Grading with a Pivot Table
I have decided this year I do not want paper. Nothing is worse than carrying that giant stack of papers home… only to not touch them and haul them right…
WordPress and the iPad
I have been using the WordPress App for the iPad and really enjoy using it. I use it for 2 things 1) FAQ website for my students and 2) Student…
Creating Graphics
I like to use www.quia.com for my mastery learning. I have hesitated wanting to teach Geometry because I like to do all my stuff digitally and the thought of making all…
Rotating Prezi
I have been interested in using Prezi for awhile. I started one awhile back when I had about a 1 hour deadline to create a presentation and realized it was…
Teaching with iPad
Last Monday I lead a training in Hollywood for how to use your iPad to teach math. The assumption was that the teacher had an iPad and the students did…
Mail Merge from a Google Spreadsheet
I know you’re thinking why in the world would I want to do this… Have you ever wanted to email each student in your class individual feedback? But then…
Making an Email List from a spreadsheet list
I love it when I see people getting excited about Excel commands. mrmadden77Robert Madden The answer to life’s problems (at least for today): =CONCATENATE(B2, LEFT(A2,2), RIGHT(F2,4)) 19 minutes ago …
Inspiration that changed the world
I am using my MAC, watching a video on my iPad and am receiving tweets on my iPhone and that is just at this moment. Steve Jobs, your legacy lives…
Using QR codes to create educational posters
I have been pondering how to use QR codes in the classroom. My favorite use being to tape QR codes into old textbooks to make them relevant. The code pictured…
Alice Keeler - Teacher
Alice Keeler has a degree in Mathematics from California State University Fresno. She started teaching high school math in 1999 in the laptop Algebra program. Alice has taught 1:1 her entire teaching career and is passionate about using technology to create student centered classrooms.
Paperless is not a pedagogy. We should not seek to use technology to save paper, but rather to improve learning, improve relationships, and improve student engagement.
The tool is not what creates the learning, but rather an intentional approach for how a tool can create feedback loops, allow choice and voice, allows for communication of ideas in a creative medium, and increase collaboration.
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