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- Walking the Walk: Action Research January 23, 2012I have been blogging for 6 years now… I have written extensively about blogging (131 posts categorized “blogging” on Langwitches) I have shared two guides for teachers to start blogging with their students “Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students” Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part ...
- THIS SUMMER: Lead21 Academy in Saratoga Springs January 23, 2012I am excited to be part of the 2012 Curriculum Mapping Institute LEAD 21 Academy on July 10 and 11, 2012 in Saratoga Springs , New York. This two- day academy brings together the top education bloggers and network leaders in the United States. Hands on work sessions will guide ...
- The Digital Learning Farm and iPad Apps December 29, 2011I previously published a chart of Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps, which I use regularly when planning projects or look to reinforce certain skills and literacies. Since I also rely heavily on The Digital Learning Farm concept (based on Alan November’s work), I felt it was time to create a ...
- Continuing to Learn with the iPad- Storytelling December 28, 2011In an attempt to document the trials and errors of using a classroom set of 20 iPads in our K-8 school, I am adding a new post to the collection of iPads in the Classroom: Transliteracy- QR Codes and Art Working on iPad Fluency with Lower Elementary Students Step-by-Step: How ...
- Quality Blogging & Commenting Audit Meme December 25, 2011As a follow up to the series Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students, I would like to crowdsource more samples of blog posts and comments for teachers to practice recognizing, evaluating and assessing various levels of quality work. A meme might be a good way to get ...
- Learning About Blogs FOR your Students: Part VII – Quality December 25, 2011This is Part VII in the series “Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students” Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part II B: Student Writing Part III: Commenting Part IV: Connecting Part V: Reciprocating Part VI: Consistency Reading, responding, assessing and monitoring our students’ progress on their ...
- Learning About Blogs FOR your Students- Part VI: Consistency December 22, 2011This is Part VI in the series “Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students” Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part II B: Student Writing Part III: Commenting Part IV: Connecting Part V: Reciprocating I have seen many teachers start blogs (professional and classroom ones), only to ...
- Learning About Blogs FOR your Students- Part V: Reciprocating December 20, 2011This is Part IV in the series “Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students” Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part II B: Student Writing Part III: Commenting Part IV: Connecting In a previous blog post, I talked about the importance of connecting your students’ blogs to ...
- Learning About Blogs FOR your Students- Part IV: Connecting December 18, 2011This is Part IV in the series “Stepping it Up: Learning About Blogs FOR your Students” Part I: Reading Part II A: Writing Part II B: Student Writing Part III: Commenting As a teacher, you have started reading blogs in order to get ideas, inspiration and format from other writers ...
- Curriculum21 Podcast Episode with Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay December 16, 2011I had the opportunity to speak to Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay. Two educators who are making a difference in their students’ lives as well as thousands of other students and teachers from around the world. Vicki is a teacher from Camila Georgia. She blogs on the Coolcatteacher blog and ...
