21st Century Research and Information Fluency

There are students in our classrooms that have an innate and seamless existence with technology. They search, connect and respond to a global online community. They network and forge relationships through a web-wired world. They are digitally intelligent in ways that did not exist twenty years ago.

Instructional coaches can have an invaluable impact on how educators engage their students in learning every day.

As a teacher and life-long learner, I take a lot of notes! One of the best changes for me has been taking notes on my iPad because now I often find myself having fun trying to create attractive and useful notes. The note-taking process keeps me amused during meetings and the task keeps me challenged and attentive as I try to draw and explain the ideas being shared.

Use Google Docs as a tool for combining research, multimedia, writing and collaboration. #ccss

Check out the recap of NPR and Twitter's live chat about how to use Twitter as a job search resource.

This is an update of some of the posts I've written in the past about getting parents involved in blogging. About parents and blogs One of the many

If you've got a smartphone or a tablet in your classroom, you're ready for the adventure to begin! By adventure I mean digital scavenger hunts.

Start with an image defined through multimedia. Present ideas. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in the classroom!

The toolkit is designed to provide teachers and students with all the resources needed to use ThingLink as an efficient and effective tool for teaching and learning.

Twitter is a resource I often tap into. I am not a Twitter expert, nor do I utilize Twitter to it's greatest potential, but it is certainly one of mygo to tools when I'm looking to share and learn from the ideas of others.

The introduction of iPads into our classrooms is certain to bring about many changes and bring about a significant amount of learning for all.

Why Teachers Should Consider Blogging

A blog is a journal that is filled with ideas, your ideas. It is flexible, visual and user friendly. A blog can be a tool for self-reflection. One who blogs as part of the regular workflow must dig deeper in order to explain. 

Over the past year, most of my time has been spent helping fellow teachers and school leaders to “think backwards.” And while it’s tempting to imagine this

So you've got an iPad or laptop. Now what? Here are some useful tips from effective teachers who use technology in their classrooms.

It starts with an image. Present ideas. Pack it full of content. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in the classroom!