Smart stories for smart kids (and smart parents, too). Tales Untold features original, episodic audio stories to entertain your kids without turning them into screen-time zombies.
Resources shared from #edcamphome. | Minecraft Tutorials - E01 How to Survive your First Night (UPDATED!), Minecraft in education, The Minecraft Teacher, Delver Revisited - First-Person Action Roguelike!, and In This Minecraft Classroom Digital Citizenship 101 Is The Topic Of Play
"[Wonderbox] includes 120 creative challenges, from inventing a plant or designing a superhero to making seashells talk, taking shadow photos or creating a weather report, using templates and digital tools created by the developer."
Love the diversity of options for kids to build on a story and/or move through different kinds of storytelling.
Apple is today launching its Back to School promotion for 2015. This year, it will give away a free pair of Beats Solo2 headphones with the purchase of an eligible Mac. Customers must either purch...
A list compiled from the google doc at #edcampcentralne of their Appy Hour. Also curated from the #nebedchat. A great list of apps. This is list #1 of 5. | Splashtop Whiteboard, ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard, Book Writer - eBook, PDF creator, Scribble Press, and Qrafter Pro - QR Code and Barcode Reader and Generator
www.bayareahq.com - Watch this young hoops camper at Michael Jordan Flight School try to win shoes for his team by going around the world on the court!
I normally don't like to create "click bait" blog post titles, but this one seemed to fit. Twenty-five resources can be overwhelming, but there is a good mix of different types of items. There are links to websites with lesson plans, iOS apps, books, videos, and samples of student work to fit your learning style.
Scratch was developed by MIT a little over eight years ago. It uses a visual programming language that is easy to start for stud
A list compiled from the google doc at #edcampcentralne of their Appy Hour. Also curated from the #nebedchat. A great list of apps. | Stellar Speller By WAPX LLC, Shake-a-Phrase: Fun With Words and Sentences By Artgig Studio, Bluster! By McGraw-Hill School Education Group, Whirly Word By Mighty Mighty Good Games, and ScootPad By ScootPad Corporation
Great book selections from Beaverton School District Book Expert/Connoisseur, Jen Blair.
Summer slide is a concern for all parents. It's that time when schedules are off and students can fall in to bad habits. I am living proof of that. I stayed up until 3AM watching tape delayed summer league basketball while snacking on Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The one thing I have been doing this summer is reading....and before you ask, yes, reading books. I read the "interwebs" all the time, but I have fi
Some really great apps can be had for less than a buck right now...
There have been a lot of great sales over the summer. I like to be able to purchase a few new things and give them a try before the school year starts. Apple has not done the usual Back to School promotion, but they do have some great apps on sale. A few of these apps I own and think are worth it, and some of them I am going to purchase while they are discounted.
The Apps I Own: (and approve) 1. Scanner Pro 6 - I am a
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There are so many "best apps for teachers" out there, but there are some good nuggets here.