blog Step Into Second Grade with Mrs. Lemons. Her blog is so colorful, fun, and easy to read that I was immediately interested in learning from her! Mrs. Lemons has been teaching for at least 8 years now and more than half of those have been in teaching second grade, … Continue reading Week 4 Reflection: Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons