App of the Week: Frankenstein, for iPad and iPhone
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frankenstein-for-ipad-iphone/id516047066?mt=8 Developer: http://www.inklestudios.com/frankenstein/ Price: $4.99 I was immediately drawn to this app because Mary...
View ArticleApp of the Week: The Voyage of Ulysses
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-voyage-of-ulysses/id538571921?mt=8 Developer: http://www.elasticoapp.com/ Price: $3.99 As someone who struggled with reading the story of Ulysses in middle...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Tayasui Sketches
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tayasui-sketches/id641900855?mt=8 Developer: http://tayasui.com/sketches/theApp.php Price: Free! In one of my classes I noticed a girl who was drawing what we...
View ArticleUsing FlipaGram in the Curriculum
Since I really enjoy classic children’s stories, I thought creating a Flipagram of the original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was a good idea for this assignment. I could use this in the classroom...
View ArticleiMovie for IOS: Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
This movie is a tool to help understand the Multiple Intelligence Theory that psychologist Howard Gardner created. I can use movies to help build interest in my content area because they’re a...
View ArticleFINAL: Semester Favorites
Of all of the different things we did this semester, I think I can narrow my favorites down to three things: the Celebrate Kansas Project, my Pinterest, and discovering the Notability app. 1. The...
View ArticleFINAL: My Wow Moment this Semester
My first “wow” moment this semester was probably me thinking “Wow, it is really easy to not pay attention in class with these iPads!” However, after recognizing that and adjusting my classroom study...
View ArticleReflection #14: Wright’s Room – Start with Why: the power of student driven...
This reflection comes from a blog post that I found myself heavily agreeing with. The author wrote of a student who is just jumping through the hoops; she is succeeding and in the 95th percentile, but...
View ArticleReflection #15: Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension – How do I punish my...
In this blog post, the author explains the different classroom management techniques she uses instead of simply punishing her students. I thought her ideas were really insightful and a great resource...
View ArticleApp Smashing: My Last Duchess
For my App Smashing project, I combined two of my favorite apps: Visual Poetry and Montage Lite. Because my emphasis is in English, I decided to use one of my favorite poems — My Last Duchess, by...
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