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Document Camera Review: IPEVO

I was contacted by a company called IPEVO to review their document camera and it couldn't have come at a better time since the one in my classroom was broken. When they asked me to review the document camera I told them that I would but only under the understanding that I would be very honest in my review. They agreed and shipped the camera to me.Read on for my review!This post contains affiliate links for which I will be compensated for if you make a purchase. This does not impact your ... Read the Post

Getting Started with a Classroom Economy and Class Money

Teaching financial literacy with a classroom economy can provide students with a memorable, real world experience. A classroom economy is an engaging tool to build into math talks. You can use it to assess learning skills, responsibility or character development.  As a new-ish teacher I had been looking for a way to include all the above into my lessons. I'm going to walk you through how I began using a classroom economy and what tools I used. Guest Post by Mr. Create Dream Explore: This post ... Read the Post

How to Use Google Forms in the Classroom

It's no secret that I am in love with Google Suite for Education. We use Google apps in my classroom everyday and multiple times a day. One of my favorite Google Suite tools is Google Forms. There are so many applications for its use. I've listed my favorite ways to use it below. How to Use Google Forms in the Classroom: 1. For assessment tracking. Google Forms has an option to create a rubric style question (it's called multiple choice grid). I use google forms for every single one of my ... Read the Post

Using Google Suite Tools for Stop Motion Animation

If your district has adopted Google for Education then you might be looking for new and innovative ways to use these tools. I was at a Google Summit this weekend and learned this neat trick for creating stop motion animation. I know my students will love this!You need access to Google Keep and Google Photos to make this work but if your students have G Suite then they should have access to these. By the way have you ever used Google Keep? I use it every week for my grocery list and it's shared ... Read the Post

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The Best Read Alouds For Earth Day

On Earth Day I like to focus on activities that don't create a lot of waste. I think read alouds are a great way to do this in both the primary and middle grades. I generally read a couple of Earth Day themed books during the lead up to Earth Day and then on the actual Earth Day I also read one or two books. You can check out my recommended list of Earth Day read alouds below.I'm all about paperless activities on Earth Day or at least activities that use minimal paper and resources so read ... Read the Post

Google Play Music Stations for the Elementary Classroom

We listen to music a lot in my classroom. My students seem to work better with tunes in the background. Sometimes I use it as a reward as well. My district has Spotify blocked but we are Google Suite Members so we have access to Google Play Music. Google Play Music has some good stations that are kid appropriate but you have to be careful! There's one hip hop station that says it is censored but it's really not. Luckily I was listening to it at home and noticed. That could have turned out ... Read the Post

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