I've Got a Video For That!

 So, are we tired yet? This has been a crazy whirlwind of a new year! If you haven't heard, I have created a district website that houses all of my training materials and vetted resources. If you need to learn about a tool, check this out!

You need to be logged into your district account to view the website:)

https://sites.google.com/lowell.k12.ma.us/lpsdinstructionaltech/home

Flipgrid is not Blocked!

 Hey all! I'm getting a lot of communication about Flipgrid being blocked. It isn't! Flipgrid has added new permissions you need to type in when you set up groups! Check out this video!

Makers Gonna Make! - Digital Makespace

Soooooo... what is everyone up to? Ha! Just kidding! We are all biting our nails wondering what next year is going to look like. No matter how we go back in August, it won't be the same as any other of my 20 years!

As a tech coach in my district we have been talking a lot about how we can use tech to take over some of the basic things we do with our kiddos. Just this week I had a conversation where we realized we won't be able to use legos, blocks, playdoh, or even come sit on the rug.... ugh.

I decided to try to do something and was looking for some online building tools to integrate into our Stem read alouds. I put the call out to one of my favorite edtech facebook pages Teach with Tech, and someone suggested I check out a great digital maker space made by Shannon McClintock Miller: https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2020/07/our-virtual-makerspace-is-open.html

I fell in love and decided to make one for my district! I borrowed heavily from her but am adding

a ton of content as I find it! https://sites.google.com/view/digital-makerspace/home 

Everything here is elementary focused, able to be used on a computer or Chromebook (not all the items will run on an iPad) and require no logins!!!!

Feel free to share this with your students and feel free to reach out to me and suggest more items or categories! Enjoy!

Phew.... we made it!

Yeah! We made it! We left the classroom on March 13 and had no idea what was to come but my oh my..... you all did it! I'm going to keep adding to my blog over the summer as I have some time to breathe and some time. So definitely stay tune for more!

A lot of my fabulous elementary teachers decided to use Seesaw this year and a ton of you have said it will continue into your classroom... whatever that is going to look like!  For that reason, I am starting to create Wakelets for the tools and topics we are delving into. If you have. never used. a Wakelet, it is a nice place to curate websites, videos, podcasts, etc.

Here is my first Wakelet on Seesaw! If you book mark it, I will keep adding to it and it will update in real time:)

https://wke.lt/w/s/xxTMAZ