How to Use Technology to Teach Critical Thinking
What are about the most important things kids need to learn from their teachers about technology? Answering that is another great article by educational guru Al...
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The $1000 Dollar Pencil: Let’s not Use Laptops This Way
Not all technology use is equal. There are two ways we teachers and administrators may view the one-to-one laptop initiative in our classrooms: as Allen Novembe...
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A Look at Author’s Purpose Lessons
I’ve been browsing for lessons about identifying the author’s purpose, both because this is now a main focus with the Common Core and the PARCC test, and ...
E-Book Review: Corrupting Comprehension?
I found that I didn’t comprehend what happened at the end of this e-book because I really didn’t pay close enough attention to what happened with the pretty gir...
Creating Community in the Classroom and Beyond: Laptops and Internet Transform Student Writing
Writing is all about communicating with other people. What better way is there to spread your message quickly and efficiently to many people than with the Inter...
Computer Learning for ELLs
When students come to our classrooms with limited English because they are speaking another language at home, how can computers help? In the article, “Using Tec...
Type or Handwrite? What’s the Difference for Learning?
Picture twenty, squirmy ten-year old students all facing the screens of their school-provided laptops in my English Language Arts classroom. In front of them, i...
Reflecting on Trends of the Last Decade
Throughout the whirlwind of trends that shape the landscape of my classroom, one thing remains the same: I am still that idealistic girl who fell off the stage ...