Bridget Brown

Financial Literacy for Students

There is no disputing that being financially literate is an empowering life skill. Students who are provided with this knowledge and skills are much more effective at managing their financial resources for a lifetime of financial well-being. With that in…

Digital Flashcards in GoodNotes

Named the Apple iPad App of the year, GoodNotes is a great tool to engage your students in limitless digital note-taking. This App is equipped with a variety of digital papers, handwriting recognition, drawing tools, and easy organization via folders.…

Movies in the Classroom…Is it Legal?

Sharing a documentary, TV show, or movie can be a great way to engage students, drive deeper learning, and boost critical thinking. But doing so requires us as educators to first be well-informed about copyright laws, and aware of school…

Westside iPad Apps

When deciding on a default set of applications for students and teachers to use, the technology team, along with curriculum leaders and a focus group of classroom teachers had to balance many factors. We wanted to give teachers as many…

Enrich Reading and Writing with Comic Life

Have you been looking for a way to motivate those students who are reluctant readers? Or maybe you have students who read fluently but struggle with writing. The use of Comics in the classroom can be a great way to…

Celebrate Black History Month with Creative Cloud Express

Creative Cloud Express (formerly known as Adobe Spark) has developed an amazing collection of lesson plans and projects to honor achievements of Black Icons, retell historical events, and make an impact through social awareness. For Educators, Creative Cloud Express makes…

3D Models in Explain Everything

Explain Everything Whiteboard has now partnered with the market leading 3D platform, Sketchfab, making it possible to utilize 3D models on the digital whiteboard. Having the ability to use 3D models in a digital whiteboard environment provides a way to…

Getting Started with Apple Classroom

Classroom turns your iPad into a powerful teaching assistant, helping a teacher guide students through a lesson, see their progress, and keep them on track. With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student device at the…

Google Classroom Tips for Teachers

Google Classroom is a powerful tool for teachers and students to interact and engage with online assignments, and activities. The following resource provides several tips to help teachers and learners maximize on all this tool has to offer.

Class Dojo Conundrums

Want to create some really thought provoking conversations, even with some of your youngest learners? Take a look at Class Dojo’s Conundrums, a 14 episode learning series with Activities that introduce your students to the idea that not all problems have…