• Kindergarten students at Jackson City School are working to create virtual field trips that can be shared with parents and upcoming students. This is their first attempt at creating a video presentation. As you can see in the trailer, students used iPad Minis to capture the video and used iMovie App on the iPad to create their first video. Amy…Read More

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  • Today I am sharing a youtube video that my kindergarten students created on one of our field trips. The students used ipad minis to video our trip to the University of KY.
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  • Here’s a video of the technology I’ve been able to use for projects and activities for my 4th and 5th graders this year 🙂 We’re gearing up to use the technology for our GRANT whenever our Geometry units start.
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  • Something to think about… How can we make Eastern Kentucky a hot-bed for technology jobs in the future? What can we do to prepare our students for a world that is driven by technology? Thoughts?!? Love to have some great conversation!!!

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    • I think one thing that has to occur: we need to bring high-tech jobs like programming and electrical engineering out of the realm of ” they do that somewhere else.” There is no real reason a programming company couldn’t locate in our region. “Our internet is faster than your internet.”

  • I was wondering, how many of our districts allow our students to use their SmartPhones in classroom? I found this article on how smartphones can be moved away from a toy to a tool. At the end of the article you will see 5 tips for getting started with smartphones. Check it out and tell me what you think.
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    • Very happy to see the conversation moving this way.

      • In the last couple of years, I had been allowing students to use their smartphone in my classroom. We used them as clickers, ways for students to post to my blog, capture video and photos, and to create pod casts.

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