Cool Stuff from Michelle Simpson-Pitts. The RILS process has been challenging. While writing lesson plans is nothing new, using the Educators Studio seems to organize the process and make it much more simple and less stressful. I wanted to point you to a couple of the lesson plans created to by my cohorts. Introduces an avatar sharing idea. My lesson plan goes live! .

Contains many useful lessons, and ideas that can motivate all learners, and suit the different learning styles. One lesson I liked was Stroome. Another lesson was Use your Noodle. With Common Core coming and having to use and combine so much more informational text I wonder if this is a tool that can help even younger students combine research from various subjects to produce a well produced assignment.

Many Hats Make For Many Perspectives. BP10 RILS Commenting and Linking. Historical Portraits Come to Life. I just visited the most amazing project that combines portrait drawing and art history with technology in such an eloquent way. You will find all the directions of how you can do this wonderful project.

Effective On-Site Interactive Whiteboard Training. Purpose of my action research is to enhance the use of interactive whiteboard technology for elementary teachers.

A quest to improve teaching and learning. The purpose of my action research is to help improve the use of Internet ready devices in the classroom. I began by asking what would happen if students had the option to bring their Internet ready device to class? Create a free website or blog at WordPress.

Action Research Project at Full Sail University. The purpose of my action research is to determine some best practices to guide my 8th grade students into becoming digital citizens that will be able to make wise choices while living in their digital worlds. I began my process by asking, could directly teaching digital citizenship lead to better citizens? What would happen if I added some collaborative activities to our unit? .