Digital Wish! Are You a Member?

What an offer! Straight from Digital Wish...

"Our most popular program is back! - Now on the Sprint network, Mobile Beacon's 4G LTE Program has donated hotspot modems and discounted $10/month wireless service for educators. You get unlimited, high-speed 4G LTE mobile broadband service and a high quality, 10 hour battery life hotspot modem that can connect up to 10 people to the internet on only one plan! 

You can expand your internet access at school, on field trips, at sporting events or while working at home. Using the Sprint carrier network, the coverage area is now over 5 times larger and internet speeds are a lot faster.

And we know educators work from home, so you can use your personal credit card to acquire service, as long as you register with your school email address.

This program is also an excellent opportunity for expanding equity to students who do not have high speed internet at their homes.

A small program admin fee applies and subscriptions must be paid for a full year."

Find out more and get your donated hotspot modems with service here.

Planet Turtle

You'll love this engaging math software!

Click on any of the pictures to view the video. Once you hit the landing page, be sure to click the triangular play button as the screen will show up completely green.

Take a guided tour of Planet Turtle.

A review of Planet Turtle, the first serious instructional system to use the same kind of technology that keeps children glued to their video games.

We will demonstrate the Planet Turtle world - where students choose HOW they want to practice - and the simple and powerful teacher tools to direct and track WHAT they practice.

Students develop mathematical fluency in a fun and engaging environment.
Planet Turtle individualizes content for each student as they play, using advanced algorithms to promote students from one topic to the next as their learning progresses. Learning improves as the system continually reacts to their performance and provides additional exposure and review on necessary topics. Since the questions are interchangeable in activities, Planet Turtle serves up appropriate content while still letting students pick their favorite games!

Teachers can set up Planet Turtle to match their classroom program.
Working behind the scenes in this virtual world, teachers can direct the math topics based on the needs of their class. They have access to detailed reports, both on individuals and the whole class, and they can search for and assign specific math topics. Planet Turtle then integrates the math content according to their directives. This unique feature of Planet Turtle enables the teacher to direct student learning, leaving game choice up to the student!

Planet Turtle includes pre-programmed correlations to math programs like Everyday Mathematics, Math Connects, and other leading programs. Teachers will also find correlations to national math conventions.

Students stay involved with learning through a contemporary gaming experience they enjoy. 
The virtual world of Planet Turtle uses the latest massively-multiplayer technology to create a rich learning environment. As students play and explore, they are rewarded with new features and an ever-expanding world. Game types range from strategy-based to racing the clock, and new games become available as rewards for learning success! This immersive experience has the power to engage students in practicing skills far more intensively than any printed program.

YouTube & My Channel

Come check out my YouTube Channel!

There you will find categorized videos featuring topics and themes for Pre-School, Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten as well as books on video!

So, come on over and give it a look.

5 Great Ways to Use Teaching Channel

Are you aware of Teaching Channel? If not, you're going to love this! Here are 5 great ways to use this site. This information came directly from Teaching Channel!

5 Great Ways to Use Teaching Channel

Come join a community of thousands of educators who regularly watch videos of effective teaching and offer each other insight and support. To start, here are 5 great tips to get more out of Teaching Channel.

• 1 Find Videos Quickly

  Interested in the Common Core State Standards, engaging lesson ideas, or differentiation? Just click "Videos" on the top navigation bar. Use the left-hand filters to find what you want quickly.

  

• 2 Save Time with Personalized Video Delivery

  In your work space profile, tell us what grade and subject you teach. Then fill in your educational interests. We use this info to send you alerts when new videos match your interests.

  

• 3 Get Quick Answers

  Our newest feature, Q&A, enables you to ask a question in a teacher community committed to professional learning. And don't be afraid to answer a few yourself.

  

• 4 Do You Bookmark and Forget?

  We won't let that happen at Teaching Channel. If you find a video you like, just click the lesson planner icon and you can save it to your work space. You can even schedule email reminders for when you'd like to try out that video idea.

  

• 5 Save ANYTHING on the Web

  With the "Save to Tch" button on your browser's toolbar, you can save links to anything you find on the web in your personal work space.

Treasures Sight Words

Hi Everyone!

It's been a hit and miss this past 6 months with posting and products. We've had lots of health issues in our family and it's taken me away from posting.

If you're still following, I have updated a slide show of sight words my students use in the classroom. You can download them here! These sight words follow the Treasures Kindergarten series in sequential order. I intentionally placed the words on the black line dividing the green grass and blue sky to help kids get the understanding of those letters than go up "high" and go down "low." If you don't know about it already, Dr. Jean has some great alphabet songs to teach this concept.

Have a great day!

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