Tech Tool of the Month: Gettysburg by the Numbers

| Posted:
Categories:
Tech Tool of the Month
| Tags: , ,
Leave a comment

Growing up (and later teaching) in Central Pennsylvania has given me the opportunity to visit many famous landmarks and cities. Day trips (and field trips) were available to Philadelphia, D.C., Gettysburg, Baltimore, and other locations. Nowadays, with budget concerns, higher curricular demands, and possible location limitations, virtual field trips may be more realistic than visiting … read more »


World Emoji Day

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: , , ,
Leave a comment

Where words fail, emojis speak. 😉 Quotebook Did ➡👤 💡 that July 1⃣7⃣ is 🗺 Emoji Day? It seems like a strange event to celebrate, but the creators believe that we use them every day, so it is worthy of an annual celebration. In fact, they chose this particular date because it is what originally … read more »


Cartoons and Comics Aren’t Just for Newspapers Anymore

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: , , ,
Leave a comment

Did you know the first cartoon appeared in a U.S. newspaper way back in 1754? Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette featured the political cartoon “Join or Die” on May 9, 1754. The picture showed the American colonies as a snake divided into eight pieces and presented the political point of view that the colonies should unite. … read more »


Virtual Field Trips for Arbor Day

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: , ,
Leave a comment

National Arbor Day is celebrated the last Friday in April each year. Local Arbor Day celebrations differ by state; many states observe this holiday at the best time for planting trees in their part of the country. For example, Maine observes the holiday on the third full week of May while South Carolina’s observation is … read more »


Discover the U.S. Patent Office for Kids

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: ,
Leave a comment

Did you know that many of the very first government departments, established by our first President, George Washington, remain in place today? On April 10, 1790, just under a year after his inauguration, President Washington signed a bill placing the foundation for our current patent system. This law, for the first time, gave the rights … read more »


Teaching in the Middle

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: , , ,
Leave a comment

They say that it takes a special person to teach in a middle school and most days during my career as a middle-school educator I would wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment.  Here’s why— the brain is said to be fully mature by the age of 25.  This leaves a challenge for all K-12 educators, but … read more »


6 Tools to Incorporate Technology into Winter Olympics Lessons

| Posted:
Categories:
Classroom Application
| Tags: , ,
Leave a comment

The Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics takes place in PyeongChang, South Korea on February 9 with the featured walk of athletes from around the world. A record of over 100 medals in 15 disciplines will include four new events – big air snowboarding, freestyle skiing, mass start speed skating, and mixed doubles curling.  … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: Write

| Posted:
Categories:
Tech Tool of the Month
| Tags: , , , ,
Leave a comment

Every student seems to have a different opinion about writing. Some love to get their thoughts on paper and could write for an entire period, thoughts flowing out full of creativity. Then there are students who struggle to get started, find any words, or even finish a sentence. The tech tool that I am highlighting … read more »