“Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.” – Joseph Pulitzer When I was a child, my father only accepted homemade gifts. My sisters and I spent several days […]
Tag: writing
12 Web Tools and Apps for Children to Create Digital Storybooks
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” – Patrick Rothfuss Children have an amazing imagination! A powerful way to motivate children to read and write is by getting them to animate their […]
Adding to Student Success with Google Add-ons
I don’t work at a learning institution that uses Google Classroom, but I do require students to sign up for a Google account. With a Google Drive account, students and teachers have access to incredible time-saving studying features and tools. These features make it easy to support learners with special needs, language learners, or promote […]
20+ Ideas and Resources for Learning with Poetry
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” – Robert Frost April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic. You can introduce a topic with a poem or have your students write poems where they […]
11 Apps to Learn with Poetry
“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” – Rita Dove April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic. Writing poetry can be difficult for students, but the engaging apps below will help your students create and learn with poems. […]
Web Tools for Video and Audio Feedback on Essays and Projects
“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.” – Elon Musk This year I am teaching college English language learners reading and writing. My students submit their work on Canvas. My students are language learners and pointing out their […]
Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelo In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. One of the most practical and favorite training sessions was introducing teachers and professors […]
Let's Write! 20+ Ideas & Resources
“Young people are reading and writing more than I ever did at their age, but they are doing it using their computers and mobile phones … The mobile is central, and will become even more so as time goes by.” – David Crystal David Crystal, a world renowned linguist, has researched text speak and digital […]
Inspire Writing: 15+ Tips and Resources
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! “I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of. ” – Joss Whedon Writing is personal. Each time we write we share ourselves. Our writings expose our ideas, thought-process, arguments, logic, […]
EduGems: Student Motivation, Digital Writing Tools, eZen & More!
Vol 1:3, click here to read the other EduGems issues! This is the weekend edition of my new Edugem finds. This issue includes the 7 Traits of Digitally Competent Teachers, digital writing tools, social media for classrooms, and more! I also regularly share these incredible resources on Twitter, @ShellTerrell. If you’re on Twitter, follow these […]