The Problem With Student Problem Solving

After teaching students for a number of years that are comfortable and familiar with Apple products, it is eye opening for a student to ask you what to do if the screen goes dim or how to add a slide to a project.  With so many things to teach students about using technology in the … Continue reading →

GoFundMe FUNDED

I have been blessed beyond measure to have my GoFundMe fully funded!  My anonymous donors are and have been my been my biggest supporters all my life, and I am lucky they believe in me enough to fund 6 iPads for the upcoming school year. Going forward, if you are so inclined to give $5, … Continue reading →

The Big Leap

In the fall I am making a huge transition in my life that I definitely did not see coming.  In August I will begin teaching 5th grade English Language Arts at a private school in Mount Pleasant.  I am excited to make this transition, and I know God has big plans for my family. However, … Continue reading →

Wrinkle In Time Reading Comprehension

We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.” ― Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time If you have not read Wrinkle In Time and you teach upper-level elementary students, I encourage you to put it on your reading list this school year.  Wrinkle in Time is a great … Continue reading →

How Showbie Saved Me Today

“I am going to stay and work from home today.  That will make my job easier,” said NO teacher EVER! However, sitting at Coastal Pediatrics last night at 8pm with a diagnosis of pink eye for my 11 month old, I knew what I had to do;  Stay home from work. Ugh, I hate missing … Continue reading →

Differentiating & Making Accommodations with Apple Technology

You may be a teacher if you’ve ever heard any of these phrases: “You didn’t give me a copy.” “I don’t have that page.” “I don’t know where that is.” “I didn’t know that was due.” Or perhaps, you have been given that blank stare as if they simply had no idea that the outline … Continue reading →

FaceTime In The Classroom

“The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of Patriots and tyrants” – Thomas Jefferson I believe one of the most important things I get to teach about in my classroom is how we won our Liberty from Great Britain, how that impacts us even today, and how students … Continue reading →

MIA: Learning a balance in life and technology

Wondering why I haven’t blogged since OCTOBER?!??!! The answer: pregnancy and a newborn.  I have acclimated to being a mama.  Now it’s time to go back to sharing my students’ work.  Check back for ideas on how to incorporate technology into classroom management, ways to share student iPad projects, and how to develop reading comprehension … Continue reading →

Student Choice & Reading Comprehension Projects

It is apparent that choices are good for kids. Choices are good for adults as well.  Place a mandate on me and I can get a little frustrated. Present me with options, and I am happy to get on board with an idea.  The question is how far can educators release control and allow students to … Continue reading →

Do You Hear What I Hear? What Classrooms Should Sound Like

What should classrooms sound like? It is very challenging for me to have absolute silence in my classroom.  In fact, I play classical music 80% of the time.  There is always some form of “noise”, but the presence of noise is not the presence of chaos.  Students work in small groups and at stations throughout … Continue reading →