Coding to Kindness with Author @ValerieSousa7

by Melody McAllister | Nov 6, 2020 | Activity, Coding

Click on the picture to visit Coding To Kindness by Valerie Sousa on Amazon! In a week, November 13th, it will be #WorldKindnessDay! If this is taking you by surprise, don’t you worry because I got you covered! This past week, during my bookchat, instead of doing an...

3-2-1 Style of Classroom Management

by Victoria Thompson | Oct 22, 2020 | Activity, Guest Post

Reflections on Classroom Management I think back to when I was in the classroom and the type of teacher that I was, as well as the teachers who I was surrounded by. Some were extremely strict and wouldn’t even let kids talk in class. Some were what I like to refer to...

Trashketball: The Hyflex Learning Version Game with @EastonA1

by guest | Oct 3, 2020 | Activity, Collaboration

Image from Felix Wong Virtual Fans in Virtual School The other night, my kids and I were watching the NBA playoffs together, and a few minutes into the game my daughter pointed out the virtual fan screens and asked, “Can we do that?” After a quick Google search, I...

10 Fun Activities Using @Buncee by @Rdene915

by guest | Aug 18, 2020 | Activity, EdTech Tool

Guest Post by Rachelle Dene Poth Kickstart the Year with Buncee! We have used Buncee for years in all of my classes and it is a tool that I highly recommend that educators check out. I have been able to provide opportunities for my students to engage in more authentic...

Puzzles for the Puzzled: Children of the World

by Melody McAllister | Mar 26, 2020 | Activity, Cardboard, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Google, Guest Post

From Guest Blogger, Melody McAllister, Mother of Five, Educator, & Author of the I’m Sorry Story.  Find yourself suddenly homeschooling? Finding it hard to help your kids understand why isolation is necessary? Well, you and me both! This past week I have...

Polyup – A Thinking Playground

by erin | Jan 30, 2019 | Activity, Math

A Virtual Mathematical Playground Guest Post by Shaya Zarkesh Polyup is a computational thinking playground. Students from elementary through high school can play with puzzles involving numbers and functions. In a drag-and-drop, expression-building environment,...