Enhance Student Learning Through Differentiated Technology Need timely and relevant nonfiction articles for students? Have learners at a wide range of reading levels? Want quick formative assessments? Want to give your students more choice? Newsela is a solution to each of these…
Italian Renaissance Art Techniques or Perfectly Ironic Classifications of American History? Two Italian Renaissance art concepts, “sfumato” and “chiaroscuro,” I think, are meant to express the sometimes educationally inexpressible — that most human experience is complex and hazy rather than simple and clear, and that…
Prepare Your Classroom for the Future Educational technology has changed drastically since I was in school (I graduated high school in 1985) and since I started out as an educator. I’ve learned and taught my way through the eras of filmstrips, betamax, laserdiscs,…
Bring the Classroom to Life with Do Ink’s Green Screen App Have you ever wanted to try green screening but didn’t know where to start? Then try the $2.99 iPad app Green Screen by Do Ink! It’s simple, easy and fun to use! There…
How to Foster Creativity & Innovations in the K-12 Classroom When you’ve developed a project or activity that is meant to inspire creativity among your students, how often have you been truly happy with the results? Perhaps for you, often. For me, I’ve…
Integrate Technology into your 21st Century World Language Classroom ¡Hola! I’m Katie Bordner, and I’m one of the Spanish teachers at City High in Pittsburgh, PA. If you’ve seen my last post, you’ll know that I’m teaching the World Language Tech Integration class…