kids technology

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Teach Your Monster to Read is a wonderful, engaging program that motivates children to learn the basics of reading. It features a variety of levels for pre-K and kindergarten students, and would be helpful for beginning of year 1st graders and struggling readers as a "boost". Continue reading to see how to use this tool in your classroom. Create a teacher account for FREE online at Teach Your Monster to Read . You can add your students - it will create a star code and password for each student. You can also set which level you want each student to begin at. Click here to view the game levels. They will need this information to login to your class account. The online version is FREE, and students can access it from computers or Chromebooks. The iPad app is $4.99 , but Billings Public Schools teachers are super lucky, as the app went free for a short amount of time last spring and the amazing Deana Elder bought licenses for BPS teachers to use in their classrooms. So if you

I discovered two awesome tools this summer that I am super excited about: 1) the Apple Clips app and 2) the doodle tool that�s now featured in the app Pic Kids . The ability to doodle, write or draw directly onto a collage opens up so many opportunities for our kids to learn and create using Pic Kids. The short Clips video below shares some ideas for integrating the doodle tool into teaching and learning. This quick video tutorial was made using the Apple Clips app, as well as collages made in Pic Kids, then saved to the camera roll of my iPad and uploaded into the Clips app. The ability to create a collage in Pic Kids, save it, then change something small or add a little detail (without having to start over from the beginning) makes it a perfect partner for creating in Clips or other video making tools. Your students could easily tell stories by creating illustrations in Pic Kids, then uploading and narrating using the Apple Clips app. This could also be a fun way for teachers to shar

Here is a collection of some tried and true learning apps to get you started for the year! Remember to be intentional when using technology in your classroom. Always consider your purpose, and how it relates to student learning. Email me or book me into your classroom for help getting started!

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The OPI Learning Hub is a great place to find good FREE courses to further your professional development. Take a course determined to learn, & we promise you�ll learn some cool new things. Check out these technology courses Ann & I created. (And ignore the �HS� designation on Ann�s course, it�s definitely applicable to all grade levels.) Can be used for Step Up, but not MEA Trade. If you take a course, please give us feedback so we can continue to make these courses even better!

We are excited to announce that applications for the 2017-18 TILT program are open to Billings Public Schools K-8 teachers. TILT (Teachers Integrating & Learning Technology) is an innovative three-year professional development program to help teachers purposefully integrate technology into their classrooms to improve student learning. To find out more or apply online, visit bit.ly/BPSTILT !

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