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#TechTuesday: Bring Blogging to Class with EduBlogs
One of my favorite school experiences was when my 8th-grade teacher encouraged us to create our own blogs on Xanga, an early-2000’s service that sadly went the way of Myspace- still around, but no longer relevant. I loved the experience because the creativity and… Continue Reading “#TechTuesday: Bring Blogging to Class with EduBlogs”
16 Easy, Low-Key Activities for End-of-the-Year ELA that Aren’t Movies
The end of the year is upon us, and it can be a slow, slow crawl to the finish line. Grades are due and kids are checked out and admin has sent out yet another ‘friendly reminder’ about keeping kids learning until the last… Continue Reading “16 Easy, Low-Key Activities for End-of-the-Year ELA that Aren’t Movies”
#TechTuesday: Engage Students with e-Chat on Backchannel
Don’t you just love it when your students really get engaged in a discussion? The ideas are bouncing off each other, students are respectfully disagreeing or asking follow-up questions, and the collaborative learning is just lighting up all over the place! If whole-class discussions… Continue Reading “#TechTuesday: Engage Students with e-Chat on Backchannel”
15 Reasons Why You Should Try NaNoWriMo With Your Students
National Novel Writing Month, an annual November event, encourages aspiring writers all over the world to write a novel in just 30 days. The success of hundreds of thousands of writers all over the world attempting to write 50,000 words in a month led… Continue Reading “15 Reasons Why You Should Try NaNoWriMo With Your Students”
How National Novel Writing Month Kickstarted my Teaching
National Novel Writing Month is, without a doubt, the biggest project I have undertaken in my teaching career thus far. While I have been familiar with NaNoWriMo since my early 20’s, and I knew of the Young Writers Program in passing, I more or… Continue Reading “How National Novel Writing Month Kickstarted my Teaching”
