Never Underestimate the Abilities of an 8 Year Old

I decided to best serve my interests at the 5/6 level, my 2nd graders need a solid foundation on basic apps. Then, after they spend a year & a half building keyboarding skills at 3rd & 4th grade, they should still have a good foundation for basic skills & cross platforming. So...

They made trifold brochures using bulleted & numbered spelling lists. And then taught themselves & each other Power Point. They get to start a research project next. 

Using QR codes with Writing Prompts

Students using QR codes to generate writing prompts. 

Here is the link to this activity. Enjoy!

www.classtools.net/QR/teacher.php?fold=46&fname=EHDSB

Choose your weapon...

Smartboard, Apple TV, name your poison. If you could have any piece of technology to teach with, what would it be?

I'M IN HEAVEN!!!!!

I introduced Edmodo to my kids today (and a colleague). This is an incredible site for authentic conversations between students. It affords them the opportunity to have conversations about whatever with minimal adult intervention (school-approved content only, of course). It looks like facebook, so the kids are quick to learn it. This site is a goldmine for educators. I plan to introduce it clear down to my 4th graders by the end of the year.