Wow! #Digicon15! My head exploded. What a brilliant event with SO much going on in so many areas! I need to reflect but my head is a jungle so I'm just going to get down anything and everything I am thinking here and see where it takes me. These are my main takeaways and the … Continue reading Reflections on Digicon
Author: emily.fintelman
Storytelling to Teach Subtraction
I always advocate for storytelling in maths as a way to engage students and apply some context to the skills being learnt. Last time I posted about this a lot of people were interested as the concept was new to them, so I'm sharing another lesson I did. The What and Why: The skill being … Continue reading Storytelling to Teach Subtraction
Starting a BYOD Program in a Classroom
This year my school has launched a BYO iPad program for students in all year levels. (Woohoo!) This means students bring their own iPad to school each day and take it home at the end of the day. The iPads have specific requiements, including a list of apps set by the school. We are fortunate … Continue reading Starting a BYOD Program in a Classroom
Why Sing?
At the start of the year I love to start off with a lot of singing. As in A LOT. We sing on the first day, first thing in the morning. We spend a good part of the morning singing. We sing in between activities, waiting in lines and just before we go home. Since … Continue reading Why Sing?
Get Techy from Day One
Now comes that time of year when we all start to think about what new, exciting ways we can get to know our new students and have them get to know each other. This year I'm also focusing on how I can integrate technology into my classroom and see where students are at in terms of … Continue reading Get Techy from Day One
Publishing Writing using Tech
I give my students choices about how to publish their writing. We have enough iPads in our class for 10 students to publish using them. Â At the beginning of the year, they were reluctant to publish using the iPads as it meant they wouldn't have time to make a 'real book'. How far we've come. … Continue reading Publishing Writing using Tech
CBL Solutions and What They Might Look Like
My students worked on Challenge-Based Learning solutions in groups for the first time this term. I want to share what their solutions were in order to give readers an idea of the range of ideas students came up with on their own, and their varying degrees of success in implementing those ideas. When my team … Continue reading CBL Solutions and What They Might Look Like
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