By Rachel Lynette
Hello, My name is Nicole and I am the author of the blog Today, in Second Grade. I am a passionate second and third grade teacher, and I love every minute spent in my classroom! I am excited to be guest blogging here at Minds in Bloom, and I am also, quite honestly, honored! ScreenChomp icon via iTunes App Store This year, I
Please welcome Katherine Fountain of Engaging a Creative Classroom. She has shared an awesome list of iPad apps that engage students in an authentic learning experience. Thanks for sharing with us today, Katherine! In the past few years, the number of iPads in classrooms has grown exponentially. They are a relatively inexpensive way for schools to get technology into the hands of students. There are
Please welcome Charlene of Diamond Mom’s Treasury where she shares about ever changing technology in the classroom! I am so excited to be guest blogging today for Rachel from Minds in Bloom. Thank you Rachel for this opportunity. Don’t throw out old technology! Technology changes
Please welcome the talented Kristen of Aspire to Inspire! Today she shares a fun and engaging way to get students excited about social studies. Thanks for giving us so many great sites to go and explore, Kristen! I’m always on the lookout for engaging and authentic learning activities to encourage students’ interest in social studies and to help them understand its relevance in their lives. This
This awesome guest post tells you exactly how to use QR codes, and there is a freebie, too! I have been using QR codes in my classroom for about a year now. I know most schools don’t have tons of technology, and I am very fortunate to have iPads for my students to use. But many schools are slowly transitioning to using iPads and/or allowing
Hi, I’m Stacy from over at Funky Fresh Firsties, and I am so thrilled to have the chance to be a guest blogger while Rachel is away! I wanted to do my post on a behavior management tool that I’ve used for two years now. I have used Class Dojo in my 4th grade classroom, as well as this year in 1st grade. The results in both settings have been AMAZING
For all you teachers (and parents) with iPads, I recently discovered a great app for reinforcing math facts. I am a big fan of making learning fun, and Mathtopia does just that. The game incorporates aspects of the popular arcade game Bejeweled, which not only makes it highly addictive (or as 9-year-old Claire says, “addictingly fun”), but it also adds a challenging element of logical thinking into
