Category Archives: Middle School

6th Grade Life Science Project

Posted on April 4, 2013 by EdTechTurista

Wisconsin Fast Plant Project Part 1. Every spring, Life Science instructor Susan Vicelli introduces 6th graders to the 40 day life cycle of the Brassica Rapa.      Seeds harvested from the prior year make a new beginning as students … Continue reading →

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BP6 – ToonDoo for You

Posted on March 19, 2013 by EdTechTurista

ToonDoo.com is a free comics creation tool that appears on all three of the Web 2.0 resource pages our professor shared with us this week.   I love cartoons and comic strips. Effective cartoons convey large ideas in tiny spaces.  Would … Continue reading →

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BP5 – Meo My!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by EdTechTurista

Meograph I’d never heard of Meograph until reading Cayla’s review yesterday.  She previews this unusual storytelling tool by creating her own meograph with the embedded Google map, video, images, text and narration. Four dimensions for self expression! I see students … Continue reading →

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BP4 – Mix it up with Wix.com

Posted on March 14, 2013 by EdTechTurista

is some kind of wonderful. You don’t need to be an artist or engineer, or have any knowledge of coding or web design.  Wix makes it possible for everyone to create beautifully polished, HTML5 websites for free. I signed up, … Continue reading →

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BP3 – The Awesomeness Goes On

Posted on March 10, 2013 by EdTechTurista

I just learned about another cool personal dashboard option: The Awesome New Tab Page on Google Chrome.  Read about it here. Symbaloo and  Protopage are both compelling options for setting up a personal dashboard. It’s interesting to hear what influences … Continue reading →

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