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I’m PASSIONATE about students and teachers using TECHNOLOGY to enhance LEARNING and CREATIVITY.

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Penguin Information for Kindergartners

My kindergartners are beginning a research project about penguins. Last year, I showed them PebbleGo and some videos before they drew penguins in KidPix. This year I wanted them to have more access to online sources about penguins. I started by searching Symbaloo for mixes about penguins. I found a... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Google Drive and 2nd Grade...Small Group Presentations

This is the third in an ongoing series about... Once the kids had completed a class presentation and a class spreadsheet activity, I decided we should tackle small group/partner activities. With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, I decided to have different classes try each project. I created... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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App Love: Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a fabulous, free iPad app for creating presentations. “Our goal was to reinvent the process of creating presentations,” said Tratt, “To make it simple, beautiful, and fun.” ABC News App of the Week I've had Haiku Deck on my iPad for months and on a whim decided... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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25 Technology Treasures- 2013 Edition

Thanks to everyone who attended our session at NETA!!! Here is our presentation: Here is a Symbaloo of the treasures we shared this year and last year! Here are all the treasures shared by our audience: A big THANK YOU to all the companies who donated "treasures"... http://www.spellingcity.com/ http://www.idoceo.net/ http://www.inkids.com.au/... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Lock an iPad on a Single App

I love my iPad and the freedom to quickly tap or swipe between apps. There are a few times when I would like to keep a student from leaving an app...so I was excited when I came upon this post on OSX Daily. Enable “Kid Mode” on iPad, iPhone, or... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Video Tutorial: Downloading YouTube Videos

I've had several teachers ask me how to save YouTube videos to their computers. KeepVid is a website that will let you do just that! I've blogged about downloading videos previously, but thought I would create a video tutorial on how to use KeepVid. Also, thanks to everyone who filled... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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What Would You Like to See on The Digital Scoop?

Hi blog readers! I would love a little feedback on what I should post in the future... Please answer the two questions in my survey to help me create blog posts geared towards your interests! Loading... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Create your own Playlist on MentorMob! (If you are reading this in an email you may need to click on the post title to see the playlists.) I recently discovered MentorMob on Erin Klein's blog Kleinspiration. Erin shared how she uses MentorMob and I loved her ideas! I decided to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Currently Liking...Seuss Stuff!

The month of March had my students catching the Dr. Seuss fever! Here are a few of our favorites: 1. The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! My Kindergarten and First grade students were completely engaged while interacting with the site. It's a great place for students... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Google Drive & 2nd Grade...Class Spreadsheet

This is the second in an ongoing series about... First off, the group presentation project was a huge success! Were there little hiccups along the way? Sure. Were they easy to fix and a good learning opportunity. Yes! Here are some of the hiccups we experienced: accidental adding of blank... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Google Drive and 2nd Grade...an Ongoing Adventure!

This is the start of an ongoing series about... Once an idea pops into my head I just can't wait to see if I can make it work. My latest idea revolves around teaching my 2nd grade students to create collaborative documents in Google Drive. I thought I would document... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Fabulous Find to Make Your Friday

This find made my Thursday and I'm sure it will make your Friday! Every time I connect my iPad to an adaptor and then to my projector I wish I could do the same thing wirelessly...I know you can do this through AppleTV for around $100 and thought I would... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Printable and Online Bingo Card Creator

I stumbled across Bingo Baker while I was looking for new ways for my students to practice and learn vocabulary words. The site allows you to create simple bingo cards online. You can then print 8 different version of your card or have students access the cards online. The site... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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NeSA Practice Activities Updated

As my 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students near their state standardized tests I wanted to make sure the "game" resource page I created for them was up to date. This year, several of the activities stopped working on the updated computers in my room. It took a while, but... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Photobooth + Comic Life = Creative Fun!

I have always loved having students use digital photos in projects. For most projects we had to take turns using cameras and I had to spend time teaching how to import the photos. Now that we have cameras on each computer we are free to be spend less time sharing... Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Smore...Create Free Flyers

Smore is a fabulous site for creating online flyers! I love the way Kate from Purely Paperless is using Smore in her classroom. Here is a Smore example that I created in minutes for the Quizlet app: I can see Smore being used for many classroom projects and announcements. Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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What's the Word?

If you haven't tried this fun, free iPhone/iPad app go and download it now. You are given four pictures and several letters. Your job is to figure out the word that ties all of the pictures to each other. The picture above is an easier word, but many of them... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Quick Word Processing Activity

My second graders have been working on using special keys on the keyboard. They are practicing making one space between words, adding punctuation, and capital letters in the correct places. We have done many activities to practice these skills, but I wanted a quick project they could work on. They... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Fun with Sight Words

Melvin's Marvelous Words is a fun and easy way for young students to get in a little sight word practice. I like the fact that students are only give a few words at a time to match up. The kids really liked finishing each set of cards. I used Melvin's... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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ScootPad Help Videos for Students

I decided to create some simple videos to help students with ScootPad Math concepts that they had forgotten or were struggling with. ScootPad Help Videos There are currently only 4 videos. As time permits, I will make more and post them. Please feel free to use and/or link to the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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ScootPad is an awesome free site where students can practice math and reading skills. I set up a username and password for each student. I kept these simple so the students could remember them and log on at home and school. I have set up accounts for my 1st-5th grade... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2013 at The Digital Scoop

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Control Your Mac from Your iPhone or iPad

I was recently thinking about buying a presentation remote and discovered I can control my MacBook from my iPhone! The iPhone/iPad app is $1.99 and the streamer app for the computer is a free download. As long as the phone and the laptop are on the same wireless network I... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2012 at The Digital Scoop

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Rounding Roundup!

Rounding is a skill we are working hard at having improve on. I thought I would "roundup" some online activities for extra practice. The Remarkable Rounding Robot- This is a simple yet fun rounding activity. It would be fantastic as a quick review activity. Kubbu Rounding Game- This is really... Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2012 at The Digital Scoop

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Living Books Come To The iPad

Remember the Living Book series of Interactive books on cd? Several of the books are back for the iPad! Wanderful Interactive Storybooks has brought the Living Book to the iPad platform. I purchased Arthur's Teacher Trouble, $4.99, to compare the iPad version to the cd version. When I opened the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 24, 2012 at The Digital Scoop

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Type or Tap The Room

Recently, I needed a short activity for my 3rd grade students to do when they finished an assignment early. I racked my brain and finally Type the Room was invented. I asked the students to create a new Word document, turn on numbering and type as many words from around... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2012 at The Digital Scoop

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