Fun with Animal Adaptations through Close Reading
One of my favorite things to do as a teacher has always been planning inquiry-based science units for students. I love to teach students how to ask questions and look for answers! It is easier now more...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: Write About This
Hey everyone! I hope everyone is staying nice and warm as you read this post. As I am writing I am hearing the tappy, tap, tap of sleet on my window. It is supposed to snow later but I doubt it does...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: Frametastic
If you haven’t noticed I have added a new category at the top of my blog. It is called Tech Tips. For over two years now I have been a blogger and created curriculum for teachers. I have learned A LOT...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: Book Creator
A few weeks ago I had the honor of meeting some fabulous teachers, facilitators, and administrators from across the state of Texas and beyond at the TCEA15 conference. One common theme that surfaced...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: Number Pieces
Hey everyone! I hope you are off to a great start to your Monday morning. I am running a little behind in getting my “Be Appy” Monday post out. I am finding it hard to concentrate the last couple of...
View ArticleEdulastic
Last month I wrote a post about 10 technology tools you can use with students to help prepare them for online assessments. Today I would like to add one more tool I found even better than all 10 tools...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: Word Swag
This week I am in beautiful sunny Florida for Spring Break but I still wanted to get out a post for “Be Appy” Monday. Since I’m doing something fun I thought I’d share a fun app you could use not only...
View ArticleBe Appy Monday: App Smash
Sorry about the late start to “Be Appy” Monday. As you know last week I was in Florida. We had such a great time! It was so relaxing. Every night I opened my bedroom door to hear the waves crashing...
View ArticleA New Way of Learning
I’m going to be honest! I hate it when I find it has been a month since I’ve posted something. It is NOT without lack of trying I promise you. I can honestly say I have typed on several posts (more...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Go 1:1?
For the past several weeks, I have been talking with school districts about going one-to-one (1:1). Going 1:1 means every student has a device. Having a device for every student might seem like the...
View ArticleUsing Interactive Notebooks: Google Style
Student notebooks have been around for a long time. For years, I demonstrated how to use notebooks in the classroom during reading and language workshop. Most of the time, I found the content of the...
View ArticleReading Notebooks and Mysteries
I LOVE genre studies, and so do my students! Mysteries hold the interest of students because of their suspenseful nature. Mysteries have the ability to get reluctant learners excited about the task of...
View ArticleEducational Technology: Confidence
As I sit and look at my twitter feed, I am amazed at all of the incredible resources available to teachers when searching for information about educational technology. There are some helpful people who...
View Article7 Amazing Tools to Improve Communication with Parents
Improve communication with parents by going digital. Procedures for communicating with parents can be one of the most important things to consider when beginning a new school year. Strong communication...
View ArticleGoNoodle: The Morning Meeting
I am so glad to be participating in the GoNoodle Blogger Blitz. GoNoodle is such a great tool to get students moving but did you know there is another side to GoNoodle? I have been trying to get into a...
View ArticleWorkflow Solutions for the Mobile Classroom
I have been teaching educators how to use technology in the classroom for a long time. I have always tried to go into their classroom, model lessons, and provide them with as many resources as possible...
View ArticleTeacher Training Builds Confidence
Starting next week, I have the pleasure of working with a group of 5th and 6th-grade teachers and students who are going one-to-one. Since the school already has several Dell laptop carts in their...
View ArticleKitHub: Classroom Electronic Kits
I was super excited when Tina from KitHub asked me to take a look at her electronic kits! I have wanted to branch out more with creating STEM/STEAM and project-based learning units and love being...
View ArticleProfessional Development with Blab & Periscope
I recently enjoyed several episodes from some amazing educators sharing tips and tricks for the classroom using a new platform in beta called Blab. People can watch live conversations in which people...
View ArticleTech with Jen’s VIP Membership Site
Great things are happening here at Tech with Jen! I am so excited to announce my new VIP membership site! If you have been hanging out with me for awhile you know I have been doing monthly webinars...
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