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We Are… Geeking Out!

Welcome to Coetail – You’re official “Geeking Out” headquarters for teachers. As I read our latest article, entitled “Geeking Out,” I realized that the creators of this course have us “Geeking Out” all...

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Don’t Fear the Fun!

Yesterday, I dressed up as a pregnant lady, and asked questions about what was happening to my body.  My students, playing the role of “Dr.” had to give me their responses to a series of 5 questions....

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Let’s go for a Test Drive!

You ever buy a car, without taking it for a test drive?  Most people will say “No.”  There is a reason you test drive a car.  You have to find out, for yourself, if that car is right for you. I am not...

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Actions Speak Louder than Words – COETAIL 1 Final Project

As a student, and as a teacher, I’ve always hating being told what to do.  It takes away from your creativity.  When a student asks me, “Can I do my project like this?” — It’s almost always an...

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Footprints: They No Longer Wash Away

Photo Credit: …-Wink-… via Compfight cc Two years ago, when I was first looking into teaching abroad, I contacted a teacher who works at New International School Thailand. I asked him for any helpful...

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Excuse Me? Can I Get a Side of Privacy with my Internet?

Photo Credit: Dave Makes via Compfight cc Privacy. In today’s information age, what is it?  Sure, growing up before the internet, privacy was simple.  But those days are long gone, and with it, the...

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(Copy)Righting a Wrong

The look I got from our school librarian, EVERY DAY, after getting caught violating a book’s copyright. (circa 2000)Photo Credit: Valerie Everett via Compfight cc I remember my first lesson in...

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There’s No Vaccine for Bullying, but is There a Cure?

Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for bullying. Although, not as simple as a shot in the arm, there is a cure for those affected by it.Photo Credit: UNICEF Sverige via Compfight cc What do you do,...

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“Sharing is Caring” has me “Thinking about Linking”

Photo Credit: PRNewswireGlobal via Compfight cc I never really thought about how powerful “sharing” on facebook, Twitter,  Google+, or any major social network was… until I was asked to think about the...

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Creating a Driver’s Manual for Technology – COETAIL 2 Final Project

Slow down…. We need to teach you a few things about driving first!Photo Credit: Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL) via Compfight cc Hey Kids, Before you take the keys, Read This… How many...

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“Act like you’ve been there before…”

Everyone talks about Spring being a time of new beginnings, but for so many, that time is Autumn.  As the weather cools, this time of year represents hope.  They are surrounded with new faces, they...

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It’s Amazing What a Few Pictures Can Do

Photo Credit: szeke via Compfight cc August, 2006 –  My principal changes my teaching position.  No longer would I be teaching Ancient Civilizations, instead, I was moving to 7th grade to teach World...

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Going Back in Time

Photo Credit: jasonEscapist via Compfight cc I’m not going to lie.  I was real jealous of the person who took this picture above… just because he got to drive next to a DeLorean on a highway… just...

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There’s Nothing Like a Good (Digital) Story

Photo Credit: UNE Photos via Compfight cc Once upon a Time… I used to hate the term “Professional Development.”  Mainly, because it was meetings I had to sit through for no reason, that did me no good,...

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Interacting with Maps

Every been in the right place at the right time? Earlier this year, we were scrambling because our Social Studies curriculum was going through some major changes in Upper elementary.  Gone were the...

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Remix Responsibly

Photo Credit: gcouros via Compfight cc It is true that we live in a Remix culture.  It’s a new form of expression, one that many of us “digital immigrants” aren’t familiar with.  Yet, after watching a...

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Here it is… My Moment of Zen

With Parent’s Weekend coming up in a week, my “Moment of Zen” couldn’t have happened at a better time. And, if that’s too boring, here’s a compilation of Jon Stewart’s “Moments of Zen” from Comedy...

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A Classroom Transformed

A Classroom that “More than Meets the Eye” I recall my excitement when it was announced that there would be a live action “Transformers” movie coming to theaters.  I thought I was the only guy who was...

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To Game, or not to Game… That is the Question

Photo Credit: CarbonNYC via Compfight cc I remember playing Math Blasters, using a floppy disk, on an Apple IIe in the 1980′s.  Although the graphics were as basic as you can get, I remember how much I...

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Flipping the Script

Photo Credit: runfardvs via Compfight cc After reading countless articles, opinions, and blogs…  I’ve come to one conclusion about the innovative teaching idea of the flipped classroom… It’s not for...

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