Poetry Month is Right Around the Corner Are you getting ready for Poetry Month in April? If so, I have some resources to share with you for creating concrete poems. Concrete poems are words written in a shape to convey a poem. They look like this: Recently I went on a mission to search for a site to use with a fellow colleague and her students. They wanted to make concrete poetry on their Chromebooks. There aren't many sites that allow the user to actually write words into any shape. There is the Read, Write, Think interactive for Theme Poetry. Here is what it looks like. The words can be added inside of a shape. The interactive guides students through the writing process There is a site from WildAboutWoods.org where a person can choose a shape or draw one of their own and add words inside of the shape. There are word banks to choose from or a person can type in their own words to add to the shape. I like that adding words is as simple as click ...
We've Been Awarded a Technology Grant for Our High School! Let's Celebrate! In January, our principal, Ms. Jackie Schleicher, came to me with a challenge. There was a local grant opportunity called the Rudoy Technology Grant. We decided to take on the challenge of writing a proposal that showed innovation, career connections, the 4 Cs (soft skills) and incorporated current and advanced technologies. We have been notified that our proposal was accepted and we have won the Rudoy Technology Grant through the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation ! Rudoy Technology Grant Proposal- Oshkosh North High School Advanced Printing, Coding, Robotics and Hi-Tech Production OH MY! Click here to take a look our grant proposal. I am beyond ecstatic and excited for the amazing opportunities this grant will bring to our staff, students and parents. Here is a list of the items we submitted in our grant proposal: Advanced Pri...
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