Soft Technology

Let your students create these clever bunny collages as a way to publish a writing project, and become familiar with tools in PicCollage EDU . To create this, have students use the web search tool to search for grass, bunnies, chocolates, etc. They can double tap the grass picture to set as the background of their collage. Remind them to add "png" to the end of the image search to find images with transparent backgrounds. They can use the FREE Easter-themed stickers in PicCollage EDU, the doodle tool, and the text tool to add additional details and words to their collages. When finished, have students save to Seesaw to share!

My friend Rebecca King  (@rebeccakingRK) from Rockdale ISD noticed the power of  Gabriele Galimberti ’s  photography series of the world's children and their prized possessions.  Unfortunately, some of the sidebar adverts were not child friendly. Rebecca wanted her educator colleagues to be able to use the photographs for writing assignments, etc., so she created this presentation for classroom use. Please also visit Amanda Gorrence's  original article  about the photographs. If you developed thinking questions, writing assignments, or other materials for your students to use with these photographs, please let me know in the comments so that I can add your ideas to this post.

The term "Analog" means pre-digital. For example, the wristwatch that has dials and gears is an analog watch. Analog Twitter is non-digital Twitter. This kind of activity is usually used with students too young to participate in the "real thing," without adequate access to technology, or by students learning how to Tweet. To do the Analog Twitter Project , print out the Mr. Stickman's example Tweet here  (seen above) and use it to teach your students about the Tweet, then print out the templates for Tweets here and have students get busy composing some Tweets.  Create a space in your room (or even better, outside your classroom in the hallway) for the Analog Twitter Feed wall. You can use this sign to advertise the space. Hang your student's Tweets on the Analog Twitter Feed Wall. After many Tweets have been posted, give students a few Favorite and Retweet Stickers to use, then have them go into the hall and read through the Tweets. After they've read ...