One of the most powerful pieces about Twitter, is the connection that you can make amongst educators. The power of PLN!

Earlier this year, I was working with a jr. high science teacher, who was excited to try something new. I brought up the idea of using Numbers, because of how flexible the layout is. Knowing this could be a great possibility for observations and reflections, I inquired to a former colleague about their experience with Numbers in their middle school/jr. high science classrooms. My contact quickly put me in touch with Jodie Deinhammer!

Jodie, is a science teacher and Apple Distinguished educator, who graciously shared some of her examples and lesson experiences with me via email. One in particular, that we just put into action today with 7th grade, the Microscope Lab!

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This Microscope Lab template in Numbers was combined with the use of Bio Metric’s digital Microscope app. The teachers I was supporting were very easily able to modify the template to fit their objective and curriculum standards, and students loved the self-pace style of learning. Teachers are already brainstorming where Numbers will take them next, and how we can improve our microscope introduction lesson for next year.

If you haven’t tried the Numbers app yet, I encourage you to do so. It is one of my favorites and often looked over.