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Freedman Gossip Project
A HUGE thank you to MassCUE for their support of the Freedman Gossip project. This grant was used as part of a cross curricular project between writing, technology, music,…
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Professional Development through MassCUE
The plight of the “busy teacher” is one that, as MassCUE Professional Development workshop facilitator, I can relate to on many levels. Doesn’t it seem like the 21st Century…
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Is Coffee All We Have in Common with Curriculum
This past April, I attended a pair of technology conferences that I had expected going in, would have some degree of overlap. Aside from offering free coffee, the topics,…
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Techie Wonderland
IPhones ring Are you listening In the room, iPads glisten A beautiful sight, we’re happy Tonight Walking in a techie wonderland Gone away…
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Quest For a Mobile Language Lab Solution
As a former Spanish language teacher, my experience of integrating technology into my Spanish teaching has not yet included mobile technologies. Six years ago, I left a computer…
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20 Education Technology Tools Everybody Should Know About
Although educators tend to feel like they are left all on their own to deal with students that are getting crazier by the day, there are plenty of technology…
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Building Learning Communities
This morning’s #satchat initially focused on the faculty meeting, but quickly turned into a powerful discussion about learning communities. I want to capture the essential points I gained so…
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IFTTT: A Recipe For Organization
If This, Then That (IFTTT) is a service that allows you to make connections between different sites, apps, and other technology. It allows you to create recipes that when…
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Genius Hour Reviewed
For several weeks the topic of conversation in our classroom surrounded our trial of Genius Hour. Students were excited about being given the time and opportunity to pursue topics…
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Making Connections
A month or so ago, I attended a Common Core conference at UMass Boston, and if you remember correctly, I said there was so much…
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PARCC Will Replace MCAS For Most BPS Students
In case you missed it in the news last week, the Massachusetts Board of Education voted to accept a two-year transition plan to the PARCC assessment. The original plan…
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