November 2022 – Bearded Tech-Ed Guy

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Barbara Cheney

November 28, 2022 Mike Thomas

For this week’s podcast we are going back to the summer and learning all about what Barbara Cheney from Indian Orchard. Barbara’s experiences range from kindergarten all the way through 12th grade. We discussed teaching early in her career through COVID to now. I have always loved teaching Summer School, and Barbara is part of a cool program during summer school through the Inventor’s Hall of Fame. I even got the chance to visit her class and we made a…

Time to Ride the Wakelet Wave!

November 17, 2022 Mike Thomas

Alright, I must admit to you a little organizational secret that I use. I love Wakelet! If I were to boil this tool down to a brief description, I would say it is like Pinterest, but better. A statement like that might not mean much to you and does no justice to the power of this tool, so let me elaborate. What is Wakelet? Wakelet is bookmark manager that allows you to organize your bookmarks and take notes on them as you…

Blended Learning, Is It for You? (Part 3)

November 3, 2022 Mike Thomas

We have come to the end the of the Blended Learning series. In this post we will look at ways that you can start to integrate Blended Learning strategies into your classroom. Before we get into the how, let’s look at our definition of Blended Learning. Blended learning is a teaching approach that blends both digital and in-person teaching methods. When it comes to this teaching approach let’s look at things that you are most likely already do in your classroom….