iPad Surprise!
About Me:My name is Jenn Manning and I am a 4th grade teacher at Two Springs Elementary in Bellevue, Nebraska. This is my 7th year of teaching. I have taught 4th grade for six years and I taught 2nd...
View ArticleThe Journey has officially started!
It is amazing to think about how much I have changed as a teacher over the seven years of my career. I never could have imagined all of the amazing people and things that I have accomplished within...
View ArticleFrom Bellevue to Australia in 1 Day
First Stop...BellevueSo many amazing connections were made during my first collaboration day with fellow iPad Academy members! I learned so much and started to create an iTunes University course for...
View ArticleDon't Stop Believin'...
Ready or NOT...As I took the AFT training in the summer of 2013, my hopes were set high as I hoped I would be receiving a set of iPads shortly after the school year started. I applied for a set of...
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Why do we have to wait ANOTHER week?
As I geared up for a week of introducing the iPads over our 3 day break, I didn't realize that I was going to be sick for most of it! I finally made it back to school Friday and the kids were...
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20 Teachers, 20 Students
For weeks I have talked to my students about how we are all going to be teachers and students in the classroom. We all made the promise to each other that we would be kind and patient as we dive into...
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First FULL iPad Day!
As I tried to map out how I wanted to start implementing the iPads, I thought it would be easiest to start with one-two subject areas and then focus on one work flow app. This week my area of focus is...
View ArticleLook, Listen, Learn
Today I realized I was using an app that was not ideal for the docs I have shared with my students. My students were such good sports as we navigated our way through the difficulties we were having....
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Ideas, Ideas, IDEAS!!!
Today I introduced Notability, Popplet, and gClass Folders! We used and will continue to use Notability in Math this week. The kids learned how to access a doc from their drive and then open it in...
View ArticleA Week of Reflection
This week was full of learning, reflection, collaboration, and excitement! My class worked so well together as a team as we learned how to navigate our way through new apps. Each student became a...
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Hop On, Hop Off
If you come into my classroom, you will hear the words Hop On, Hop Off multiple times! As we learn about new apps, students are discovering the amazing things each app allows us to do! The kids hop...
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Teaching, Reflecting, and Making Changes
DoceriToday was a very productive day! I introduced Doceri during Math. The kids and I created a sample problem and recorded each step for subtracting fractions with unlike denominators! Then, they...
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EduClipper
Learning about eduClipperMr. Catlett introducing eduClippereduClipper is up and running in my classroom! Brent Catlett stopped by and helped my students set up their eduClipper app! They were able to...
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Mystery Hangout
Mappers working hard to eliminate states and find the mystery state!Today we participated in our first Mystery Hangout with a 4th grade class from Colorado! It was perfect timing, because we are...
View ArticleAnimals, Athletes, and Verbs OH MY!
Today we learned about verbs using Popplet! I wanted to find a way to grab their attention, so I started with a rap video about verbs. This got them up and moving. Then we brainstormed a list of...
View ArticleDo you want to Hangout?
Who knew "hanging out" could be an opportunity to teach about and learn so many important skills? My class has participated in two Mystery Hangouts with a class from Colorado and Vermont. They have...
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The Possibilities are Endless
Mr. Catlett (@catlett1) and I introduced the app, eduClipper (@educlipper), awhile back in my classroom. Since then, my students have created projects with the concepts we have been working on in...
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Stick Around!
Today was a fantastic day in the world of hangouts, apps, and iPads! As if hanging out with Adam Bellow, the creator of eduClipper wasn't awesome enough....this afternoon we were able to download the...
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Flipped Lesson
In Math today I tried my first ever flipped lesson! First my students solved two puzzles (a review of yesterday's concepts) using the Stick Around app (@stickaroundapp). After that, they watched a...
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Read Across America Hangout
Brent Catlett came to me with an idea that was posted in a G+ Community for Read Across America Week. West De Pere, a School District in Wisconsin, wanted to participate in Live Hangouts with...
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