I recently wanted to do some vacuuming in the living room. Well, actually I didn’t WANT to, but as part of the process, I was moving shoes, rugs and other items out of my way. When I went to move…
Do You Let Donors Choose?
Well, seeing as I am no longer a classroom teacher, not me anymore… per se. But have YOU ever submitted a project for your classroom to the website DonorsChoose.org? Do you have a live project, waiting to be funded right…
GEEO Teacher Travel Programs
A TechnicallyInvisible Guest Blogger, Kelly Carney shares…. GEEO Teacher Travel Programs Travel the world, earn professional development credit, and bring global understanding into your classroom! If you are looking to travel this summer you may want to take a…
A Different Perspective
On behalf of EdTechTeacher, I recently flew to San Francisco for a few days. I was excited to go for two reasons: one was to give a keynote address and work with some fabulous Mill Valley teachers, the other reason…
#RareDiseaseDay
Did you know Leap Day is also Rare Disease Day? This year’s theme is Patient Voice, which I love. Rare Disease Day is certainly not only about the diseases themselves – it is really about the patients. Rare diseases lack…
How to Engage, Examine and Extend Learning Through Videos
This post first appeared on Daily Genius. How many videos can you remember watching in school when you were a student? Though I know we watched dozens and dozens of movies (and FILMSTRIPS!!), I can only remember two. TWO! One…
Let’s Play Twitter!
Connected Educator Month isn’t over, yet! There’s still time to strengthen your online (and offline) PLN through the use of Twitter. To help you navigate your way from being Tweetless to being Twitterful, here is a game board to lead…
#WeedYourFeed!
This post has been in the making for a (long) while, but has been difficult for me to write. I avoid difficult topics and it’s easy to see this is one. I am the parent of two teenagers who are…
Connect, Educators!!
Here we are, almost halfway through Connected Educator Month. I love working with teachers who are new to the process of developing an online PLN (Personal Learning Network). Some have a great network of education professionals offline, and just need…
Borgeoisie Verdigris
Our house is coming together slowly since major water damage nearly 2 years ago. Today I was able to do a project more fun than tiling walls, or painting ceilings, or installing hardwood. Today I breathed new life into a…