Category: Technology

Posted on

“Your Try/My Try” Spelling Chart

your try/my tryHow many times a day do your students ask you, “How do you spell ___?”

Make the writing process easier for you and your students using this risk free spelling chart that will keep your students writing.  Students refer to the chart while writing thus freeing up your time to meet with more students and provide assistance.  It takes every little time to implement this in your classroom. Click the image to be directed to Runde’s Room and read about her classroom experience.

Posted on

New Twenty Seventeen Word Press Theme

Much like Twenty Sixteen, the most noticed difference between Twenty Sixteen and Twenty Seventeen is the header video and immersive featured images.  Twenty Seventeen brings your site to life making it appear as if it is floating.  There are other differences between the two themes so you may want to look at the live preview first before activating.  If you want to update your theme and would like some assistance, please contact me.

twenty seventeen

Posted on

White House App Gives Augmented Tour

You won’t need a security clearance to get a tour of the White House with this free augmented reality app built by the White House Historical Association and Nexus Studios.

“1600” gives you a fun and interactive tour of the White House while learning about presidents, holidays, and major seasonal events like state arrival ceremonies and the Easter Egg Roll.

Check it out!  All you need is a tablet and a dollar bill to take the tour. When you are finished, your dollar goes back in your pocket. 🙂

Posted on

Engineer Girl Essay Contest

The 2017 Engineer Girl Essay Contest is now open until February 1, 2017 at 6pm. Students (both boys and girls) in grades 3-12 can submit an essay engineer-girlwith their engineering ideas for helping vulnerable and endangered animals.

To enter the contest:

  • Elementary School Students (grades 3-5); Essays must be 400 to 700 words.
    • Imagine that you are an engineer.  Identify an organization that might implement your proposed solution and write a letter to the leader of that organization.  In your letter, describe your proposed solution in detail, explain how it should be implemented, and discuss why it is important to implement. To strengthen your submission think of questions the leader may have about your solution, and attempt to answer them in your letter.
  • High School Students (grades 9-12); Essays must be 1000 to 1500 words.
    • Imagine that you are an engineer in an engineering firm poised to implement your proposed solution in a specific location and/or situation.  Write a proposal to the organization that would fund this project.   Describe the solution in detail and explain how and why it should be implemented.  Describe the expertise available at your imaginary firm and explain how any other groups might need to be involved in the design, manufacturing, and distribution processes.  Explain what has already been tried or is already known about this type of solution and what would be new or innovative.  Describe how you will test or anticipate failure for any new innovations to minimize risk. Describe exactly what this project would aim to achieve, and make a case for why the cost would be justified.

For more information, visit Engineer Girl.