APPortunity Knocks

October 18, 2019October 6, 2019

Using GIFs to Make Vocabulary Learning Fun!

post by Jamie Utecht, 2018-19 Associate of The Educator Collaborative Using GIFs to Make Vocabulary Learning Fun! The idea to use GIFs to teach academic vocabulary to my middle schoolers ... Read more

September 18, 2015September 15, 2015

APPortunity Knocks: Flipped Instruction is Purposeful Pedagogy

APPortunity Knocks

“Flipping your instruction does not mean students without access to the internet are left out, as long as you are purposeful in supporting their very real connectivity needs.” – Markette ... Read more

September 16, 2015September 15, 2015

APPortunity Knocks: No Need to be Showy with Technology

APPortunity Knocks

“There is most definitely a time and place for “showy” tech integration to exist in classrooms, but at the end of the day, does this transfer to independence for our ... Read more

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015

APPortunity Knocks: 1-Device Classrooms Are Awesome, Too

APPortunity Knocks

Make technology not a “special time,” but instead one option of many throughout the day. – Kristin Ziemke Share this: ... Read more

April 9, 2015September 5, 2015

APPortunity Knocks: Should it be the Class Blog or the Blog Class? (Part I)

APPortunity Knocks

They have an inherent sense of what makes online writing different as a medium from other forms, and we should draw on that awareness for some reflection on the writing ... Read more