Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Teachers
The students in Brenna Frost’s classroom recently changed up how they show what they know during reading time. That’s because 3rd-grade teacher, Brenna Frost has placed the graphic organizers from Wonders and any other work that she needs to monitor Continue reading 3rd Graders Dive Into Their Digital Readers Notebook
Remember the days when the announcements were read over the intercom? Well, those days may be coming to an end. Many of our schools are now communicating the announcements via video and students are playing a large part in the Continue reading Announcements in Video Form
Every Thursday, the students in Ben Iverson’s Computer Science and Skills class become the teacher. That is because on “Learning Hack Thursday” three individuals are selected to start class with something that they do with technology that makes learning easier, Continue reading Learning Hack Thursday at High Desert Middle School
Karen Brocker’s third-grade students at Pine Ridge Elementary have a routine every Monday. It starts by gathering on the carpet to learn about what they will be studying from their Reading Wonders Curriculum and an introduction to the “Essential Question” Continue reading Essential Questions answered with Popplet
Tracy Howk is the Media Manager at Juniper Elementary. We are pleased to welcome her here with a guest post. Raspberry Pi is a high quality, low cost computer. Developed by a non profit foundation in the UK, the handheld Continue reading Reasons for Raspberry Pi
Matea Haugen and Brian Kent at Cascade Middle School are putting a modern spin on the traditional science fair by introducing the first annual App Showcase. For the event, students designed an app that would use technology to solve a Continue reading iPad App Design and Showcase
If you work with students, you’ve probably realized that your students listen and learn from their peers. In fact, it’s easy to find research on the influence that peers have on each other. That influence can be harnessed when students Continue reading Students Create How-to Videos for School
Jeff Anderson, a US History teacher at Bend High, noticed that some of his students struggled to comprehend critical concepts when reading longer passages from their textbook. So, when they began the next unit on immigration, he wanted to try Continue reading US History Podcast at Bend High