In my district, we have a school which is just fifth grade. Each year, during Computer Science Education Week, they celebrate an entire day devoted to coding called Code Day. I was asked to be a guest speaker since I’m…
Category: Projects/Activities
Posts in this category describe projects I have assisted in and feel are good examples of technology integration.
Helping My Admin Breakout!
One day my principal asked me for some help. She was part of a district wide administrators’ book study (The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxwell). Her group was responsible for leading a review of chapter 4,…
Osmo + iPads = Hands-on Engagement
An Osmo from Tangible Play is an amazing educational tool used to enhance the interactivity of an iPad. It takes the power of the iPad’s camera and combines it with the interactivity of various manipulatives to create an engaging learning…
Digital Activities for Students…
Recently my district went Hybrid for a week. The teachers had afternoon Google Meet check-ins with students. The intention was not to teach any “new” information; in case any students couldn’t join in. I reached out to my fourth grade…
Whole School Meeting
Covid 19 has impacted education in many different ways; one way I’ve assisted my building admin is adapting our elementary whole school meeting. My school has a monthly meeting where they introduce the theme for the month which correlates to…
The 5C’s Club
I started something at my school… Wyoming’s 5C – Club. Now in education you probably have heard of the 4C’s: Creation, Communication, Collaboration and Critical Thinking. My school’s theme this year is Community, hence the fifth “C”. In the past, teachers…
Tynker Certifications & My Tynker HyperDoc(s)
For the past couple of months, I have been working on earning my Tynker Certifications. I would highly recommend working on these! First, they are free till Sept. 2021! Secondly, they give you a full picture of everything which Tynker…
Session at NJECC 2021
I presented at my first virtual conference this year! The New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative (NJECC) 2021 Conference was held March 9th & 10th through the EventED platform. It was different, for me, since I couldn’t see or hear any…
One of My First Chances to Contribute…
This school year (2020-2021, yes during a pandemic), I started in a new district as a Technology Facilitator (TF). We began the year remote and were supporting not only the teachers/staff & students but also parents. One of the ways…
Taking a ‘Pause’ from the Tech…
Friday I had the opportunity to bring one of my passions into the school community. My school has a wellness center, called the ‘Panther Pause’, which offers monthly themes, April’s theme is ‘Crafts’ so I volunteered to come in and…