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All in the cards, part two
So my cards are done, but of course I wanted a fun way to keep them together (other than a rubber band, of course). I used the Cricut Explore 2 in the makerspace to cut glitter cardstock using a box template I created online. The cardstock looks great, and built a sturdy box, but it’s…
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It’s all in the cards
I’m doing a teacher reflection activity next month, and I wanted a fun way to provide the prompts and model using sublimation on something other than t-shirts. I created the artwork in Canva and purchased a set of dry erase playing cards, figuring that they would accept the sublimation ink. They did, after a ton…
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Making tallitot
One of my favorite activities is going to URJ Camp Newman during the summer to make tallitot with high school aged campers in the Hagigah program. It’s a fantastic way to spend two weeks. In 2020, because of Covid, we did “Zoomin’ with Newman” and, as a result, there are a ton of resources here.…
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The makerspace is real!
After a year of planning, after two years of teaching on a cart, after 25 years of being in educational technology, I’ve got a new home. We built a beautiful new makerspace over the summer! Right now, I’m teaching 3rd through 8th grade in there and it’s been a wild five weeks of school! 7th…
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Crafting in the classroom
I recently worked with one of our language arts teachers to use our Silhouette Cameo to cut repositionable vinyl to create images for our 8th graders’ lockers based on their reading of To Kill a Mockingbird. What an ambitious project! From a tech standpoint, this meant the entire 8th grade had to use an electronic method for drawing…
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Sketchnoting at camp
Here are some more samples of my continuing quest to become a sketchnoter. While spending two weeks at an overnight camp is a departure from the typical sketchnote-worthy activity, I thought it would be a good place to practice. Still loving the process!
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Learn with me: sketchnoting
I’m starting a new feature called “learn with me.” I realized that, more than anything else, I’m curious. About everything. As a child, I was constantly reading. I remember not being able to eat breakfast unless the cereal box (now, there’s some fascinating literature) was sitting in front of me so I could read it.…
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