Blog - Melinda S. Miller

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Blogging Technology Lesson Plan

Below is part of an assignment. I have chosen to complete my assignment here and share a link to this post. These are 30 min. lessons I used during intervention time last year to introduce blogging to students. These lessons were modeled to two 4th grade classes and one 3rd grade class. Objective:To help students understand the mechanics of blogging and commenting on blogs, discuss appropriate ... Read More about Blogging Technology Lesson Plan

Mind Mapping with Mindmeister – Guest Post

I LOVE mind mapping software! My friend Richie at Mindmeister shared this information with me so I thought I should share with you! I think you will find this very helpful! Melinda What is Mind Mapping? The term ‘mind mapping’ is becoming more and more popular in the education world. So, you may be wondering what exactly is mind mapping? Humans are always looking for ways to be more ... Read More about Mind Mapping with Mindmeister – Guest Post

Calendar "events" as To-Do Items

Yes, I too have tried EVERY to-do app. My go-to apps right now are Reminders which comes on the iPhone and/or Notes that comes on the iPhone/iPad! But I STILL can't remember "events." When I say "events" I'm actually referring to "ideas" for specific dates/times in the near-ish future.For example, Pinterest! Holy cow! I can't even keep up with all the ideas generated from Pinterest. Today I came ... Read More about Calendar "events" as To-Do Items

Digital Book Study – Classroom Instruction…..2nd edition

One of the other principals in my district came up with the idea of a digital book study! This is such a great idea I would love to hear how other principals have done this type of thing? Google doc? Wiki? (I posted a schedule of chapters for teachers to sign up to post. However I am using my iPad and and unreliable blog app so I am afraid to exit the app and copy/paste:) (This is cross-posted on ... Read More about Digital Book Study – Classroom Instruction…..2nd edition

“No More Monkeys Jumping On My…..Head?” (Book Review)

Yep! You read that right....I said HEAD! But I found a solution. Shifting the Monkey by Todd Whitaker. How many monkeys do you take off the backs of others? I can tell you that I take plenty. My children's, my husband's, my friends, my teachers', co-workers, etc. It's no wonder I suffer from headaches! Sometimes the monkey should have been mine from the beginning and I gave it away. I will ... Read More about “No More Monkeys Jumping On My…..Head?” (Book Review)