Audio recordings in the preschool classroom is an excellent way to assess and support learning. Come and learn more about audio recordings as we check out chapter 4 of ''Teaching in the Digital Age''.

As my students were putting the finishing touches on their collaborative PSAs that they were creating with students from across the country, we were reading There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar. One of my goals this year is to bring more literature into our day in spite of our rigid schedule and prescriptive reading program. (See ...

My best friend Ayanna is a wife and mother of two energetic boys ages six and three. I always admire how her children are really versed in using the latest technology gadgets - Kindles, digital cameras, iPads, iPhones etc. It fascinates me to see how quickly children understand how to use anything with screens and buttons (especially the ones ...

My best friend Ayanna is a wife and mother of two energetic boys ages six and three. I always admire how her children are really versed in using the latest technology gadgets - Kindles, digital cameras, iPads, iPhones etc. It fascinates me to see how quickly children understand how to use anything with screens and buttons (especially the ones ...

Spring fever is in full-swing and both teachers and students alike are looking forward to summer vacation. Its times like these that call for a little something new to shake things up and keep everybody going for another month (or two). A few weeks ago I stumbled across a site called Kabongo that will help put an end to spring fever in your ...

Clipped from: www.onemorestory.com (share this clip) The winner of the free subscription to One More Story is Bre. Bre has been contacted via e-mail and has 7 days from today to claim her prize. The winner was chosen using Random.org. Thanks to everybody who entered, stay tuned for more giveaways on the blog soon! Here is Bre’s entry ...

This reading strategy is focused on technology and the Internet to engage boys in reading. Students are quite engaged in the learning when technology is involved in the learning. There are numerous tools to use in the classroom that are quite engaging. . . . → Read More: Boys’ Reading Strategy 9 – Get the Net

The 8th reading strategy contained in Me Read? And How! Ontario Ministry of Education document focuses on making the learning real, so students are engaged in a real-life learning situation. By having students engage in real projects that have a purpose in the world, they are engaged in the project and are reading without really even thinking ...

Me Read? And How! is a follow up document to the Me Read? No Way! that was produced by the Ontario Ministry of Education to present 13 strategies to teachers for the purpose of improving boys' literacy in the province. The new document that was released in 2009 outlines the comparable boys' literacy trends in Canada, Britain and Australia, and ...

Finally picked up a copy of Todd Oppenheimer’s book, The Flickering Mind. I was introduced to this book at a NCTM math workshop last year. So far it’s a good read. I am going to try and get through with it this month. With my personal integration of technology in the classroom I can identify [...]