Ned’s Keeper

My 5th graders spent the last couple of weeks working on counting books that they were making for the Kindergarten classes in our school. This last week we finished up the printing and binding of the books and on Friday each of the students got a partner and went and read their book to a […]

Google Earth is doing some pretty cool stuff these days to help us learn about history! I came across this article about Ancient Rome and how Google Earth is revitalizing the city virtually. I am so excited about the things technology can do for the classroom and I just love to see children making us […]

I received this in an e-mail this week and opened it because it is from the high school in my old hometown. I think it is a fabulous explanation and think the student did a great job using simple animation to explain something very complex. Great Job!

Last week I taught a class on using Google Earth with literature in the classroom. I know there are a million ways to incorporate it, so I decided to find a way to make a not-so-fun read more exciting. I picked up a book called Nathan Hale. For an adult, it is a very easy and […]