A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. Good efriend Robbie over at Roberta Writes did research on the benefits of children learning to read using an ipad versus a paperback book. … Continue reading
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. Here is the most popular post from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog for February: Thank you so much to Norah Colvin for inviting … Continue reading
This column shares the most popular posts from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog this past month: Here’s a great list of Special Needs websites. Click the link for an updated library: Occupational Therapy–a long list of great apps including stress, social skills building, and more Read&Write–for students with dyslexia or English language learners who … Continue reading
As a Tech Teacher, I’ve been Geek for years but these days, with remote and hybrid teaching, everyone has to get their geek on. I have this poster on my Ask a Tech Teacher blog I share with colleagues on how to do that: More Geek Humor (from Ask a Tech Teacher) Everything I Need … Continue reading
A warm welcome to Sean Clark, Instructional Aide, and first time guest on WordDreams. He’s a Teacher-Author with a wonderful experience tro share, involving his students and November’s NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program: School-age kids these days are bridging huge linguistic and literary gaps almost every day: reading books checked out from the school library, but … Continue reading
On my Ask a Tech Teacher blog, education during the pandemic still dominates teacher’s and parent’s thoughts. If you’re either (besides being a writer and having that day job–I know about those multiple hats!), you’ll enjoy these suggestions for making this work: Corona virus has been difficult not just for teachers and students but for … Continue reading
Here is a popular recent post from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog: Space units are always exciting. Part of it’s the history, but a lot is that space is our final frontier, a wild untamed land that man knows so little about. Now that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has safely delivered American astronauts to the … Continue reading
Hello and welcome to the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop which meets every third Wednesday of the month to share resources and tips for authors. Thanks to Raimey Gallant for hosting this venture. Please join to learn more about the craft of writing and to meet bloggers who are dedicated to helping each other become the best writers possible. Click here to … Continue reading
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. This post is a tech tip for teachers but I use it all the time when I’m writing. It’s a quick way to toggle … Continue reading
Here is one of the most popular posts from my education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher, the last few weeks: How do you assess Digital Literacy? On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher, I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, … Continue reading
