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New Tools for Back to School: iFolder
The start of school typically means changes to our technology tool-kit and this year is no exception. With the advent of our 1:1 initiative, several new tools are available that can benefit students...
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New Tools for Back to School: Interact
With the start of school just around the corner, I wanted to share some of the recent additions we’ve made to our technology tool-kit. In my last post I briefly highlighted iFolder, our new personal...
View ArticleNew Tools for Back to School: DyKnow
This post, the final of a three-part series, will focus on one of the most powerful teaching-learning tools at our disposal: DyKnow. Although technically DyKnow isn’t new (we’ve been piloting it for...
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Tech Tips from the Classroom: ZoomIt
Teaching a course to seventh graders and adults has reminded me of a painful fact of life; my middle-aged eyes (and those of many of my peers) just aren’t what they used to be. Even with a projector...
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Study Aids for Today’s Students
In preparation for last week’s trimester exams, Ashley O’Toole, our Middle School Learning Specialist, reviewed some study and test-taking strategies with the seventh grade. Her presentation, which...
View ArticlePop Art Serial Prints and Photoshop
In the 1960s, Andy Warhol created several “mass-produced” images from photographs of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jackie Onassis that cemented his status as a pop art icon....
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Programming With Scratch
Computer programming has changed considerable since the days of FORTRAN and BASIC. Today, tools like Scratch can be used to engage and teach even young students fundamental programming concepts. As...
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Tools for Better Writing
Learning to write is relatively easy; learning to write well is a considerably more formidable task. It’s widely documented that technology can improve students’ writing skills, and applications for...
View ArticleIn the Classroom: To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a staple of our 8th grade English curriculum. In an effort to breathe new life into teaching this classic of modern American...
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Reading Levels, Timestamps, and the Color Wizard
I don’t often write about web-based tools, but I recently discovered updates to three familiar applications that should prove very helpful for students and teachers. If you’ve not tried these before,...
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