Much to my surprise I recently learned that I have been following an Edublogger for the past year. Last year I was introduced to Ms Bettess' blog. I do not remember how I came across hers but I'm glad I did.
She is a grade 3 teacher from Northern Manitoba and has a love for technology. Many of her blogs talk about how she integrates technology into her lessons. Her most recent post is all about #ilovetoreadbingo. Her students have been challenged to chose a prompt from the bingo card, take a picture of them doing something that matches the prompt, and then as a class share it with the #ilovetoreadbingo along with the bingo prompt. The photo's can be shared on Instagram, Twitter, or both.
This is not the first photo challenge her students have been a part of. This same year, her students participated in the math photo a day challenge. In one of her blog posts she talks about how enthusiastic her students get as they create their photo to match the challenge. What teacher would not be excited about their students being so excited about a math assignment, and on a daily basis?
Reading her blog posts makes me excited for my student teaching placement, and future classroom to see how I can integrate technology into my lessons, but it is so much more than that. Reading Zoe's blogs makes me want to become a better teacher in creating lessons that my students will be excited about. I like to think the lessons I have come up with are good, but now I want them to be better. Zoe has been an inspiration.
You can follow her class on Instagram and Twitter by searching either #ilovetoreadbingo or #mathphotoaday.
I can't wait to learn more about how Zoe is integrating technology into her lessons.
~ Miss Laing
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