Planet Earth

This week will be a “testy” week. The 3rd and 4th graders are scheduled to take the Math and Reading TAKS test on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the 5th graders will be taking the Science TAKS test on Thursday. That means I will not have some classes in the computer lab this week. I have been trying to decide what I should do with the classes that come to me on Monday and Friday. I downloaded the Planet Earth video “Pole to Pole” for free last weekend in my iTunes account. I received information about the free download from the most useful blog I follow: FreeTech4Teachers. It is 48 minutes of unbelievable videography! I am going to have my students bring their laptops to the floor in front of the projector and let them make comments using Today’s Meet.  This will be similar to running a backchannel and will be a new experience for us.