The Paper-Free Class
Writing
Local Letters for Global Change
What better way to talk about local and global issues for #IB than through a podcast! Our second episode of Season 7! You can find the episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853778/episodes/11933672 In this episode we are discussing local and global issues with letters we wrote for a contest for the Pulitzer Center (pulitzercenter.org) featuring our @ponceexplorers! Hopefully, … Continue reading
Poetry Slam Podcast!
Here is Part one of our latest episode! Our students are flexing their creative muscles by reciting their Piano Slam entries for this year. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1853778/10193932
Piano Slam is Coming!
And you thought Santa Claus coming to town was exciting! We have been super busy with @PianoSlam this year as we are now a LIVE SCHOOL! The teachers have attended some amazing workshops, and now the students are receiving workshops on writing poetry here in school. The poems are due to me by the 10th … Continue reading
Spook-tacular Podcast Episode!
Episode 209 is now up! A mega-special double episode of 20 scary amazing tales written by my students. Please check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/paperfreeclass/episode-209 or subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. Let’s hope the survey works. It seems we missed Story #6 somehow.
SAMR Model for Technology in the Classroom
This was all I could think of when we were talking about the SAMR Model in a workshop recently. This is why I make online publishing a big part of my class.
The Giver Games!
We haven’t had an update in a while! Sorry, I have been busy running the JFK website and the JFK BEAT Website. First things first, check out the Giver Games – while you’re at it, browse the rest of the BEAT website 🙂 Now, down to student business – next week, we will be having … Continue reading
Let’s Get Anchored!
Greetings, students! We are going to dive head-first into essay writing. You will be responsible for planning, writing, and submitting your essay in two ways. You will maintain a writing portfolio (class folder) and submit essays to Edmodo and via Classzone Essay Smart. To achieve a high score, you must plan your essay, have focus, … Continue reading
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