The Final Post

Oh, what a ride this has been! This is the first blog that I ever created, and it will not be the last. I really enjoy sharing my thoughts in a way that is creative and collaborative. A place that I feel comfortable posting what I think, and knowing that others are taking the time…

Using Hyperdocs

This week we used hyperdocs for one of our assignments, and I absolutely loved it! It got me thinking about how this can really transform assignments in the classroom and get students to be more interactive with what they are learning. What is a hyperdoc? I know that it sounds kind of intimidating, when reading…

Having Balance

I know that all of the talk recently has been about the coronavirus and how important that it is to stay home and clean, clean, clean, but another huge part of this whole thing is the fact that the public schools are closing. For many people this is not something that is easily handled because…

Social Media

Twitter Overview In class we started to use twitter chats as a way to grow our PLN, and to be honest, it is one of the most rewarding things that I have done in college thus far. I feel like I have learned so many different things, and have seen things in so many different…

Close the Gap: Incorporating the Community in the Classroom

What is Community Engagement in the Classroom? Community Engagement is defined as, “a dynamic relational process that facilitates communication, interaction, involvement, and exchange between an organization and a community for a range of social and organizational outcomes.” Now lets take that and apply it to the classroom, how and what can we do to make…

Modern Classroom Tool

The modern classroom has done much evolving, thanks so much to the resources that teachers can now access, and can now use in order to make their classrooms super personalized, not only for themselves but also for their students. Incorporating online tools into daily lesson plans also breaks up the constant “eyes on me” in…