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Elementary Students are Starting Off the Year with Mahara ePortfolios
This school year started off with a specific focus on goals and artifacts in several elementary schools around the district. Teachers at Geer Park, William Ford, Haigh, Maples and McDonald have…
Tech Coach Tip: How to make last year’s iBlog posts invisible to students
With the start of the new school year, many teachers are looking to save their blog posts from the previous year, but make them invisible to students. This is a…
One tool EVERYONE should be using
Yesterday, I encouraged teachers to download one of the most potentially useful apps you can have on your mobile device: a QR-code reader. This is a simple app that allows you…
William Ford’s Virtual Zoo
Over the past month, I have had the opportunity to work with first graders in Ms. Miryam Shajrah’s class at William Ford on a very exciting PBL project, the Virtual…
ISTE Standard*S: Standard 3: Research and Information Fluency
The third standard in our series on the ISTE Standards for Students is Research and Information Fluency. The standard says, “Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.” While…
Radical Learning Transformations in Mrs. Maynor’s Algebra 2A Class
Edsel Ford Math teacher Mrs. Angela Maynor recently created a virtual lesson using Moodle (iLearn). Her lesson consisted of several content pages that introduced the concept of radical equations. Her…