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Why Reflect?
Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/aneye4wonder/ used under a Creative Commons license. Mark Clements, in his blog post titled “The Importance of Reflection in Education” states that ... Read More
Countdown to Christmas
I have so neglected my blog this year. It is not because there is nothing going on in the computer lab. On the contrary, students are learning and doing amazing things this year thanks to the help o... Read More
Going Premium
I am so grateful as a public school teacher of technology for all the wonderful resources available on the internet that inspire and motivate my students to learn. Edmodo is a social networking site... Read More
Technology Rocks
The first week of school, all the teachers are intent on explaining the expectations for each activity students may be involved in. At White Oak Elementary School, we use the CHAMPS program to teach... Read More
Famous People of Texas “Talking Head” Gallery (4th Grade)
It is that time of year again. Time for the fourth graders to look at the 50 historical figures required by the Social Studies TEKS. To introduce the project, students will view the video of the power... Read More
Backchanneling a Great Way to Re-inforce Digital Citizenship
I am so grateful to my district for obtaining a site license to BrainPop. Students seem to thoroughly enjoy the method BrainPop uses to present content. In the last few weeks, all students have be... Read More
Class Dojo = Frustration Buster (Hopefully)
Last week was one of those weeks that left me questioning if I was in the right profession. I left school Monday highly frustrated. It happens to me about three or four times a year. Don’t... Read More
Weekend Grading
I cannot believe eleven weeks of school are already in the history books! Although my blog does not reflect it, students have been busy in the lab working toward getting their web license. As stud... Read More