In December I was contacted by Rachel Hodges, a graduate student pursuing her Masters in early childhood education. In an effort to increase the use of tech tools in the classroom, she is participating in a project to raise awareness of the resources available to teachers, students, and their parents, and asked me to share these….
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Twitter Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy for Students
Thinking about using Twitter with your students? I came across this great graphic on Langwitches blog. Langwitches started her graphic by outlining some of the reasons why as a teacher you should be engaged in a tweeting experience with your students. Tweeting, as is shown here, helps you cultivate a wide range of important literacies….
Minecraft: A Learning Tool
In 2009, a Swedish video gamer, programmer and designer known as “Notch” demonstrated Minecraft – a 16-bit world where players build and craft structures. Minecraft looks crude and blocky, like giant, digital Lego pieces. Still, the simplistic visual overlay of blocks and cubes underwrites a rich, deep and complex system of resource management, construction and….
