educational technology

Reflections on Technology

Mrs. Ruiz

April 8, 2015

If you know me well at all, you know how passionate I am about Educational Technology. If you are a colleague of mine, then you have likely heard me go on and on about how much more technology my students need. I love watching my students work with technology, on their own and in groups.…

Educational Technology, My Opinion

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Spring Break Gamis

Mrs. Ruiz

April 3, 2015

The class was excited to get their Spring Break Gamis done today. They used the writing I had them do earlier in the week about their Spring Break, and then the new app I showed them called Tellegami (see previous post for more about Tellegami). They had a lot of fun customizing their Gamis and…

Educational Technology

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New Apps!

Mrs. Ruiz

April 2, 2015

Just before Spring Break I went to the CUE conference (CUE = Computer Using Educators). I have been to this conference before, but had taken some time off. I was so glad to be back. At CUE you learn a lot about what other teachers and schools are doing with technology in their classrooms. Part…

Educational Technology

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Class Size Matters PSA

Mrs. Ruiz

March 19, 2015

As a part of my online graduate studies in the area of Educational Technology, my assignment this week was to create a PSA (public service announcement) as a part of my Digital Storytelling class. The topic of the PSA was up to each student. I chose to do mine on one of my top three…

Graduate Studies

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Women’s History Month

Mrs. Ruiz

February 26, 2015

Hello Families! The Fontana Teacher’s Association has announced their next contest and it is Women’s History Month (March 2015). I have spoken with the class about this and have begun to get them thinking on who they would like to become an expert on. I am providing you the information I have received from the…

Class News, Competitions, Fontana Teachers Association

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Our Avatars!

Mrs. Ruiz

January 29, 2015

The class has been so excited to create their avatars, so of course I have to share them all! Each one of these was created by the individual student one of 3 of my own iPads that I bring to school to share with them, because I believe in the power of technology to engage…

Apple Applications, Class News, Classroom Ideas, Educational Technology

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Drug Free is the Way to Be!

Mrs. Ruiz

October 3, 2014

Next week is Red Ribbon Week and my class made a poster for the school-wide contest. I had to find a way to get tech involved so I had the class make a movie about the effect of drugs. There is a QR code on our poster that will lead those who scan it to…

DGE Events, Educational Technology

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Technology Infused Classroom

Mrs. Ruiz

October 1, 2014

When thinking about what a technology infused classroom looks like, I found I agreed with what the Innovative Designs for Education Corporation published as it’s 10 core principles of successful “learner-active, technology-infused” (LATI) classrooms: Learning from a Felt Need High Academic Standards Higher-Order, Open-Ended Problem-Solving Student Responsibility for Learning Connected Learning Collaboration Individual Learning Paths…

Graduate Studies

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Visual Literacy & the Internet

Mrs. Ruiz

September 17, 2014

Visual Literacy is not a new concept. As a matter of fact it was concept given a name in 1969 by writer and educator John L. Debes. To put it simply, visual literacy is defined as the ability to make meaning from what we see. The fact that this concept was around before the Internet…

Graduate Studies

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Online Tech Club

Mrs. Ruiz

April 4, 2014

A few things have delayed my starting of DGE’s Online Tech Club but I have many ideas for projects! I have some students signed up already as young as TK and up through 3rd. I would really enjoy having all grade levels represented, so please encourage any 4th and 5th grade students you know to…

DGE Online Tech Club

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