The Purple Parade

Ever since I participated in the Google Teacher (now Innovator) Academy in 2014, I have been amazed by the power of Google My Maps.  It just keeps getting better, and the ways to use it are unlimited! If you've never tried Google My Maps, just try it!  Sign into your Google Account and go to your Google Drive.  Click on "NEW" and then "More", and then "Google My Maps".  You can also access it through Google Maps (click on the 3 lines on the left hand side of the screen and click on "Your places"). For fun, I decided to create a map of all the locations of the 250th anniversary cakes in St. Louis .  I did in the old Google My Maps, so it looks a little different since it was converted to the new maps.  I've also presented on Google My Maps at several conferences.  This is a tour of St. Louis from the M3 conference sponsored by MOREnet . You might think that Google My Maps is only for social studies, and it does lend itself to that s...

I've spent the summer going doing research and going to workshops to gain more knowledge on using web 2.0 tools in the classroom.  I always wondered why they call them web 2.0 tools.  Well, when the web was first created, it was used for research and to gain knowledge in a variety of topics.  Now, there are many sites out there that are interactive in nature.  These sites still help students gain knowledge, but through interacting with learning instead of just reading about it.  These sites are called web 2.0. I have spent many hours this summer visiting sites on a variety of subjects and have compiled the following list of my favorite web 2.0 sites.  The topics I have compiled so far are: Student Engagement, Collaboration, Math, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science .  I will also be researching sites on Art, Foreign Language, Business, and more, and will post those when I get the list compiled. I hope you enjoy the sites I h...