As a wrap up to the Summer Book Study of Teaching in the Digital Age, author Brian Puerling has graciously offered to do a question and answer session for us. If you have a question you would like to ask the author, now is your chance! To submit a question, write a comment on this… Read More…

Today I’m hosting Chapter 5 of Teaching in the Digital Age for the Summer Book Study. Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling Chapter 5: Expanding the Classroom with Videoconferencing and Webcams The classroom is a concept rather than a space within walls. – Brian Puerling This chapter reminded me that we have so… Read More…

Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling Chapter 3: Rethinking Projectors This chapter was hosted by Matt Halpern of Look at My Happy Rainbow. Wasn’t it great seeing those old overhead projectors in the book? It made me wonder what my elementary school teachers thought when overhead projectors first came along. Were they excited?… Read More…

Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling Chapter 2: Using Photographs and Images to Inspire Dr. Jean Feldman hosted this chapter, so be sure to head over to her blog to read her response to chapter 2. Everyone who is responding to the book via blog is linking their post in the “linky”, so… Read More…

I hope you are excited about joining our summer book study of Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling. Just a reminder: If you would like to follow all discussions of the book, go to PreschoolSpot.com and click “Subscribe to Email” or “Subscribe to RSS” at the top. You’ll also want to have a… Read More…

If you were reading this blog last summer, you will probably remember the Book Study of Literacy Beginnings that took place on several early childhood blogs. The title for this summer’s Book Study is Teaching in the Digital Age by Brian Puerling. The book discusses using technology with Age 3 through Grade 3, with topics… Read More…

Today, I am hosting chapter 21 of Literacy Beginnings (Fountas & Pinnell) for the Book Study Blog Party. Chapter 21:  Using Group Games to Increase Language and Print Awareness Chapter 21 of Literacy Beginnings gave some great examples of literacy games for circle and centers. I won’t repeat those here, but I’ll add a few … Read More…

Today, I am hosting chapter 16 of Literacy Beginnings (Fountas & Pinnell) for the Book Study Blog Party. Chapter 16: Using Shared and Interactive Writing: Writing to Develop Emergent Writers   Definitions to Remember for this Chapter: Shared and interactive writing is when you and the children write a story, chart, or class book together…. Read More…