The Contemporary World: The Globalization of World Politics
iPads Apps Blogging Students Reading Writing
1. iPads + Apps + Blogging =
Students Excited about Reading and Writing
Alisa Downey and Tina Coffey
STEM Crazy Teachers
2. Alisa Downey
Special Education Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
Email: adowney@rcs.k12.va.us
Tina Coffey
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher
Roanoke County Schools
Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.us
Everything from Today’s Session is here:
www.STEMCrazyTeachers.com
3. Objectives for this Presentation
• Intro—Student Engagement
• Showcase Projects using Technology (and STEM)
• Short Activity
• Technology Playtime
4. Engaging Students
• Roanoke County’s Push to tap into 21st Century Skills:
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity
• By Using
• STEM/ PBL
• Authentic Learning Experiences
• Technology
20. Examples (Trading Cards)
Students research mushers and create a trading card on one of
them. Students will follow 5 of the mushers during the Iditarod.
35. Your Task:
• You have 5 minutes:
• Use the materials in your bag to create something that the main character in your
book could use.
• We will use this item to learn about some technology
40. Dropbox
• We use dropbox so students can transfer
projects from the student iPads to the
teacher’s computer.
41. Chatterpix
• This app was also mentioned during the presentation. Here are a few
examples:
42. Resources
• Check out our website for all our resources:
www.STEMCrazyTeachers.com
Check out Alisa’s Blogs here:
http://kidblog.org/4-Thompson-Downey/
http://kidblog.org/5-Sharp-Downey/
Check out Tina’s Blog here:
http://tcoffey.edublogs.org