Teaching with Star Wars – Lessons & Resources Spanning generations, Star Wars has appeal among all grade levels and even among faculty. I’ve rounded up some of the best Star Wars lessons and resources, covering a wide-range of subjects. Check out the resources below, and you’ll be teaching like a Jedi! A Long Time Ago… Read more
Earth Day Lessons and Resources Earth Day is one of my favorite days of the school year. Each year, my high school students lead a kindergarten field trip at our ponds, trails, and outdoor classrooms. You don’t need ponds and trails to promote environmental awareness. I’ve rounded up some excellent resources to help you find… Read more
Monitoring Environmental Change with iPads I’m excited to announce that my One Best Thing iBook is now available! Most of you know that I’m an EdTech nerd; what many people might not know is that I’m also an outdoor educator. In an effort to help teachers engage students through the simultaneous use of technology and nature experience, this… Read more
Google Like a Boss Google search has become so much more than a search engine. Once you learn about some of their lesser-known features, you’ll be Googling like a pro in no time. Here are ten of my favorite Google search tips, tricks, and time savers. Timer Here’s a quick way to set a countdown timer… Read more
My top five posts of 2015 featuring instructional technology resources, gadgets, and ideas. 1) Find Copyright Free, Properly Cited Images for Student Use 2) 5 Awesome Tech Gadgets for Teachers and Students 3) Hour of Code – Coding Resources for Students of All Ages 4) A Response to Professors Banning Laptops (For EDWords) 5) Creative Lessons with Fake Texts, Tweets, Facebook… Read more
Each year at this time I share five TED Talks that have in some way had a significant influence on my classroom. These TED Talks provide messages of hope, innovation, improvement, reflection, persistence, diversity, compassion, empathy, and success. These are truly ideas worth sharing with any educator. Education Innovation in the Slums When Charles Leadbeater went looking… Read more
What Are Your Favorite EdTech Resources of 2015? The main goal of this site is to share EdTech resources with teachers. Join me in sharing your favorite resource for implementing technology in the classroom. It could be a site or an app — really anything that will benefit other teachers and students. I added 50… Read more
Hour of Code – Coding Resources for Students of All Ages December 4-10 is Computer Science Education Week. Introduce your students to computer science by getting them to participate in an Hour of Code. I’ve rounded up the best resources for lesson plans, activities, iOS and Android apps, robots, drones, and other affordable gadgets to make… Read more
Keyboard shortcuts may seem insignificant, but the time they save can really add up. This is especially true for commonly used functions. For most functions you can remove your hands from the keyboard, move your cursor to the appropriate menu, and then scroll down to click the command, or you can just click two keys. Back to Basics This post… Read more
Let’s Build an Amazing EdTech Resource for Educators What is your favorite tech resource? Share your favorite app, website, software, etc…. with a short video response below. Join our grid! Click on the green plus sign. Take a selfie. Introduce yourself and tell us about your favorite tech tool. Share the grid. Thanks for… Read more
