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Teacher (English), Author (PowerUp: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching & Learning). Blogger, (link). Learner, speaker, Google Certified Innovator, NBCT. She/her
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Getting my students' vision statements on the wall. New favorite classroom item, clothespins that are also tacks!

Vision Slides Lesson: http://www.litandtech.com/2022/06/student-created-vision-stetements.html

Push Pin Clips: https://amzn.to/3Rg2yLA

Student Created Vision Statements

An educational blog about edtech and literacy by a high school English teacher who is an author and a Google For Education Certified Innovator.

New post on my Waste Less blog: The one where I make my own yogurt.
Really, it is much easier than you might think.
https://jenswasteless.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-one-where-i-make-my-own-yogurt.html
#ZeroWaste #plasticfree #recipe
The one where I make my own yogurt

Zero Waste tips for living with less plastic and making less trash.

I stumbled on a great way to convince my students that I could always tell if they turned in writing done by AI. It was pretty clever and it worked well. Here's how I did it and you can do it too: http://www.litandtech.com/2023/06/how-i-convinced-my-students-that-i.html
How I convinced my students that I could tell if they used AI

An educational blog about edtech and literacy by a high school English teacher who is an author and a Google For Education Certified Innovator.

Gearing up for a summer road trip? 🚘

I wrote about some ways to #MakeLessTrash while traveling.

https://jenswasteless.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-one-where-i-travel-by-car.html

#zerowaste

The one where I travel by car

Traveling via road trip is one of those times where I typically would use a lot of disposable items, mostly related to food, but also small ...

New blog post about a particularly effective strategy for getting students writing, collaboratively written scenes. And then they record them on Flip.

http://www.litandtech.com/2023/06/collaboratively-written-scenes-dialogs.html #teachers

Collaboratively Written Scenes: Dialogs on Flip For The Win

high school students collaboratively write scenes to show they can write arguments and narratives.

Last year I did this time capsule water bottle project with my graduating seniors. They loved it. Here are all the digital parts and directions: http://www.litandtech.com/2022/06/time-capsules-in-water-bottles.html
#graduation #classof23
Time Capsules in Water Bottles

An educational blog about edtech and literacy by a high school English teacher who is an author and a Google For Education Certified Innovator.

New post on my 'Waste Less' blog.
The one with less recycling in the blue bin
https://jenswasteless.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-one-with-less-recycling-in-blue-bin.html

Plus, lemonade in glass is so much classier than lemonade in plastic. Recipe included.
#zerowaste #plasticfree

The one with less recycling in the blue bin

Recycling is one of those things that makes me feel good. I've always considered myself very good at recycling. Our blue bin has never conta...

I wrote a post about the lesson I used to introduce ChatGPT to my 9th graders. I wanted to show them some responsible and useful options.

http://www.litandtech.com/2023/04/introducing-9th-graders-to-chatgpt.html

#aiineducation #chatgpt #edtech

Introducing 9th graders to ChatGPT

An educational blog about edtech and literacy by a high school English teacher who is an author and a Google For Education Certified Innovator.

The next time you need to buy dental floss consider a biodegradable version that is also #zerowaste. I love this stuff. #plasticfree

My new blog post about dental floss. Yes, I said dental floss. #adulting

https://jenswasteless.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-one-with-dental-floss.html

The one with the dental floss

Yeah, it's a little thing, probably the smallest thing I throw away on a regular basis. And, to be perfectly honest, I probably have not con...

The one where I bring my own leftovers box

We like to go out to eat, but I almost always end up with leftovers. Asking the server for a to-go box as they deliver my meal has become st...