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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.

Are there times when you want to use graphic organizers with your students and don't have time to create them? Tools4Students is a great tool that contains 25 different templates for reading. You can choose from Cause/Effect to Story Elements to Fact/Opinion. And, all 25 colorful graphic organizers are excellent for elementary and middle school students.

iPadpalooza 2017 - Day 1 Filled With Learning on the Go!

The theme for this year's iPadpalooza is Learning on the Go! In fact, you can walk around and see the different keynote speakers teaching in the commons areas of the conference. When I walked into the cafeteria, there was a demonstration of art with the Sphero, Ozobot, and other robotics.

I love the relaxed atmosphere of iPadpalooza! It's such a non-threatening environment for educators to learn more about technology. Carl Hooker has a gifted way of connecting with attendees so everyone feels like they are part of one big family. Day 1 was filled with Learning on the Go.

iPadpalooza is a fun learning experience in Austin every summer. Teachers learn as they enjoy entertainment, food, and friendly competition. The conference is filled with nationally recognized speakers and classroom teachers.

Apps for Setting Project Based Learning Goals

If you're like me, every year my goal or New Year's Resolution is to lose weight and spend less money. Even though these are great goals for me to achieve, I need an organized, systematic way to achieve my goals. And, setting goals helps me with short term and long term motivation. After I decide on my achievable goals, I need to decide what tasks I need to complete in order to achieve these goals.

In setting goals for our students, especially during a project based learning, there are important elements we need to remember. Read more to learn these elements and about a great app I use to help students in setting project based learning goals.

For setting project based learning goals, I recommend several including Mindmeister, Popplet, Idea Sketch, and Simple Mind. This blog post highlights using Simple Mind for Mindmapping. I've included a sample as students learn how to use the app.

Random "Apps" of Kindness: Teaching Character Development

Teaching your students different ways of showing acts of kindness is important in teaching character development. Today, with the emphasis on anti-bullying, there are many ways for students to do good deeds to show empathy, appreciation, and display a caring attitude toward others.

Teaching character development does not have to be difficult with these random "apps" of kindness. See which of the six would work best for your students to share some random acts of kindness in the classroom. It's a great way to integrate technology into your classroom, homeschool, or your character education lessons. Click through for all the details and to see how you could make these work with your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade classroom or homeschool students.

Have you ever gone to a Tacky Christmas Sweater Party? Designing a Tacky Christmas Sweater with Google is a fun activity that involves creativity, writing, and computer skills. Students can even add more descriptive words to each other's creation.

Have you ever gone to a Tacky Christmas Sweater Party? I've probably gone to parties not knowing my sweater was even tacky! Designing an ugly Christmas Sweater is a fun activity that involves creativity, writing, and computer skills.

This holiday season, try some of these fun activities that are online and iPad apps. Your students can improve math, word, and problem-solving skills.