Technology and Learning

So here I sit in my office TRYING my darndest to figure out locks, cases, keys, and combinations ALL in an attempt to get my English teacher, Mrs. Gross, ready and prepared for her FIRST Breakout EDU session in her classroom.  If you are unsure what the heck I am talking about - have you EVER heard of those "Escape Rooms," where they lock you in for an hour and then you have to try and get out?  There are clues EVERYWHERE in the room to help you, you just need to find the right ones to unlock the mystery.  Well, they make them for the classroom.  Mrs. Gross bought the Breakout EDU kit for $99 (however you can TOTALLY make one yourself for cheaper),  and many of the games require DIFFERENT items to make it work - so I would suggest GOING to the site, find out EXACTLY which games you MIGHT consider using for your classroom, and there are many for various content areas, and then buy your own OR buy ONE from them like we did, and then substitute where needed:)...

I HAVE to share this app if I haven't done so yet - and I don't think I have.  Four years ago we had a teacher, Mr. Cox, that wanted the app Monster Physics .  He was the STEM teacher, and he used it in a variety of ways to show and create physic related items.  After he left - SO SO SAD!!!:( - the 6th grade teachers decided to not have it anymore.  Since I had these redemption codes, I asked the 5th grade teachers if THEY would like it on their student iPads and they said sure.  My son is a 5th grader in Mrs. Askegaard's class and he is ABSOLUTELY ADDICTED to it!  I mean who wouldn't be?  The idea is to create cars, catapults, levels, pulleys, etc.. all physics related.  He is in LOVE with claw machines - you know the ones where you pay like $1.00 and you drop a claw down and try to win a disgusting stuffed animal or cheap rubber ball - yes those:)!  Well, he developed his OWN on the app - take a look: At first this might seem qu...

Mrs. Detloff, Mrs. Solum and Mrs. Gross, our English teacher at the high school, stayed late one night to make and hang MCA signs.  They have been working SO SO hard to gets kiddos ready!  Last year was the first year that signs were hung up to sort of "Get Kids Excited" and motivated about the MCA tests that are talked about all the time everywhere.  This year, they used a TON of memes and they are PRICELESS:)!  Feel free to use them if you'd like and hang in your rooms as well:) Here are a couple of Meme creator sites: 1. Meme Creator 2.  Meme Generator 3. Meme Maker Happy Day All Mrs. I:)