Check out this sample classroom site that I created using Google Sites. Within this site, each individual student has their own profile p...

As a technology coach, and actually any other type of instructional coach, there are often times when teachers need your help, but you ca...

Who would have ever thought that the already interactive device, the iPad, could become even more interactive? The Osmo gaming system for...

Kahoot! turns assessment into a game that all students enjoy and it also provides real-time feedback to help teachers assess students' ne...

This past week, I had the privilege of attending the best conference I have EVER attended. ISTE 2015 in Philadelphia was nothing short of...

Google Drawings is a feature that allows users to create illustrations using the tools provided within the application. Teachers can use ...

My previous post showed you 20 ways to use QR Codes in the classroom. This is one QR activity that I created that gives students the oppo...

Q.R. Codes are everywhere in today's society. Why not utilize QR Codes as an instructional tool in the classroom? Click the image above o...

Click the image above to view ways to use iPads to bring characters to life on the iPad. This presentation is brought to you by eSparkLea...

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines staying power as "the quality or ability that allows someone or something to continue to be effectiv...

Teachers, the year is wrapping up. Textbooks and most other materials have been, or are in the process of being, collected. What is left...

The idea of a student keeping a portfolio is not a new idea at all. It allows teachers and students to track the student's progress usin...

One of the most important components of your instruction that students must know is Acadmic Vocabulary. In order for them to truly unders...

As a fourth grade Social Studies teacher, I was introduced to an instructional tool called Text-Mapping. With text-mapping, the teacher g...

PICTURE IT: You are a third grade math teacher in front of your class in the middle of your direct instruction. You have your place value...

Fill in these blanks.... SONG 1: Ring around the ______. Pocket full of ______. SONG 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Little __________ How I ________...

Teachers, how many of you absolutely HATE it when you have to take a day off and have a substitute come in for you? Not because you don't...