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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In November, I wrote a post about the book/PBS documentary series “How We Got to Now” by Steven Johnson. If you haven’t read this book or watched the series, it is a must! Truly, this is one of those books that has stayed with me. I’m not the only one. The way that Steven weaves the story is remarkable.

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APRIL 13, 2015

link] Students can create stories and turn them into a book. link] A storybook site that celebrates reading and books. [link] Students can podcast (voice recording) online. link] – Students can create stories or mini-movies. link] Students create animated stories. link] A world where words come alive. Visual-Spatial.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2017

Students can use these tools to create book reviews, to document science experiments, for storytelling, to explain their inquiry process, as an eportfolio, to illustrate math concepts, and so much more! Whether you begin with inspiration or not, you’ll be feeling an extra burst of creativity in no time.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The INVICTA challenge is like a smart recombination of the things I enjoyed most from my own childhood: American Girl dolls/Books, Oregon Trail…only with a major upgrade. You might want a few copies so that students can read together and work through the game and missions together in a book group. Take a look!

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

What it is: Hello Ruby began as a whimsical children’s book by Linda Liuka meant to help kids learn about computers, technology, and programming. Hello Ruby has since escaped the pages of the book, and now Ruby continues all of her adventures in exercises, games, and apps. can learn something from Ruby.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

I must admit, that some of this hesitation comes from experience with digital badges within EPIC Kids books , an app we love at Anastasis. because it brings us so many books and expands our classroom libraries and feeds our students desire to read. Each time a student reads a book, they earn a badge within EPIC.

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iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

You should also be sure to check out Jo Boaler’s books and articles. Each lesson is broken down into grade ranges so that no matter what age you teach, you can find the fit for your class. Tips: This is an ideal site to start the year with, and then use as a reference all year long!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This would be a fun way to create an A to Z type book of learning, reflections by students after a unit, a 100 day video, fact vs. opinion video, a class video of poems, a phonics video, or a class video about a field trip that students took. This type of video can be made over a few weeks using classroom devices as a writing center.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 5, 2017

What it is: Literature Map is a literature recommendation system. It is really easy to discover a new author. Start by searching for an author you enjoy, and magically a map of names will appear based on what other readers of that author have read. The closer that two writers are on the map, the more likely it is that you will like both of them.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

These are books, videos, apps, lesson ideas, articles, experiments, field trip possibilities, etc. .” Then, under each line of inquiry, I come up with a direction for our inquiry block and additional suggestions for different lines of inquiry that students could follow. Invite teaching partners and students to collaborate.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

What it is: Magik Play sent me a Starter Kit to review, and boy am I glad they did! The Magik Play is a beautiful blend of digital and physical. Students download an app on their iPad and use wooden blocks that interact with the iPad screen to build structures that interact with the illustrations on the app.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

What it is: I’ve written about StackUp before here but, over the last three years, the company has grown up enough that it warrants another post! StackUp has a pretty great back story. Nick Garvin , the founder of StackUp , was fresh out of school and wanted to apply for a job at Tesla Motors. The problem?

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JULY 29, 2015

Layar : Another augmented reality tool, several elementary school teachers found it worked better for little kids than Aurasma, which requires individual accounts that can get complicated with young learners. Luhtala has used augmented reality to attach student-created video book reviews to titles in the library. It is Web-based.

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