Dr. V has a PhD in instructional technology and runs a fully online Master's degree for teachers in Technology at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. She has previously taught in elementary and middle school levels and has also worked at the state board of educational technology.
Screencasting is the single biggest "game changer" in educational technology today. Imagine not writing substitute plans and simply saying "play this video". You can talk to your students and show them the assignment yourself. Imagine that struggling student at home studying and he or she can hear YOUR voice and YOUR words explaining difficult concepts. Imagine that different way of learning math as explained by YOU to students and parents. Screencast o magic is a free tool that allows you
Weebly is a drag and drop user interface that makes creating your own classroom website free and easy! Watch the video and make yours along with me! Within 15 minutes, you will have your own website live online!
Kahoot is a free website that allows you to poll or quiz your students using ANY DEVICE! This eliminates any problems with students having different types of devices. Kahoot is easy to use and completely free. It brings your class together and serves as a motivational review game for any grade level. This lesson, as all of my lessons do, provides you with step by step directions on how to use the tool as well as a screencast showing you exactly how to use the tool.
This technology lesson shows teachers how to simply use their lightning cable (charging cable) to display their iPhone or iPad on their computer. If the computer is hooked up to the projector, this allows teachers to project what is on the iPad to the class. This eliminates the need for an Apple TV or other methods of projection! MUST HAVE: Mac computer, iOS device (iPhone or iPad) and lighting cable.
Dr. V has a PhD in instructional technology and runs a fully online Master's degree for teachers in Technology at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. She has previously taught in elementary and middle school levels and has also worked at the state board of educational technology.
Teaching style
Everything you learn from me will be able to be implemented TODAY in your classroom.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Louisiana Higher Education Teacher of the Year, LACUE
50 Most Innovative People in Education, Digital Media
My own education history
PhD Educational Technology
MED Elementary Education
BS English Education
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