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How to Add a Favorite Web Page to Home Screen

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You may wish to add favorite web sites to home screen.  We do this at our school to have easy access to attendance, DIBELS, and treasuresresources.com. Here are step by step directions. 1.  Visit favorite web site. 2.  Select share … Continue reading →

Is There a Place for “Drill and Kill” on the iPad?

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Last week, I posted on Twitter when a highly engaging math app went on sale for 60% off.  I didn’t oversell it by any means: It’s just drill and kill simple math facts with fancy graphics and music but it’s … Continue reading →

My Current Thoughts on Teacher Evaluation

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I was asked by someone in the press for my thoughts on teacher evaluation, probably because of my previous posts on Merit Pay (I’m not for it)  and the Value that Teachers Add to the Classroom (hint, it’s more than … Continue reading →

My Guide to iPad Deployment in School

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Almost two years ago to the day, I wrote a post, “The iPad:  Why Teachers Should Care.”  Flash forward to today, both of the schools I work at have purchased one iPad for each classroom.  Although I’ve already mastered how … Continue reading →

Parent Better and Change the World in 2012

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    On a recent journey to Costa Rica, I had the opportunity to reflect on good parenting.  Due to a brief layover, we had to switch planes mid-way and on each leg of the journey, we found ourselves sitting … Continue reading →

It’s a Hoax! Teach Critical Thinking and Analysis Through Online Hoaxes

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What follows are three of my favorite hoax links, shared in a Google Workshop for Educators.  Use these to teach students that not everything posted on the internet is true. All About Explorers An attractive site looking site chock full … Continue reading →

The iPad as RTI Intervention Toolkit

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While waiting for the iPad to arrive in my reading intervention classroom, I’ve had a lot of time to think and plan how I will use the device. Ground Rules I don’t want hundreds of apps.  I’m looking for a … Continue reading →

Creating Your First iPhone App with HTML Flowchart

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I led a workshop this past weekend for Computer Using Educators:  Los Angeles on how to create your first iPhone app based on my previous post, “How to Create Your First iPhone App.” In order to further simplify things, here … Continue reading →

The True Case for Independent Work Time

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For years, I’ve tried to assist teachers with setting up Independent Work Time in their classrooms.  Independent Work Time goes by many names—workshop, universal access time, centers, small-group time.  IWT is simply a time of day when teachers allow students … Continue reading →

New Book: What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies

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I’m honored to have a chapter I authored on integrating digital video production in the classroom published in the just-released hardcover book, What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media edited by Scott McLeod and Chris Lehman. … Continue reading →