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Tag Archives: technology
Introducing iPads to Kindergartners
From small beginnings come great things. -Proverb Today was the day. After a nice restful weekend and a bottle of Extra Strength Excedrin tucked away in my school bag, I was ready to seize the day. I was ready to … Continue reading
Collaboration
As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people’s ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Change and Relevance
Make sure that our methodology is not simply packaging old wine in new bottles. Teaching today requires a whole new vineyard.-Robert Meehan Are you someone who embraces change? Perhaps it depends on the circumstances. Regardless of the situation, change happens. … Continue reading
Posted in The Art of Teaching
Tagged changes in education, education, ipad, kindergarten, technology
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In the Dark: What Happens When You Lose Electricity?
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. -John Wooden And then there was darkness…a recent school-wide power outage left us without the use of my laptop, the Smart Board, overhead lights, air-conditioning…all … Continue reading
Posted in Apps I Use
Tagged ipads in kindergarten, reading, technology, whiteboard app, writing
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And a child shall lead them…
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry How many of you have a VCR that is still flashing 12:00? If so, you … Continue reading
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Tagged antoine de saint exupéry, digital natives, instructional tool, internet, ipad, ipads, kindergarten, teaching, technology
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A Bet’s a Bet!
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in new eyes.” -Marcel Proust A recent conversation between 2 of my students went something like this: “I saw a python in my yard over spring break.” “No … Continue reading
Posted in Literacy, The Art of Teaching
Tagged ipads, kindergarten, problem solving, technology
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We’re Engaged!
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. -Bill Gates Engagement…a critical factor in learning and achievement. When kids are engaged, they are creating, thinking, analyzing, … Continue reading
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Tagged engagement, ipads, kindergarten, reading, technology
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The Play’s the Thing!
Without this playing with fantasy, no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable. -Carl Jung Play is an essential part of Early Childhood Education. It stimulates cognitive, … Continue reading
Posted in In the Classroom
Tagged early childhood education, ipads in kindergarten, literacy center, play, technology
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There’s An App for That!
And indeed there is…whatever your heart desires, rest assured there’s an app. One of my challenges was finding appropriate apps for my students. I found many I liked and many that were well, awful inappropriate. App regret is completely fixable. … Continue reading
