adelie penguin on the ice

DuVall Students Visit Antarctica (Virtually, Of Course!)

ByHala Dakroub

This Monday, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Kelly Cibasek’s third grade classroom at DuVall Elementary, where her class and Liz Morrison’s class took part in an internet Skype interview with a real, live field biologist.  Jean Pennycook is currently stationed in Cape Royds, Antarctica, where she studies Adelie penguins.  She follows them through their daily lives in the frozen tundra, observing and recording their behaviors such as feeding, breeding and child-rearing.

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Happenings at Haigh

ByHala Dakroub

My last Technology Integration Partnership, or TIP, occurred at Haigh.  Teachers Anne Joachim (3rd grade) and Erika Izbicki (4th grade) very graciously agreed to share their classrooms with me so that we could work together to infuse their classes with some new technology integration.  Since both teachers are tech-savvy to begin with, we dove right…

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Teaching our Students the Importance of Actionable Feedback

ByBob Harrison

As teachers, we know that providing feedback to students is extremely important to their success.   Timely, actionable feedback provides students with the necessary tools they need to improve their learning.  Now, that lesson is being passed down to our students at Long Elementary. In Candice Little’s third grade class and Lauren Kaye’s 4th/5th class, the…

Time, Talents, and Passion (Bob is back.)

Time, Talents, and Passion (Bob is back.)

ByBob Harrison

After a long summer of uncertainty and hesitation about my career goals, as well as a few weeks of trying it out, I have requested to end my Administrative Internship and return to my previous position as Technology Coach…

…Let’s continue inspiring kids to use technology in productive ways, educating lifelong learners for success in the 21st century, and celebrating our manifold successes in opening doors to new and greater opportunities for learning in a digital world.

Using Chromebooks Doesn’t Have to Be a Gamble
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Using Chromebooks Doesn’t Have to Be a Gamble

ByBob Harrison

As we get started with a new school year, teachers in classrooms across the district are dealing with a few dozen factors every class period that cause them anxiety. One of them is the mere act of signing out and opening up the Chromebook cart. But it doesn’t have to feel like a gamble every time students use technology. I thought I’d offer a few practical tips to help the use of Chromebooks in your classroom go more smoothly.

Collaborative Maps, Asynchronous Learning, and Moodle Rubrics
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Collaborative Maps, Asynchronous Learning, and Moodle Rubrics

ByBob Harrison

Today, students in Mr. Apple’s class at Woodworth Middle school began their next tech-integrated project for 8th Grade U. S. History: A Civil War Google My Maps group activity. Google My Maps allows students to create and collaborate on a custom map in a familiar way since My Maps works just like a Google Doc or Google Slides presentation.

iLearn Spelling Course Training Series
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iLearn Spelling Course Training Series

ByHala Dakroub

The Tech Coaches are excited to announce a training series for the elementary spelling course!  We have had an overwhelming response to a spelling course created and shared throughout the district.  What started out as a pilot for 4 fourth grade classrooms is now being utilized in over 30 classrooms in the district, and growing…

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