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Producing Content with iPads in Readers/Writers

How could our study of ancient civilizations at 6th grade be integrated into our readers and writers workshop? Here’s the overview of the unit I wrote to answer that question: Students will learn and...

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The Cleveland “High Five” Project

The project began with the age-old question, “When we will ever use this information?” The students asked.  In response, Steve Pratt and Jeff Taylor–a 9th grade physical science teacher and world...

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Technology for the workshop!

The successful technology project that I am proposing to expand is the use of technology programs and tools to enhance readers’ workshop.  My current technology project has helped make the work load of...

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Shakespeare Videos at Garfield

For years I have incorporated the use of video when teaching Shakespeare. I find that students are more motivated to get involved with the unit when they can create and film original interpretations of...

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Seattle World School Film Projects

This year our first cohort of 9th grade students studied a unit on the history of language in World History class. To further their understanding and to communicate their learning with others, the...

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Thurgood Marshall- music submission for technology grant

Since 1990, I have been using music and technology in the classroom. Computers get faster and software continues to develop, and the ability to share lessons and reflect on the web with other music...

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Creating a Collaborative Digital Community

This year, I have been working to integrate iPads in my Reading Workshop, specifically to help students improve oral fluency.  I taught students to responsibly handle technology equipment and use the...

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Wondering About the World

Today  a parent came in to talk to my first graders about his work helping people in Ethiopia, Tanzania and India procure safe drinking water. He told us that as a scientific researcher he spends his...

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It.

Taking writing our Washington State History Newspaper to the next level and into the 21st Century using 21st Century technology. Presently my students use Microsoft Publisher to write a Washington...

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Publishing Work on an iPad vs. Without

My third grade students at Adams Elementary have published work at the culmination of each Writing Workshop unit. This post will show you the publishing process my students used with 5 classroom...

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