Week 3 of being 1:1 has brought a sort of breath of fresh air in a sense.  I am already noticing huge improvements in logistics/management, typing, problem solving, and overall engagement. Logistics/Management When it comes to managing a classroom of 25 + devices, I really feel that each teacher will have to find procedures and […]

This week marked the first use of our learning management system Canvas with our touch Chromebooks. I created their first assignment on contractions.  This was similar to the assignment they had in Google Classroom last week.  If there is anything this pilot has taught me, it’s that simple is sometimes better when they are learning.  […]

During my first week with Chromebooks in my second grade classroom, I have come across some amazing resources.  I know there are so many out there but here are three that I used this last week, that are my new favorites!  These are tiles that I have made sure to include in my class Symbaloo: https://sososeussey.edublogs.org/1-fish-2-fish-seussville-tech-fish/ […]

It is hard to believe I’ve had the Chromebooks in my second grade classroom for a week. After a great first two days, I decided to dive right in head first. Google Classroom Since, our LMS system was not up and running, I wanted to give students a taste of what it would look like […]

I recently started my adventure in piloting a 1:1 classroom for my district with touch screen Chromebooks.  Within this pilot, I will also be working with Canvas which is a learning management system.  My techie heart is overflowing with excitement! Part of my work with my district’s 1:1 team is compel quantitative and qualitative data […]

This was my first year participating in the Global School Day of Play and it scores right up there with one of the coolest classroom experiences of my teaching career.  Don’t worry. At first, I was apprehensive of allowing my students an entire day of unstructured play.  I had so many questions such as: What […]