Browsed by
Month: May 2019

Episode 71: Kerri-Ann Keenan

Episode 71: Kerri-Ann Keenan

This week I sat down with Pre-K Teacher Kerri-Ann Keenan over at Kensington Avenue Elementary School to talk about all things Pre-K and technology. I learned so much about how Pre-K works and I think you will too! We also have a bunch of announcements this week! You don’t want to miss this! Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched 

Paint 3D: Your New Best Friend

Paint 3D: Your New Best Friend

Remember years ago, when you would have time to draw on the computer and that time was spent using MS Paint or Corel Paint. MS Paint has been around for a long time, with incremental growth in the tool every few years. Well, it’s time has come and gone and now Microsoft introduced a new and approve version, perhaps the biggest update to Paint ever, Paint 3D. Paint 3D is a built-in app in Windows 10 (another great reason to…

Read More Read More

The Wonderful World of Blended Classrooms

The Wonderful World of Blended Classrooms

In our blog post last week, we discussed Flipped Classrooms, this week we are going to examine blended classrooms. Blended Classrooms focus on some of the best parts of Flipped Classrooms and Traditional Classrooms. Essentially a Blended Classroom uses a mix of face-to-face instruction and technology-led instruction. During the face to face time, the teacher leads the students through a concept or standard. When the students are working independently, they are able to work at their own pace, focusing on…

Read More Read More

Introduction to SAMR

Introduction to SAMR

For this week’s podcast I have a very exciting announcement about a training opportunity in the SPS district plus we discuss the finer points of the SAMR model and how you can apply it in your classroom. (You probably already do the first two letters without even realizing it)

Podcasting in the Classroom

Podcasting in the Classroom

For this week’s podcast we delve into how you can use Podcasts in the classroom. Check out all of the show notes, this is where you’ll find all the resources that I have used to get started creating this podcast and ways that you can use them in the classroom. For this week’s podcast we are focusing on doing podcasts in the classroom with your students. Take a listen and learn how you can use them in the classroom with…

Read More Read More