Subscribe to the Free Spirit Blog
Search the blog:
Categories
- Administrators
- Bullying Prevention & Conflict Resolution
- Character Education
- Counselor's Corner
- Early Childhood
- Educational Technology
- Elementary Angle
- Free Spirit News
- Gifted Education
- Learning Disabilities
- Parenting
- Professional Development
- Publishing
- Service Learning & Volunteerism
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Teaching
- Teaching Strategies
- Uncategorized
-
Recent Posts
- How Trauma Impacts Learning
- Meeting the Needs of Students with IEPs During the Coronavirus
- The Importance of Asking About Pronouns
- 13 Fun Ideas to Make Virtual Learning Special for Your Students
- Enter to Win Responding to Student Trauma
- Responding to Trauma in Students—and Yourself
- Working Through Conflict During the Pandemic
- The 6Cs of Virtual Learning: Part One (Connect, Confidence, Chunk)
Readers’ Favorites
- 10 Ways Teachers Can Create a Positive Learning Environment
- That’s Not Fair! Teaching Kids the Difference Between Fair and Equal
- 10 Inexpensive Ideas for DIY Fidget Toys
- 10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Bullying
- Help Students Identify Their Strengths and Weaknesses
- SMART Goals for Social-Emotional Learning
- Road Trip Riddles for Long-Distance Laughs
Archives
Tag Archives: iPods in the classroom
EdSurge Summits: Connecting Developers with Teachers
EdSurge is a free independent information resource for people using or developing educational technology. With a dual website—the Instruct site for educators and the Innovate site for developers—they work to build open communication between the classroom, administration, and tech developers … Continue reading
Ed Tech: The Evolving Learner-Centered Classroom
Part 2 of 2. Click here for part 1. There is no time machine or magic crystal ball to show us the future, but hundreds of educators, tech developers, and tech trainers are working to make that future happen. An … Continue reading
Ed Tech: The Future—Hold On to Your Hats
Part 1 of 2 If you think the explosion of technology in your school during the last decade has been amazing, just wait till you see what’s coming. When computers made their way into business and manufacturing 50 years ago, … Continue reading
Educational Technology: Looking at the Latest Crop of Educational Apps
As our smartphones and tablets become more sophisticated, and laptops are being designed to work with the same touchscreen technology, a wealth of new apps line the “shelves” of app stores for every device. Some of them offer totally new … Continue reading
Education Technology: Apps in the Elementary Classroom (Part 2)
In Apps in the Elementary Classroom (Part 1) we visited an elementary school where a library of apps on iPod touches is being used. Every classroom uses this resource, as do the ELL and special ed programs. Managing that library … Continue reading