by Roy Winkelman | Hidden Gem, Using Digital Content
For the last few days, we’ve been thinking about hurricanes as Idalia was about to make landfall in Florida. A typical class activity is to track hurricane positions on a blank map. Younger students experiencing a hurricane warning or watch for the first time...
by Roy Winkelman | Using Digital Content, Photo of the Month
Your students have probably heard the expression, “It’s water under the bridge,” but this is a photo of water flowing over a bridge. If it isn’t apparent to your students that the structure is the top of a bridge, you may want to share these...
by Roy Winkelman | Using Digital Content, Photo of the Month
The O’Shaughnessy Dam is a breathtaking construction feat. Although built a hundred years ago, it is still an amazing structure. The thundering waters and rising mist add to the drama. Perhaps even more dramatic was the Hetch Hetchy Valley that was submerged...
by Roy Winkelman | Hidden Gem, Using Digital Content
Usually in this space, I share a digital content collection from FCIT’s ClipArt, ClipPix, or Maps ETC websites. This month, we’ll look at a collection of robots I created for the Technology Integration Matrix website. The collection includes individual...
by Roy Winkelman | Using Digital Content, Lit2Go Audiobooks
Take advantage of your students’ fascination with spooky stuff this month. We’ve collected our favorite Lit2Go stories and poems along with some spooky images from FCIT websites. The items in the collection will probably give you many ideas for classroom...