Technology

Word Game Part 1 – Setting Up Micro:bit and Scratch on Windows

Word Game Part 1 – Setting Up Micro:bit and Scratch on Windows

If you’re unfamiliar with the Micro:bit, it is a small and affordable microcontroller designed by the BBC for use in teaching computer science. I highly encourage you to read more about it. You can try coding it online using their online editor and Micro:bit simulator. […]

Skype Fieldtrip

Skype Fieldtrip

A few days ago I hosted my first Skype field trip with an educator at the Oakland Zoo. Well, I’ve been hooked ever since! My kids loved seeing different animals and having a Q&A session with a real person. I’ve had so many people ask […]

Excel Graphs

Excel Graphs

I’ve had a few requests to put up tutorials/instructions for creating graphs on Excel so here it is:   Bar Graph Line Plot Picture Graph Dot Plot Histogram Box Plot Box Plot Part 2   Making Graphs With Excel – Instructions

Auto Generated Homework Email: Adding extra questions

Auto Generated Homework Email: Adding extra questions

If you would like to add some extra questions in the form, here is an explanation: The array “e.values” stores the responses the user submits in the Google Form. In your case, you will need to add another question to the end of the Google […]

Auto Generated Homework Email

Auto Generated Homework Email

Need a good way to hold students accountable for their homework? Try Google Forms! In my classroom, I have students fill out a Google Form when they miss a homework assignment. Then, an auto generated homework email is generated to the parents and the teacher. […]

Digital Certifications

Digital Certifications

I’m been pretty busy this summer doing summer school, working on TPT, catching up on reading, and completing digital badges! Whenever I mention digital badges, I always get a ton of questions so I decided to make a quick blog post with some links. What […]

Making Graphs on Excel

Making Graphs on Excel

In order to cover the standard below while integrating higher DOK, I decided to teach students how to create their own graphs using excel. For those of you who have never created graphs on excel, it is fairly simple to do and can be customized […]

My Favorite Chrome Extensions!

My Favorite Chrome Extensions!

    OurStickys You can create notes for different websites like post-its, and they will open up every time you launch that website.   Explain and Send Screenshots This is just a simple took you can use to take screenshots from websites and make some […]

Mother’s Day 2017

Mother’s Day 2017

I’m glad Mother’s Day crafts  are done!        Every Mother’s Day I take these heart shaped photos and get them printed either as 4×4 or 5×5 glossy or matte. This year, I realized that I could just print them on 4×6 and cut them out. […]