Cherish's Blog

What a fun way to have students demonstrate knowledge on a topic. I was a bit frustrated with how many limitations my free subscription had. However, if a school invested in this program, it would have tremendous benefits for the students.  To be honest, I have heard the term "bitcoin" before, but I had no clue what it actually meant.  When I filed my taxes, one of the questions was about whether I had any virtual currency. The idea was so abstract to me. I am pleased to have a bit more knowledge about the topic now. It still feels abstract and vague, but at least I understand the securitiy of bitcoin and it allows me to be a bit more openminded about the concept of it.  That being said, I would never use it. I am very traditional person, and it is hard enough for me to use a debit card. Up until a year ago, I was paying for everything with cash. I prefer money to be tangible and the fact that there is absolutely nothing tangible about bitcoin is a huge deterrent for me. ...

            In the course of my teaching career I have experienced a variety of Learning Management Systems. My first teaching job entailed recording my grades in a traditional gradebook and pencil. At the end of each quarter I sat with a calculator averaging grades. I wrote out lesson plans on carbon copy paper and had to submit the bottom copy to my principal each week. My second teaching job was a bit more “progressive” in that we wrote in paper gradebooks and lesson plan books, but the school had a Xerox machine that we used to photocopy the lesson plans. After my ten-year hiatus from teaching to be a stay-at-home-mom, I returned to the classroom to discover that lesson plans and grades were now being recorded on a computer. I was introduced to my first online LMS, which was called MySchoolWorx. Just when I thought I was mastering that platform, my school switched to a different LMS called FACTS. I was amazed at the magnitude of potential that both...

This one was tricky!! I think it could be a lot of fun to make something like this to teach students a new concept that they may otherwise be resistant to learning.  I like how the Animaker option gives it the feel of a PowerPoint presentation, but with movement. It was very difficult for me to get the audio to line up with the slides. I'm sure with more practice it would happen more fluidly.  https://app.animaker.com/animo/A0td6Aif98lH4wji/