Category Archives: Techie Things

eProgressfolio PARENT SURVEY…

Attention 5B Families Please complete the following survey, it should take 1-2 minutes (thatʻs a long estimate :).  Mahalo in advance for your time…This information will help us to get eprogressfolios home to you at the end of the year! … Continue reading

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FISH! Food for Thought #7: Got Minecraft? Are Games in the Classroom a Good Fit?

Hi Students, Do games belong in the classroom?  Should it be done only on free time?  Does it teach you something, have educational  value that will help you to learn in class?  Is it nonsense?  What are your thoughts AND … Continue reading

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Thinglink App In Action! Hilo Hanakahi Learning

The following links are student learning from our huakaʻi (field trip) with Kumu Lehua to Hilo Hanakahi.  The students had the opportunity to learn about the Keaukaha area as it is part of the wahi pana of Hilo…Did you know … Continue reading

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Got Great Books? Need Assistance?

Hi Students, Scan the QR codes to get book recommendations from your FISH!mates! Here are some of the favorites that were read from cover to cover during trimester #2…Happy reading! (Students: If you do not see your book recommendations here, … Continue reading

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Using Candy Crush as Our Morning Meeting Activity! You Say What?

WHAT, a game?  You mean students are playing during class time?  How is this learning?  Candy Crush as a morning meeting activity?  What did we learn?  Teamwork, support, strategy, encouragement, maybe even frustration & how to handle that.  Do we … Continue reading

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Subtext App

Hi Students, Found this short video about using subtext in our class. Try clicking on this app, check it out, see what you can do with it as we all learn together! Post a comment on your discovery.

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Got Quad-Blogging Topics?

Hi Students, What do you suggest we share during our quad-blogging adventure with Australlia and England?  Share your ideas as I need to respond asap!

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FISH! Food for Thought #6: Is there such a thing as Too Much Tech?

In class, weʻve discussed and learned that there always is more than one point of view in everything!  The book “Wonder” sure proved that point, just when we thought we understood the story and began to connect to each character, another … Continue reading

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It is Epic! Check out the App-Smashing FISH!

The FISH! have been hard at work trying to hone their craft…of being Epic App-Smashers!  It all started in Boston at the iPad summit when I got an opportunity to go to a pre-conference workshop with Samantha Morra, who shared … Continue reading

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Dividing Fraction Review

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