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5 Engaging SEL Check-ins with Young Students using PETER O’METER
5 Engaging SEL Check-ins with Young Students using PETER O’METER -Build emotional intelligence with art, animation, games, and AR
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Mar 30, 20241 min read


20 Ways to Read Across America
HERE IS WHAT YOU'LL FIND 50+ PAGE ACTIVITY PACKET DRAG AND DROP CHECK IN ACTIVITIES ROLL AND DRAW AN eMOTIONAL ROBOT DRAW PETER WITH A...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Glowing eMotion Bots; help your students express their feelings
I'm excited to announce that my article about this engaging first grade lesson was published in the January/February issue of School Arts...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Dec 16, 20231 min read


Animate, Collaborate, & Communicate
New Offering: Stop Motion Animation Workshop - PD hours or Grad Credit Self-Paced professional development for any teacher in every...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Dec 4, 20231 min read


STEAMy Winter Lessons
Quick links: 👉Animated Mug 👉Drawing Snowfriends 👉Stop Motion Challenge 👉Draw the Grinch 👉Clay Penguins 👉Flying with Snowfriends...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Nov 25, 20231 min read


Push PETER's Buttons with Stop Motion Animation using Canva
Push PETER’s buttons with stop motion animation. Use this quick start guide, print PETER and his six expressions, then follow the six...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Let your robot's feelings show!
Make an eMotion Robot with animated glow to express feelings through art, animation, and voice! I put together a Step-by-Step mini-course...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Oct 18, 20231 min read


Unveiling Magic: Where AR Meets SEL in Books - Interview with Fonz of My Edtech Life
I'm going to go back and listen to this interview over and over again for two reasons: 1. Fonz was so warm and kind that I completely...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Aug 27, 20232 min read


Head back to school with PETER O'METER: Free SEL + ART + AR Activities
Scan this QR code or click bit.ly/PETERcanva to download an interactive Canva template for you to project on your screen or assign to...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Aug 12, 20231 min read


Draw and Animate PETER O'METER -LIVE Stream July 26 at 2pm EST
Gather the kids and join me July 26th at 2PM EST on youtube to learn how to draw and animate the main character from my soon to be...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Jul 24, 20231 min read


Pre-order Bonuses
The book is available for PRE-ORDERS!!!! Woot Woot! PRE-ORDER AND CLAIM YOUR BONUSES BY FILLING OUT THE FORM HERE Pre-ordering PETER...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Jun 29, 20231 min read


PRE-ORDERs for PETER O'Meter (the Augmented Reality SEL Children's book) are COMING SOON!
Pre-orders for PETER O' Meter, the AR SEL children's book about a robot who becomes emotional when his buttons are pushed, is coming soon.
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Jun 18, 20231 min read


Tech Integration: From Xeroxing to Creating an Augmented Reality Children's Book
I had such a good time talking through my journey in educational technology integration from thinking xerox machines were awesome tools...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Jun 2, 20231 min read


3 things Teachers Should Know about Augmented Reality in Education
See this AR Poster set 1. Engaging Learning Experiences: Augmented reality (AR) brings learning to life by overlaying virtual elements...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
May 24, 20231 min read


How I got my Book Contract (and more)
I'm a big podcast fan! I love listening to education shows, crimes, mysteries, news commentaries, and reality tv podcasts when I'm...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Apr 30, 20232 min read


Using Animation to Teach Social Emotional Learning
Register here: bit.ly/fuglefunIAEAwebinar The Illinois Art Education Association is giving me an hour to talk about my favorite subject:...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Apr 23, 20231 min read


A Moving Story
PETER o'Meter is a moving story in every sense of the phrase. It is full of emotionally touching moments and moving images powered by...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Apr 16, 20231 min read


Practicing Augmented Reality 🤖 Magic (take a peek)
🤖 I've been working on animating pages from the PETER o'meter story this week as I practice augmented reality. Here is my vision: I want...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Apr 2, 20231 min read


For anyone who has ever had their buttons pushed...
Let's check in for a moment and reflect on my PETER o'Meter journey Sept. 2022: inquired about augmented reality children's book to...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Done Illustrating (maybe)
This is crazy! I just turned in over 50 illustrations for PETER o'Meter. A children's book is typically 32 pages of illustrations. Some...
TRICIA FUGLESTAD
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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