Earlier this past month, I saw a tweet asking for contributions from teachers using iPads. So I thought I would try submitting a couple ideas. I have never contributed to an eBook before, but I would definitely do it again.…
Author: Mr. G.
Mr. G. started out as a fourth grade teacher. His love for integrating technology led him to a Master’s in Instructional Technology. He became the Technology Specialist in a K-4 building prior to its reconfiguration into a K-1 building. The following year he was the Instructional Technology Coach, assisting K-1 teachers on how to best use technology for student success. He also started as an adjunct professor for Instructional Technology at Arcadia University. In May 2012, he was accepted into the SMART Exemplary Educators program. Currently he is a teacher resource specialist for technology focusing on iPad & SMART Board integration in NJ. In addition to being a SMART Exemplary Educator he is a Nearpod Author, appoLearning Expert, ThingLink Expert Educator & Symbaloo PD Pro.
Student Creativity
I recently was working with a second grade class on creating non-fiction informational presentations. The class was organized into six groups where they chose a topic of interest. Volcanoes, Dinosaurs, Planets, Football, Lizards, and Dolphins were the main ideas. They…
Challenges… The Current Way to Engage Educators
I’ve been seeing and participating in a lot of Challenges lately. From Edublogs, SMART, & ThingLink I’ve had a chance to think outside the box and review creative ways other educators are using tools. So I helped develop the idea…
The Hidden Truth of the Unconference
Over the last few months, the members in my department and I have been discussing professional development. One key phrase has been, “People don’t know what they don’t know.” We have offered a couple of unconference-styled professional development days. Teachers…
Getting Creative with a Free Friday App
Paper Camera is a creative way to take pictures or video and make it look like it is a comic. They have an assortment of filters which are applied in real-time, no waiting or delays. This could be a nice…
Catching Up on Past Friday Apps
I’ve been a little lax in my posting. Here are two Free Friday Apps that I missed posting on the blog. Friday, December 5th Last year, I shared with my teachers a Free Friday Apps, Math Duel($2.99), an app that…
Sizing Up a Free Friday ‘App’etizer
SAMR is currently a huge buzz word! And I don’t claim to be an expert on this model, so I may be incorrect with the rest of this post (comment to help me set the record straight). I believe that…
A Heritage Project Idea
This was originally posted on the ThingLink Blog For the last several weeks, I have been working with third grade teachers and their students on their heritage project. As part of their social studies curriculum, the students researched their family’s…
Inspiration From a Colleague Leads to a Free Friday ‘App’etizer
A fellow Teacher Resource Specialist for Technology in my district, Laura Agnella, submitted a post about Graphic Organizers on our District’s 1to1 Learning blog this past Thursday. After reading the post, I started thinking about how I like to create…
Personal Wins!
I felt that I needed to brag a little. Actually, come to think of it, as educators, we don’t celebrate our personal wins that often. Case in point, I went into one class this week and was assisting a teacher…