As part of my portfolio action plan, I’ve been asked to work on implementing the iPad in my classroom. At this point, I’m still poking around and checking out apps. I’ve found a few that are to help teachers stay organized – attendance, for example, and a few more that might be useful for grading [...]
As you work through the potential deluge of STJLabs questions, here’s some info that might be helpful. Email me with lists of accounts you need reset. I can’t reset student accounts when the requests come from student email addresses. Usernames are all fullfirstname.fulllastname@stjlabs.com. All spaces are removed. Dashes are included. Notice the period between the [...]
Bill Vinton suggested that we use this 10 minute lesson plan in the science department, to organize our lessons through this guided step-by-step lesson plan builder and get students to engage, focus and improve in the classrooms. I found this very useful and would like to share it with you. http://www.10minutelessonplans.com/
As a teacher of 47 standard level Social Studies students I find one of my hardest jobs is keeping track of my student’s progress and helping them make up class when absent, and/or providing support beyond the classroom. My new (to me) tablet PC has been providing a way for me to capture dynamic in-class [...]
While the library has been getting Kindles up and running, Special Services is also working on getting these devices out to their students as well. There are a few differences in the way that we will be utilizing the Kindles, but we have both run into a few bumps along the way. At one point, [...]
The iPad is a revolutionary device. It’s awesome. It just works. It’s hip. It pushed a new class of device into the mainstream. It can do wonders in the classroom. That being said, before you go out and pick up one, keep in mind that for the price of one base model iPad 2 ($499), you could buy: [...]
The 2012 tech integration grant winner is Nicole Begin for her document camera proposal. She will be awarded and iPEVO2 document camera, LED light, and USB extension cable. Congratulations Nicole!
I am not a stranger to writing or even journaling, yet when asked to write a blog, I froze. What does that mean? How do I write a blog? And how do I talk about all the wonderful things I am doing with my new toy when in fact so few of them have materialized [...]
St. Johnsbury Academy’s CTO Jim Mazzonna just sent me a link to this article. It really is impressive how many quality open source software packages are developed each year. If you’re looking for open source software alternatives, I highly recommend checking out osalt.com. The site has a fantastic searchable database where you can enter the [...]
Just a reminder: you only need to deal with Amazon if you are downloading Overdrive eBooks onto Kindles. eBook titles in Overdrive can be downloaded to just about any device (PCs, Macs, smartphones, Nooks, etc.). For all devices other than Kindles, you don’t need to go to Amazon. Instead there is an easy, free, one-time [...]