Looking for some fun activities to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then look no further! Listed below are some really spook-tacular collections of educational Halloween resources that are sure to creep out your students—in a good way, of course! Whether it’s writing prompts, science experiments, Halloween candy math, Edgar Allan Poe videos or haunted vocabulary, […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out some really useful resources that can be utilized to incorporate technology into your classroom! » PowerPoint EdGames A site that hosts over 100+ templates to create classroom games for learning. The collection includes Holiday & Sport-Based Games, TV Game Shows for whole class review, Bingo Generators […]

One of the coolest and most rewarding aspects of my job is when I get to witness teachers and students interacting with technology in meaningful ways. Today I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with a group of second graders as they completed a Halloween-themed QR code activity to review math skills. […]

As the candidates crisscross the country in a quest for votes that will determine who will become the 45th President of the United States, educators also have an awesome opportunity: To teach students about the American political process as well as the roles and responsibilities of U.S. citizens. For many reasons, this election has been unlike any […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest tech tools that can be utilized to incorporate technology into your classroom! » Toontastic An iOS app that allows users to create an animated cartoon in which their characters speak. Finished products can be exported […]

As Quincy Jones once remarked, “I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.” That said, Edu-fun Friday is a series devoted to adding some humor to the lives of teachers who visit this blog. After all, there’s nothing better than ending the week […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest web tools and resources that can be utilized to incorporate technology into your classroom! » Story Wars An interactive and collaborative app that makes student writing fun! The process of taking turns writing the story […]

Looking for some fun activities to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then look no further! Listed below are some really spook-tacular collections of educational Halloween resources that are sure to creep out your students—in a good way, of course! Whether it’s writing prompts, science experiments, Halloween candy math, Edgar Allan Poe videos or haunted vocabulary, […]

I recently published a post showcasing a collection of some pretty amazing apps for enhancing teaching and learning displayed in a periodic table-style infographic. Check it out here. Due to its popularity, I’m revisiting this topic, except the focus has shifted this time around to apps that address STEAM—the addition of art/design into the interdisciplinary […]

Believe it or not, sometimes the most confusing part of a presidential election is the process our country uses to determine who this person is going to be. That said, if you’re in need of a concise way to explain to your students how Americans elect the President of the United States, then check out […]