P.D. on the Potty – Professional Development as You Find Relief I’m always looking for new professional development strategies that respect teachers’ busy schedules and provide tools, tips, tricks, and strategies that teachers can implement right away Anyone who has spent any time in a school knows that on most days teachers barely have time… Read more
The Top 5 Podcasts for Teachers Podcasts for Teachers I always say it’s a great time to be a teacher. New technologies are constantly changing what is possible in the classroom, the skills our students need to be successful are changing at an increasing rate, and we no longer need to teach in isolation. The… Read more
Pineapple Charts: Peer Observation That Actually Works Pineapple Professional Learning Opportunities Perhaps the greatest professional learning resource I have is my global PLN. Thanks to Twitter and a variety of other digital networks, I’m able to get innovative ideas from teachers all over the globe. With so many great ways to connect with teachers everywhere,… Read more
Twitter in the Classroom: Engage Your Screenagers in 140 Characters or Less ISTE 2014 Twitter in the Classroom Poster – ISTE 2014 (Click to Enlarge) New to Twitter? Start here: How to Use Twitter – A great guide for the absolute beginner. Howcast: How to use Twitter (video) – A screencast of all the basics… Read more
Word Clouds Wordle Tagxedo Fake Tweet Builder Virtual Impersonation Fakebook Template Fake Tweet Builder Fake iPhone Text iFakeSiri TubeChop Video Tools TubeChop KeepVid SafeShareTV TedEd WeVideo Timelines Dipity Time Toast myHistro Social Bookmarking Symabloo Pearltrees Jing Screencasting & Screen Capture Jing Screencast-O-Matic Skitch Review and Study Tools eQuizShow Study Blue Piktochart QR Code Generators SnippQR Visulead… Read more
Resources and links from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Aaron Sams on the Flipped Classroom Content Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) *Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Link to the document camera I used during my presentation: IPEVO iZiggi-HD Screencasting Software Jing… Read more
Six Ways To Make Instructional Videos Tutorials from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) Don’t forget about using document cameras and paper! Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Looking for even more bells and whistles? Check out… Read more
Please check out my professional development sessions this summer. I’ll be presenting 5 sessions at SC Education and Business Summit and a poster session at ISTE. Attendees of my sessions will be entered to win some great technology tools from IPEVO! South Carolina Education and Business Summit Creating Videos for the Flipped Classroom Sunday, June… Read more
Resources from my presentations at the Clover Connected Classroom Instructional TechFest 2014 Don’t Flip Out About Flipping Your Classroom (AM Sessions) Click here for resources from my flipped classroom presentation. Creating Videos For the Flipped Classroom (PM Sessions) Resources from my video creation session. Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos with… Keynote Visual Tutorial Explain… Read more
“Twitter is one of my best professional development tools!” That statement generated the most questions as I spoke with several educators and administrators at a recent conference about the best ways to stay current in the ever-changing world of Ed Tech. It really is my Personal Learning Network (PLN). The USC Rossier School of Education… Read more
