Tech Savvy in the Classroom!
What’s a poetry generator? And why should my students try one? Familiar apps and exciting new ones are woven into lessons and activities to bring poetry, novels, short stories, essay writing, and more to fascinating life. 400 Tech covers web quests, using virtual posters to add new interest to book reports, multimodal prompts, QR codes, classroom management, plagiarism-checkers, literary virtual tours, and so much more.
- Organized to match the teaching strands in English Language Arts
- Hundreds of live links to school-appropriate sites
- Grading rubrics, tips, and strategies to make your life easier!
Aligns to Common Core Standards.
Co-authored by Kristina Janeway and Sarah Hopper.
©2016. English.Middle school, high school. 105 pages.
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About the Author
Kristina Janeway is a Pre-AP, GT, and PSAT/Pre-AP English teacher at Terra Vista Middle School in Lubbock, Texas. In her 21-year career, Kristina has had 19 years of experience working with gifted and talented students, as well as Pre-AP, AP, and full-inclusion students in the West Texas area. She has written curriculum for grades seven through twelve, designed an academic vocabulary course for the high school, designed a Pre-AP/PSAT English course for eighth graders, designed a SAT/ACT course for seventh graders in the Duke University Talent Search Program, and designed the seventh and eighth grade GT course.
Kristina completed a master’s degree in Education Administration and holds a Principal’s Certificate. Kristina was the recipient of the Frank and Nancy Newton’s Excellence in Education Award from the Beaumont Foundation in 2010, and the Panhandle South Plains TAGT Teacher of the Year Award for 2014.
