Shark Week Sites and Apps Check out four of my favorite websites and apps to help you get the most out of Shark Week. SharkWeek.com The one site for all things Shark Week. Go behind the scenes, find shark facts, photos, videos, and more. Website Ocearch Shark Tracker This is my favorite app of the… Read more
Perfect for Demonstrations and Examples Anyone can conjure up a random name to use in an example, but things get a little time-consuming if you need a whole list of random names (like a class roster) for a demonstration or example. Now you can quickly generate a list that’s ready to copy and paste. List… Read more
Check out these essential Google Chrome shortcuts to save some time while streamlining a few common tasks. With no extensions needed and no keys to memorize, these shortcuts couldn’t be easier: they can all be done right in the omnibox (Chrome’s name for the URL/address bar). These “Tech in 20” videos explain each shortcut in… Read more
Here’s a look back at my top #EdTech picks of 2020: Engaging eLearning Activity Templates, Building Relationships During Remote Learning, Virtual Waiting Room Slide Templates, How to Make a GIF in Google Slides, Virtual Manipulatives That Work on Any Device. 10 Engaging eLearning Activity Templates to Promote Deeper Learning Coming up with meaningful eLearning assignments… Read more
We’ve all been there. You can’t access a website and wonder if it’s really down for everyone or just you. Is It Down Right Now? will quickly test any site you enter from their servers and let you know if it’s working. In addition to their tests, they also rely on crowd-sourcing to report possible… Read more
EdTech Graveyard Last October I created the EdTech Graveyard to honor EdTech tools that have passed on, and suggest some alternatives. Today, we lay to rest five more tools that have checked out. Pay Your Respects and Find Alternatives To Dipity – the popular timeline maker. FlipQuiz – a great Jeopardy-style review game. TubeChop –… Read more
Google It Students entering high school this fall were born the year that Google was added to the dictionary as a verb, yet I still frequently hear teachers express concern over their students’ lack of strong search skills Google Search Education Luckily the folks at Google have created a series of lessons and challenges that… Read more
Title Capitalization Rules Are Confusing I’ve always struggled with capitalizing titles. I’m pretty sure I remember being taught to capitalize the first word, last word, and important words (whatever that means), after that I have no idea what to do. I’ve read that you shouldn’t capitalize prepositions or conjunctions, BUT… If you’re using the Chicago… Read more
Free Digital Math Manipulatives Many of the virtual manipulative websites teachers and students once used, like the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives and Glencoe Math, no longer work on all browsers or devices. Older sites relied on Flash and Java applets that are slowly going the way of the floppy disc. The sites below will… Read more
This site has served as a platform for sharing resources with educators. While those resources tend to be technology-based, it’s never really about the technology. This site exists to help teachers create more meaningful, engaging, and relevant learning experiences for all students. This week I’m choosing to share resources surrounding a much more important topic…. Read more
