Recently I talked with some preschool teachers about using technology in the preschool classroom. Sometimes that can be a subject with l...

It's that time of year. School has started here where I live. Other teachers and students are headed back in the coming weeks. Here ...

I am  reading and reflecting  on the book  The Power of Play  by David Elkind. Chapter 3 - Screen Play and Iconic Literacy When I st...

This summer I'm reading and commenting on the book What If Everybody Understood Child Development? by Rae Pica. Chapter 21: Should...

When I began this blog - gosh, 5 years ago - my intent was to think about and talk about how young kids learn and to share my ideas for ...

I love using Evernote . I use it to store ideas and posts that I want to remember and use. What I discovered as I looked through the notes...

I'm thinking of becoming a less connected educator. Blasphemy, I know. I have come to love social media. I enjoy discovering what Ma...

I love reading about people using technology in their classrooms. People like Matt Gomez , Ms. Lirenman , Mrs. Wideen , and many others ch...

In today's world, we have lots of outdated technology. New devices are always coming out; upgrade and you have old technology lyi...

Sharing Knowledge and Learning Through Publication and Presentation Tools Today I am hosting the book study blog party , focusing on c...

I'm learning more and more from our book study blog party . Chapter 4 focuses on using audio recordings in the classroom. Deborah at T...

The book we're reading for the book study blog party is not exactly what I was expecting. But my surprise has been all good. Since I...

Today starts the book study blog party . We are reading and discussing the book Teaching in the Digital Age by Brian Puerling. Hop over t...

Whew! Being gone for over a week makes you seriously out of touch. I'm a little late to the "party" but I want you to know ab...

This weekend at the TBC Weekday Early Education Conference , I led a conference about using technology in the preschool classroom. Here are ...

At this point in the year, the kids are writing and reading really well. Most of them write notes and books. They experiment with spelling a...

Yesterday my post was about cool things I discovered in the blogosphere this week. I forgot to add squishy circuits. Here's the video...

A few days ago I posted some of my favorite tech tools. The Internet is a great place to learn and expand your thinking. Blogs are great fo...

I love the Internet and all the help that it has given me as a teacher and a learner. By far the biggest "gain" for me has been co...

Recently I led a conference at LifeWay Kids Conference about technology as a tool for preschool and kindergarten teachers. (Specifically we...