Technology Think Tank: Using Todaysmeet for a Socratic Seminar and MORE!

TodaysMeet, a free website, advertises its purpose is to help you "embrace the back channel and connect with your audience in realtime." I use it as a multi-purpose chat room. I've used it for discussion purposes; I've also used it to conduct a meeting remotely. As far as user-friendly websites, this is among the easiest for...

Technology Think Tank: Apps and Other Tech Tools for the High School Classroom

Let's face it! Technology can be overwhelming. BUT, it's here to stay, AND it's useful in the classroom. I've been on the technology team for my school since it's inception (for about six years, now); we've actually just scaled back the frequency of our meetings because we feel our school has finally caught up to...

RandomKid Profoundly Proves Holden’s Relevance

I've been teaching The Catcher in the Rye for years. I believe every American should read, if nothing more, these three classics: The Adventures of Huck Finn, The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye. Over the past years, the enthusiasm for Catcher has waned. Students complain it isn't relevant, the language is dated,...