Which Apps To Use In A Classroom Economy?

Which Apps To Use In A Classroom Economy?

THIS VIDEO AND POST WAS CREATING IN MAY 2018.  CLICK HERE TO SEE MY CURRENT CLASSROOM ECONOMY SYSTEM (updated for distance learning). In this video, I focus primarily on the banking systems and budgeting options for a classroom economy but also share a little bit of some of the other changes I made this year. https://youtu.be/d2FYRSe5Ftg Full Classroom Economy Resources - thomgibson.com/classroomeconomy My Kids Bank - mykidsbank.orgBankaroo - bankaroo.comGood Budget - goodbudget.comMy Classroom Economy - myclassroomeconomy.orgEveryDollar - everydollar.com
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A Day In The Life of A Middle-School Teacher

A Day In The Life of A Middle-School Teacher

I was planning on having my students do a 'day in the life' post for their weekly updates and thought it'd be fun to do the same. MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2015 6:00 - Alarm goes off.  I snooze for 6 minutes. 6:06 - Get up, brush my teeth, and put running clothes on.  It's 52 degrees.  I'm wearing my 'please don't run over me' neon running fleece for the first time this year.  I download a few podcasts before I head out. 6:17 - Begin run.  I use the Nike+ Running app to track mileage.  Listened to The Tim Ferriss…
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Google Apps in the Math Classroom

Google Apps in the Math Classroom

It’s my first year in a Google Apps for Education school and my first year teaching middle school math. I’ve been thinking through different ways to utilize the Google tools in my classroom.  Here’s a couple I’ve been working with so far. Google Slides Reflection Journal I got the idea from an online workshop I did where we had reflection journals in Slides.  I call it the 'Math In My Own Words’ journal, or MiMOW. I create a template for them and give them a bank of questions they can choose from to help get them started. There's a new slide for each…
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