by Emily Starr | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Animoto is an online tool that allows you to upload photos, enter text, and choose a style for the program to transform into a professional looking video. The free version allows you to create a 30 second video, but that is still a long enough time frame for many...
by Emily Starr | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you have students intimidated by the thought of writing a whole story. Creating a comic can be a great way to encourage the reluctant writers in your classroom. Comics can also be used by students to apply their knowledge of reading concepts to a project they can...
by Emily Starr | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
With the acquisition of basic facts being a strong predictor of later math success, StarrMatica includes with every plus membership an individualized basic facts program. This is a great value for our members when you consider the cost of software that just focuses...
by Emily Starr | Jan 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Meet Julie Paisley. She teaches at Whittier Elementary School in Clinton, IA. She is currently in her second year as the LRC Director and previously taught 5th grade for 14 years at the same school. Julie has used StarrMatica for the past three years—one year in her...
by Emily Starr | Jan 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
In his 2010 TED Talk, educator Dan Meyer talks about creating patient problem solvers and how the ways in which we approach problem solving in our classroom encourage students to be impatient problem solvers. Dan’s TED Talk was the inspiration for this post, and it...
by Emily Starr | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is the final in a series of seven posts sharing reasons virtual manipulatives should be the cornerstone of interactive content in the classroom including specific practical examples. (The previous posts can be viewed here: Part 1-Visualizing, Part 2-Explore...
