I walk in, turn on the light, and say hello to the dragon.
I walk to my desk and turn on the computer.
I grab the remote and turn on the projector.
I try to hook up the iPad. Still not working.
I open the PowerPoint presentations for the day.
The bell rings and I greet my kiddos.
I take attendance online.
I refer to the PowerPoint slides.
I show videos on scaled models of the solar system. We see the earth. We see the sun. We see the orbits and rotations of the objects in the solar system. We learn how vast and diverse the place we call home is.
I show images of landmarks in the Northeast. I have students describe what they see and infer how people interact with the land and geography of the region.
I turn on the document camera and place the iPad underneath it.
I open the Stack the States app.
We play games. We learn the names of the states. We learn the flags and landmarks of the states. We learn where the states belong, how they look, and their size compared to each other.

My kids earn class points because they are engaged.

Today was amazing. Technology really does make a huge difference.