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Dr. Seuss Day

Dr. Seuss day a 21st Century celebration goes digital with AppEducation lesson ideas for you to use all week long APP lessons

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.

San Diego County Salute to Teachers of 2013

  • Anthony Bayro
  • Tim Dobbins
  • Emily Jimenez
  • Jennifer McSparran
  • Martin Reisert

Flash Mob to Motivate

Educators plan secret flash mob to help motivate their students to "stand up and be champions" on the California Standards Test. Collaboration at it's finest! North County Times Article

Autism Awareness Day

Today is Autism Awareness Day and if you know or love someone who has Autism, you are asked to light it up blue today. 10 iPad & iPod apps

QR Code Egg Hunt!

By Jo-Ann Fox On March 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Education, Math
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Being a primary teacher who has found herself in “4th grade land,” I have a hard time letting go of some of the activities I used to do. I have always made the last day before Spring Break a memorable event with my second graders and I wanted to do the same for my 4th [...]

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#CAedchat is Born!

On February 17, 2013 By Jo-Ann Fox
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What happens when you attend an EdCamp? You not only learn amazing innovative practices for your classroom, more importantly you make connections with other passionate educators.

What happens when you put passionate educators in the same room? Endless possibilities.

This is how #CAedchat was born. Teachers from across California met at [...]

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Apple Distinguished Educator 2013 Application

On January 20, 2013 By Jo-Ann Fox

Every other year Apple selects 75 teachers in North America to become Apple Distinguished Educators. However, it is not the title people seek. It’s the opportunity to network, collaborate, and create new projects with other inspiring educators all of whom have a passion for innovating in their classrooms. This year I decided to put myself [...]

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One Time at EdCampLA and #AppDifferently Session

On January 20, 2013 By Jo-Ann Fox
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The week following EdCampLA several of my colleague friends kept making fun of me as I started many of my sentences with (perhaps over-enthusiastically) “At EdCamp…” Quickly an image of an overly excited red-headed teenage girl who may have attend a so called “band camp” every summer popped into [...]

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Kidblog App: Love It!

On January 20, 2013 By Jo-Ann Fox
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Gone are the days of students publishing writing so it can be posted on the wall of the classroom so an occasional visitor can take a peek at their writing. Kidblog.org has inspired student writing in my 4th grade classroom like nothing I have experienced before. Perhaps it has to [...]

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[SDCUE2012 Presentation] It’s Not WHAT App I Should I Use; It’s HOW Should I Use That App

On November 2, 2012 By Jo-Ann Fox
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Ladies and gentleman, please buckle your seat belts, we are are about to embark on a little flight through my iTunes cloud. There are a whopping 965 apps stuffed inside my cloud that I am certain at any moment apps will come raining out of the sky right onto my head.

One day after [...]

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[SDCUE2012 Presentation] Write On! iPods/iPads During Writing

On November 2, 2012 By Jo-Ann Fox
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Aside from technology, my favorite part of teaching is Writer’s Workshop! First of all, writing is one of my favorite pass times. But watching my students grow as writers in both content and confidence, is by far one of the most rewarding experiences as a teacher. Not only does the ability to write support [...]

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Flip Out or Start Flipping: Why I Started Flipping Math Lessons

On September 29, 2012 By Jo-Ann Fox
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As the new school year approached, changing from second grade to fourth grade started to set a little bit of anxiety into my normally easy going attitude about the back-to-school season. It wasn’t the kids I was worried about. I had had most of them in second grade already. It wasn’t joining a new team [...]

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Back to School: Best iPod/iPad Apps to Start the Year!

On September 2, 2012 By Jo-Ann Fox
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New boxes of crayons. Yellow number two pencils sharpened to a point. Binders with college ruled papers all organized perfectly. Shoes without scuffs and a matching new outfit.
All of the above bring anticipated thoughts of the start of a new school year. But, for me, updating iPod software, re-syncing, and creating a start-up list [...]

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Lose the Binder: Use Evernote in Your Classroom

On July 18, 2012 By Jo-Ann Fox
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It’s been almost three weeks since my first ISTE conference and the wheels continue to turn or better said, spin wildly! This is by far the largest and most inspiring education conference I have ever been to and has resulted in creating new life in my ed tech world. While I spend a [...]
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