Daily Message Using Epson Tools

I watched Jean use her Epson Tools to do daily message with her class.  I plan to use this as well.  Kids LOVED to have her print it out and take it home.  I do need another lesson with her to be able to do this.

Writing Relaunched: Teaching with Digital Tools

I loved the part of this article when the teacher said, “They found out last year that the more compelling their voice was and if they were funny and insightful, the more readers and comments they got. That drives them.”
That couldn't be more true.  I see that in the use of my class blog.  When they see the comments that their own reading of their writing gets, they glow, and are super motived to write more.  When they get comments about sharing what they can read, they want to read more.  What other digital tools can I be using to teach writing?  I'm game to try!!!

An Idea Whose Time Has Come

I couldn't agree more with this author and feel that Lindbergh is implementing BYOD.  My own daughter is in first grade, and just participated in her first, and was thrilled to bring in her DSI to use to learn.  I would LOVE for us to use this class time to explore the best way to handle it.  I have already talked with our first grade teachers about how they manage these days, what the expectations are, etc., but I would like to create the skeleton for this here at Elite 3.  I can always ask on my own, but it would be great to be able to use the gift of time that we get here.  That is, after we hopefully learn all about the "how to" of using our ipads.