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Explode that sentence!
One of my favorite literacy lessons with kids is exploding their writing. I tell them that if they want it to pop with the reader, they have to explode it. Telescopic Text is a great example of that....
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7 Year Olds as Digital Storytellers
Photo Credit: scragz My wife and I are very fortunate to have such a wonderful second grade teacher for our son this year. She, Mrs. Richeson, finds great ways to bring the parents into the classroom...
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One goal down.
For the last few years, one of the items I had on my list of things to do was to get published in a national publication. While it was on the list, I had not spent a lot of time focusing on achieving...
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Ideas to Inspire
Nope. That’s not my title. It is the title of a site by Mark Warner (picked up via Kevin Jarrett). This is a great site to visit when you are trying to find ideas for instruction to engage your...
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Blogging in the Classroom
I have a tab opened in my Firefox browser that I have not been able to close for several weeks because it keeps drawing me back to it. I figured I would post it here for my teachers to see as well in...
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My Session on E-Portfolios with Staff and Students
Slide Credit: Dr. Helen BarrettI have had several inquiries as to how my poster session went that was centered on using free online tools (Web 2.0) in creating, organizing, and maintaining electronic...
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My Thoughts on Literacy and Publishing to the Web
Photo Credit: Behrooz Nobakht Today, someone posted a question on a list serve I subscribe to. Being a longtime literacy teacher, it struck a cord with me. I’d love to hear your thoughts on both the...
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A Paradigm Shift in Classroom Design
Photo: Science Lab at Smithsonian in DC. We need one of these. I have really been struck with the idea that we have reached a plateau in new technologies. I realize that useful, new gadgets and sites...
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“iPhone/Touch App” shared Doc has a new sibling: iPad Only
The Google Spreadsheet for iPhone/Touch Apps by subject area we (over 60 contributors) have been building since November 2009 has been extremely popular. How do I know? Well, the Apple rep said she...
View ArticleNational Writing Project Grows Lifelong Learners
In 2005-6 I was in the midst of my graduate work at the University of Texas at Arlington. Working toward a Masters of Education with a Literacy Emphasis fit very well with my love of teaching reading...
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