Sunday, January 27, 2013

Finally had time to catch up on my reading...

Getting parent buy in
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/how-to-get-parent-support-for-tech-use-in-class/

35 must have apps
http://www.appolicious.com/education/articles/13035-top-35-must-have-educational-iphone-and-ipad-apps-used-by-real-teachers-in-the-classroom

Texting in the classroom
http://edudemic.com/2013/01/texting-in-the-classroom/

Assessment apps for 1-1 classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/free-assessment-ipad-apps-monica-burns

Using smartphones in class
http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2013/01/part-1-44-smart-ways-to-use-smartphones-in-class/

Interesting article when starting 1-1

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/blog/digital-citizenship-in-1-to-1-schools

Monday, January 21, 2013

Powerschool gradebook for second semester

FYI:
I was having trouble with the gradebook app so I deleted it and reinstalled it. Now I can see my second semester classes and grades.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Thursday, January 3, 2013

35 Free Apps for Teaching

35 Free Apps for Teaching

This looks like a nice rundown of valuable (FREE!) apps for teachers that I found on the Scholastic website.  It's aimed at k-8 but several of them would be good for high school as well.