I always say that I love QR codes! Elementary students can use them easily and you can do anything with them. I came across this fraction as decimals QR scavenger hunt that I thought would be really cool. It wouldn't be hard to make one similar if you didn't want to buy it.
http://theelementarymathmaniac.blogspot.com/2014/01/writing-fractions-and-decimals-as.html
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Science Apps
I came across this site for great kid-friendly science apps and I thought I would share.
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Internet Safety
If you are looking for things to do next week, here are some internet-safety videos since we are about to send them home for the summer. Extra free time on the internet could get our friends in trouble.
BrainPop about Internet Safety
Here are some great tips we can share with parents. I love the tips that they have listed. It's too easy to search on the internet/instagram/twitter/fB/snapchat/etc. and for some kids it's hard to communicate what happened or what they saw because they think they will get in trouble or get someone else in trouble. https://disneyprivacycenter.com/internet-safety/
Friday, May 1, 2015
Youtube
How many times have you shown a Youtube video holding your breath because something bad could pop up on the side of the screen? Yes...every teacher! I may be tardy to this party but I just discovered View Pure. Find the youtube video you want, copy the link, go to http://viewpure.com/ and paste link. It takes away all of the ads and worry! Classroom teacher life changer!
Friday, April 24, 2015
New App to Try
I just came across an app called Emaze. It's similar to Powerpoint and Prezi except the templates are really cool. It's web-based like Prezi meaning you can work on it on both ipads and computers. It seems pretty cool. I used my mrapats.org email address to create an account because it's only $2.90 per month. Of course free is better but maybe it will be free soon?
This is what it looks like when you log in:
Here is a preview:
This is what it looks like when you log in:
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Google Drive
Let me tell you how much Google Drive has changed my life. Want to start a document, form, spreadsheet, or slide on your computer at school and finish it on your iPad, home computer or phone?
Google apps are amazing! School accounts have unlimited storage so literally every picture or file that I create goes into my Drive and I can never fill it up.
The fifth graders are usually my "test group" with new ideas I have. They have all been given school email accounts that we are using Drive with. They can start a paper in my room, share it with their teacher to proofread, and pick up an iPad in their classroom to finish typing or editing. It's going to change the way a lot of things are done. I'm all about simplifying.
I walk around with my phone in my hand all the time because my docs are synced and I can access my schedules, etc. from my app. If you are a teacher that wants to utilize Google apps, let me know and I will get you started!
I know some of you are reading and panicking that you will have one more email to keep up with. You won't! You will still email through outlook like you always do. The email part doesn't change because we will forward your email to your regular school account. Your gmail account will be .com and your school email is .org but when you reply to an email through your outlook, it will reply from your regular school email.
You will just login to drive.google.com to access your Google Drive.
Very user friendly!
Google apps are amazing! School accounts have unlimited storage so literally every picture or file that I create goes into my Drive and I can never fill it up.
The fifth graders are usually my "test group" with new ideas I have. They have all been given school email accounts that we are using Drive with. They can start a paper in my room, share it with their teacher to proofread, and pick up an iPad in their classroom to finish typing or editing. It's going to change the way a lot of things are done. I'm all about simplifying.
I walk around with my phone in my hand all the time because my docs are synced and I can access my schedules, etc. from my app. If you are a teacher that wants to utilize Google apps, let me know and I will get you started!
I know some of you are reading and panicking that you will have one more email to keep up with. You won't! You will still email through outlook like you always do. The email part doesn't change because we will forward your email to your regular school account. Your gmail account will be .com and your school email is .org but when you reply to an email through your outlook, it will reply from your regular school email.
You will just login to drive.google.com to access your Google Drive.
Very user friendly!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Virtual Field Trips
If you can't make it to the Smithsonian, you can do a virtual tour of it instead! I absolutely love this one because you can interact with it, there is no crowd, and you can see everything. Most of the time at a museum the kids are racing through to get to the next thing, but I really think this is a great way to keep them engaged and interested. http://www.mnh.si.edu/vtp/1-desktop/
This is a virtual field trip that a kindergarten teacher made for his students. It's a trip to the moon and has some neat ideas on how to make it special. https://sites.google.com/a/asd.edu.qa/kg-visits-space/
You can see that it's not overly complicated. If you can't make it on a field trip, you can make one for your students online with a little bit of creativity (and help if you need it)!
This is a virtual field trip that a kindergarten teacher made for his students. It's a trip to the moon and has some neat ideas on how to make it special. https://sites.google.com/a/asd.edu.qa/kg-visits-space/
You can see that it's not overly complicated. If you can't make it on a field trip, you can make one for your students online with a little bit of creativity (and help if you need it)!
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