Blog - Melinda S. Miller

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

My Podcast List

This certainly isn't an all inclusive list but....on of my teachers asked me about podcasts I subscribe to mad the easiest thing to do at the time was to take screenshots of my iPhone podcast screen. Keep in mind I don't even think to update these until I am at the gym getting ready to get ... Read More about My Podcast List

Professional Development Choices Today June 23

There are so many PD choices today I never know how to choose. I want to learn about ALL the innovations in education so it is always hard to choose just one. Sometimes I will listen to a little bit of one podcast, watch a portion of a tutorial video, skim blogs, scroll through twitter, scan my ... Read More about Professional Development Choices Today June 23

Looking Forward to Photostream Sharing in iOS6

At least one teacher in each of my grade levels has an iPhone. I think. No, I'm pretty sure. If I can convince them all to make sure to upgrade this summer we may have found a solution to photo sharing when iOS 6 releases! Photo sharing pre-iOS 6: *Everyone, parents included, burn pics to CDs ... Read More about Looking Forward to Photostream Sharing in iOS6

Record Your iPhone or iPad Screen

If you want to record iPad and/or iPod tutorials for students and/or teachers have I found the app for you! Ok, so I didn't find this but it just came across my twitter feed. It's called Display Recorder.YouTube Video- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad ... Read More about Record Your iPhone or iPad Screen

2012 Summer Blog Challenge Throw Down!

Bill Carroza (@wcarozza) over at "Principal Reflections" sneaks in a blog challenge in his post "5 Reasons Educators Should Blog." Then my twitter friends @fliegs and @principalj throw me under the bus by challenging me on twitter! So what is a girl to do but call them out and be the first to post! ... Read More about 2012 Summer Blog Challenge Throw Down!