mocomi.com

Mocomi.com is an online kid's magazine that has articles on everything from poetry to science experiments to civics lessons. Some of the articles are to be read as an ebook that you can download onto your computer and some are videos. But all the videos involve reading to get the information (there is no reading aloud option). But it is such I wide variety of information that it should easily engage most students. In addition, teachers can use the the videos or ebooks in the classroom for instruction or remediation. There are a some very simple online games included in the site as well that you could use on your SmartBoard. A great resource!

Over the summer, I attended the Regional Professional Development Institute for Technology (RPDIT). That sounds like a mouthful, but it was very rewarding. It is held every year in Rocky Mount, VA at the Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration in Rocky Mount, VA and is open to all teachers for FREE! The goal is to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom. Most of the sessions are taught by teachers who have actually applied what they are teaching in their own classrooms - so you know you what you are learning works! Over the next few posts, I will share some of the great sites I heard about during the training for you to use in your classroom. Next summer, why not come with me? It is close by, free and you get up to 30 continuing education credits....

I am setting up a class on how to use Google. I know that most of the faculty is using Google in some way, whether just to read information from the principals or for setting up classroom assignments. I want to tailor this training to fit your needs. I may set up two sessions (Basic and Advanced) or make the class online, according to what you want. Please make sure to fill out the form. If you did not get a copy, please email me and I will send it out to you.

The Call of the Wifi

In trying to name this blog, I asked for ideas from my daughter. She had a great time thinking up literary references to make technology puns. Here are some of her ideas:

• Catcher in the Wifi
• Pride and Processors
• Of Computer Mice and Men
• A Midsummer Night's Download
• Gone with the Windows
• Far from the Mac Book Pro
• Call of the Wifi
• Journey to the Center of the Internet
• Their Eyes were Watching Google

These are all very fun. If you have any more, feel free to send them to me...