Category Archives: Middle School

Best Practices Academy — October — The Technical Take

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Aly Tapp

On October 14, Denise Fuhrman once again presented a session of The Best Practices Academy, focusing this time on assessment. York Suburban teachers can access her resources by going to her module on the Docs server (login is required). The … Continue reading →

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Best Practices Academy — the Technical Take

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Aly Tapp

Congratulations to Denise Fuhrman for completing the first YS Best Practices Academy! Denise presented strategies to increase student meta-cognition, particularly as they engage with text. In this particular blog post, I would like to offer the “technical take” — the … Continue reading →

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Summer Training Brings Hot Ideas

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Aly Tapp

I have had the distinct pleasure of working with a great group of teachers this week in the Intermediate Moodle Workshop at YS. We spent the first day learning about effective management techniques in Moodle — quick ways to post … Continue reading →

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Day Six Deals — April 15, 2010

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Aly Tapp

Many Apples for the Teachers!  FOR EVERYONE Alan November’s Explanation of Student Contribution: Read this very short article about why it is important for kids to own the task, and six ways that you can make it happen in your … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Argument?

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Aly Tapp

I have recently had several conversations with various educators about the assertion that technology fosters irresponsibility and laziness in our students. Their line of reasoning goes like this: When teachers post notes and class materials in Moodle, they make it … Continue reading →

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Day Six Deals — April 7, 2010

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Aly Tapp

I have a great batch of interesting and useful things in here to light your students’ imaginations. Enjoy! FOR ALL Readability Analyzer: Paste text and get the result — the readability of that particular text. Music for Projects: Choose from … Continue reading →

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I Know I Saved It….Stupid Computers…..

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Aly Tapp

Ever hear this from students? Ever say this yourself? While computers DO indeed sometimes malfunction, most times, the fault lies within us, the ones driving the machines. As we increase the number of files we collect digitally from students, we … Continue reading →

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Day Six Deals — March 21, 2010

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Aly Tapp

Let get right to it! FOR EVERYONE: HeadMagnet: Another option for digital flashcards. This one tracks where the user needs more help. Newspaper Generator: You can quickly overuse this, but it does provide a nice way to publish news or … Continue reading →

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Day Six Deals! February 2010

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Aly Tapp

Another edition of Day Six Deals! Please note that you can subscribe to my blog via email now (look over to the left). I will still send notice when I post to the blog, but if you subscribe with email, … Continue reading →

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Yes, Absolutely, You Should Blog (and So Should Your Students)

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Aly Tapp

The York Suburban Blog Site is up and running. Don’t think you or your students need to do this? Think again! Thinking + Writing + Multimedia + Audience = Blogging Let’s explore this equation… THINKING: Why teach a lesson and … Continue reading →

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