Teachers in buildings across the district are integrating technology in a variety of ways. Here's a quick look at how one building -- Stout Middle School -- is using technology to create emerging opportunities for students: Leon Vietinghoff's Blog. If you haven't...
By now, you have (hopefully) heard about our upcoming Coaches' Corner session on Moodle (iLearn) quizzes. If you are interested in joining our session and would like to be an active participant from the comfort of your own classroom, then sign up today! We have...
"Teachers often view technology glitches as reasons to stop planned lessons. Yet when glitches happen in a lesson without technology, teachers rarely give up. No activity or computer experience is so vital to one day's learning that it cannot be adjusted or...
Today, students in Diane Pas and Teresa Masiarczyk's science classes at Smith began working on their Mahara ePortfolio pages for their Earth Science unit. Ms. Pas & Ms. Masiarczyk began by introducing students to Mahara with a Google Doc posted on their Google...
Because Moodle is the most versatile tool available in allowing teachers to make resources available and to allow students to interact with the content digitally, many teachers are now using Moodle (iLearn) as their online launch pad. One teacher who is maximizing the...
What is Close Reading? The latest strategy in reading comprehension is called "Close reading," or annotating text. The idea is that students read a selection with a pen, making annotations (notes) to help them better understand the text. Because students are...