Tag Archives : ASCC


ASCC 12: Enhancing Vocabulary With iPad Apps & Apple TV

This twelfth featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the English Language Arts classroom of Jodi Stevens at Grosse Pointe South High School. The Apple TV has been a wonderful tool that is helping to enhance learning in the classroom in a variety of ways. Using mobile apps for vocabulary building, reading comprehension, and […]


ASCC 11: Stories, Storyboarding and Storytelling in the One-iPad Classroom

This eleventh featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the English Language Arts classroom of Shelleyann Keelean at Parcells Middle School. Having Apple TV and an iPad in our classroom has been wonderful. It has given students new opportunities for publishing their work. Here are a few of our favorite ways we have used […]


ASCC 10: Digital Post Cards in the World Language Classroom

This tenth featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the French classroom of Joanna Porvin at Brownell Middle School. Introductory language curriculum focuses on the expressions necessary for day-to-day conversations. These topics require a greater context to fully engage learners. The virtual post card project expands students’ knowledge of the communities where their target […]


ASCC 09: Engaging Students in Reading, Writing, and Communicating With Mobile Learning

This ninth featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the English classroom of Geoffrey Young at Grosse Pointe North High School. So, I am that guy. I love technology. I usually read up on any new gadget. I know that “technologies of the classroom” engage kids as much as they engage me. I want […]


ASCC 08: Making Thinking Visible and Collaborative With Padlet 1

This eighth featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the math classroom of Devin Cox at Grosse Pointe North High School. Padlet is an app that generates a digital space for collaboration. Being a web-based app, it doesn’t require download, and it can be used in a variety of different ways from brainstorming to […]


ASCC 07: Three Easy Ways to Get Started With Apple TV In the Classroom

This seventh featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the Economics classroom of Brian Degnore at Grosse Pointe North High School.  When I first saw a colleague using an Apple TV in their classroom, I was intrigued and fascinated as to how I could use the same device in my classroom. Since obtaining an […]


ASCC 06: Shakespeare, Public Speaking, and How Technology Supports Giving Feedback

This sixth featured post in A Series of Classroom Connections comes to us from the English Language Arts classroom of Erika Fell at Parcells Middle High School. When I first encountered the prospect of integrating an iPad into my classroom, I was interested and a bit concerned. All I knew was that I wanted to improve my students’ speaking […]