Tis' the Season of Sharing Goodness With FREEBIE

Each year, I've made a pledge to donate all proceeds from a special project based learning unit in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Plan a Community for the Homeless is a project based learning unit based on the development of Community First Village here in Austin, Texas. 

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Seasonal Digital Graphic Organizers for Reading

For a festive way for your students to do their reading assignments, try using Seasonal Digital Graphic Organizers. With digital graphic organizers, your students don't have to worry about paper and pencil and they can save their work in one location. They can easily be used on all devices.

I've teamed up with my friends from The Reading Crew to share some of our favorite winter resources. You can win up to $325 in Gift Cards by visiting each one of our posts. We all have FREEBIES for each of you to go along with the blog post. To win a gift card, just enter the raffle at the end of the post.

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Win VR Headsets for Your Classroom

Has your school or district adopted Virtual Reality technology? Would you like to be the first teacher at your school to have a set of VR headsets for your classroom? You can set the stage for innovative learning with your students. With Virtual Reality, students are able to put themselves in real world situations, 3-D environments, or explore places they may never have an opportunity to visit. I've joined a group of ed tech educators who want to spread holiday joy by giving a set of 5 VR Headsets. You can be the lucky winner!

What Can You Do With VR Headsets?

1. Take Virtual Field trips 

Students can visit museums, different countries, historic places, or underwater adventures. Teachers can coordinate units with virtual field trips. Begin your adventure with DiscoveryVR.

2. Interact With Simulations

Students can play interactive learning games, perform science experiments, and interact with other students

3. Creative Applications

Students can be involved in coding, STEM, and more. With websites and apps, students have the ability to be creative. Click HERE to see an example of TiltBrush.

4. Individualize Learning Experiences

Using VR can help students who learn differently from others.

Just click on the image below to enter the Giveaway.

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Preparing for Digital Escape Rooms with a FREEBIE

When implementing Digital Escape Rooms in your classroom, I want you and your students to have a good working knowledge of the activities. When all of you feel comfortable in how Digital Escape Rooms work, you can count on a positive outcome. In this post, I'm going to give you helpful hints in Preparing for Digital Escape Rooms.

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Using Multicultural Literature as Mentor Text

Learning about holidays and festivals celebrated in different countries is a great way to learn about different cultures and diversity around the world. I'm joining my friends with the Reading Crew to share some of our Multicultural Literature favorites. We'll share how we would teach reading skills with mentor text.

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Tips to Prepare Students for Project Based Learning

Are you thinking about implementing project based learning in your classroom this year? Are you worried about when and how to begin? Do you wonder how to organize your activities? Do you know how to get your students to take ownership in their own learning?

I have a few tips for you to prepare your students for project based learning. With these tips, your students will be comfortable with the basic format of project based learning. These activities can be integrated into any subject area.

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5 Ways to Use Google Forms During Project Based Learning

When developing a project based learning unit, it's important to keep your students engaged, to assess them often for deeper learning, and to give your students an opportunity to express themselves in a non-threatening way. This is where Google Forms™ comes in. In this post, I've provided 5 Ways to Use Google Forms During Project Based Learning.

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Four Tips in Developing Project Based Learning Reflection

During a Project Based Learning unit, it's important to know how students feel about the project and their own learning. Through reflection, students will have an opportunity to express their feelings and opinions, share their learning experiences, and evaluate the project. That's why today I'm sharing four tips for developing project based learning reflection. 

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Using Canva With Project Based Learning Lessons

Do you and your students feel overwhelmed when deciding on what digital tools to use during a project based learning unit? Are you providing too many choices to your students when they are creating their products? When selecting digital tools, consider the goals of the project, age and learning level of your students, and the presentation of their learning to a public audience. That's why using Canva with Project Based Learning is the perfect digital tool. 

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Collaborative Global Projects: Project Based Learning With Pen Pals

When I was in school, I loved having a pen pal. My pen pal and I exchanged photos and wrote about our activities and community. It was an experience I'll never forget. The letters came through my teacher, so we felt like we were a perfect match. Now, there's a new digital way to continue the tradition of having pen pals. A new startup company called PenPal Schools, located in Austin, TX, has provided a wonderful alternative to traditional project based learning. They have designed a community for Collaborative Global Projects With Pen Pals.

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End the Year With Technology {Engaging Tech Activities}

What do you plan for your students with only a few weeks left in the year? You want to keep your students engaged in school but, it's obvious that they're ready for summer. To ensure your students continue learning until the last day of school, you can end the year with technology by using these engaging tech activities.

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Using Digital Breakouts to Teach Required Skills

I first came across using Digital Breakouts at the Texas Computer Education Association conference. I love the idea of a game format, solving puzzles, a little competition, and applying high-interest activities to learning important skills. I highly recommend Using Digital Breakouts to Teach Required Skills. Shhhh...Don't tell your students they're actually learning content while playing this action-packed digital scavenger hunt game.

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5 Ideas for Digital Book Reviews

I've joined friends from the Reading Crew to share our ideas and resources to help your students BLOOM in reading. Be sure to enter our raffle and visit each blog for FREE resources. We have $625 in prizes! 

When you assign book reviews to your students, would you like alternatives for home projects or written reviews? I have 5 Ideas for Digital Book Reviews that may help you next time you assign book reports to your students. At the bottom of the post, you can download your FREE templates.

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Technology Tips in Using "Flippity" Google Add-On™

I'm celebrating Digital Learning Day on February 22nd, with some of my favorite techie teacher friends. We have some technology tips, tricks, and content to improve student outcomes. I have some Tips in Using "Flippity" Google Add-On for integrating technology in the classroom.

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Engaging Activities for the Winter Games

I'm so excited about the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. I've watched many of the qualifying events and informative documentaries on the athletes. I love getting to know their stories and how hard each athlete has worked to make it to South Korea. Because the Winter Games represent countries from all over the world, I've provided some engaging activities so your students can enjoy and understand more about the winter games.

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Celebrate Valentines With My Heart is Like a Zoo With Freebie

One of my favorite books to read at Valentines is My Heart is Like a Zoo. This precious book can be read to any elementary level and I love the fun activities your students can do with it. They can create their own zoo animals with heart shapes and use similes to describe each animal. Plus, you can use Google Slides™ to complete the activity.

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Tools 4 Students - Graphic Organizer App for Reading

Are there times when you want to use graphic organizers for reading in your classroom and don't have time to create them? Tools4Students is a great iPad app that contains 25 different templates for reading skills. You can choose from Cause/Effect to Story Elements to Fact/Opinion. All 25 colorful graphic organizers are excellent for digital learning. 

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Introducing Students to Biographies With Freebie

Introducing students to biographies gives them an opportunity to learn about lives of people who have made an important contribution and difference in the world. Selecting different books about people from different eras, ethnicities, and occupations gives students a glimpse of a variety of early lives, hardships, and impacts on society. 

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