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4 Powerful Ways to Implement Class Blogs – From Jennifer Carey

EdTechTeacher

Blogging is a popular activity in classrooms today because it allows students to share their writing with a broader audience and teachers to communicate with parents. Here are some great ideas and applications for class and/or individual student blogs that you can explore in your classroom. Blogs as ePortfolio.

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SumBlox: explore number relationships through visual/kinesthetic play

iLearn Technology

I purchased the Educational Set for our classrooms which comes with 100 solid hardwood blocks including: Thirty 1 blocks; twelve 2 blocks; eight each of the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 blocks; two 10 blocks and four teaching manuals. I only purchased one and am already going back to order one for each classroom.

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The Myth of the Magical Pill

Dr. Shannon Doak

These methods do, however, support practice through exercises and repetition, memorization of facts and definitions, and good performance on tests. In his book, John expresses the idea that it is mixing the old with the new that helps make a classroom environment that supports real learning. What is Vintage Innovation?

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