Posts By: Nick LaFave

Etsy Template: Engage Students With This Etsy Shop Template

Etsy Template: Engage Students With This Etsy Shop Template

Create a shop and “products” with this Etsy template for Google Slides or Keynote. Students create an Etsy shop and “product” pages creatively describing people, places, or objects they are studying. The slides are already hyperlinked and ready to go. Just add your own images and replace the text. It’s a great way to keep students… Read more

How to Make Timelines in Google Sheets

How to Make Timelines in Google Sheets

You can now make timelines directly within Google Sheets. Learn how in less than three minutes.  View the entire video or click on any timestamp below to jump directly to that topic.  Google Sheets Timeline Template If you’d like to make the setup of this activity a little easier for your students, check out this… Read more

My Top EdTech Picks of 2022

My Top EdTech Picks of 2022

Here’s a look back at my top EdTech Picks of 2022. TikTok Template, How to Create Fake Text Animations, Make Your Own Wordle, An Awesome Font Generator, The Best Custom QR Code Maker. TikTok Template for the Classroom Perfect for Any Subject Area Students just replace the placeholder images and text on this TikTok template… Read more

How to Use Green Screen on iMovie for Mac

How to Use Green Screen on iMovie for Mac

Learn everything you need to know with this step-by-step guide on how to use green screen on iMovie for Mac. We’ll cover how to use either video or still images as green screen backgrounds, as well as how to fine-tune your green screen to improve your overall video quality. You can watch the entire video… Read more

<strong>Getting Started with Pear Deck for Google Slides</strong>

Getting Started with Pear Deck for Google Slides

Learn everything you need to get started making interactive presentations using Pear Deck for Google Slides in under seven minutes. Pear Deck is a formative assessment powerhouse. It provides an easy way to check for understanding by adding questions to your existing Google Slides presentations. Pear Deck Quick Start Guide Watch the whole video, or… 5 New Additions to the EdTech Graveyard

5 New Additions to the EdTech Graveyard

#EdTechGraveyard This year the EdTech Graveyard honors the memory of 5 more tools that have passed on. Since 2019 the EdTech Graveyard has served as a memorial to EdTech tools that have checked out and a place to find some alternatives.  New Additions Visit the EdTech Graveyard to pay your respects and find alternatives to… Read more

TikTok Template for the Classroom – Perfect for Any Subject Area

TikTok Template for the Classroom – Perfect for Any Subject Area

TikTok Template Students can now make a TikTok profile for historical figures, book characters, landforms, math functions, and more just by replacing the placeholder images and text on this template. Directions are located on both sides of each slide and can be deleted when finished. Copy the Google Slides TikTok Template Other Templates You Might… Read more

Let Students Create Your Next Review Game in Gimkit with KitCollab

Let Students Create Your Next Review Game in Gimkit with KitCollab

One of my favorite review game platforms just added a great new collaborative feature. Teachers can now let their students collaboratively create questions for their next round of Gimkit using KitCollab. Teacher setup is simple and allows question writing to happen in real-time or asynchronously. Students just click on a link, write a multiple-choice or… Read more

The Complete Beginners Guide to Apple Pencil

The Complete Beginners Guide to Apple Pencil

Learn everything you need to get started with your Apple Pencil in under eight minutes. From drawing perfect shapes to converting handwriting to text, this video has you covered. Watch the whole video, or click on any timestamp below to go directly to that topic. Getting Started Working with Text Drawing Tools You Might Also… Read more

Rephrase Sentences with Just a Few Clicks

Rephrase Sentences with Just a Few Clicks

Rephrase Sentences the Easy Way Need to rephrase sentences? Just copy and paste or type your sentence into Wordtune’s editor, and let artificial intelligence do the rest. You can also add their handy Chrome extension to rephrase sentences directly in your favorite browser-based apps. For example, with the Wordtune extension, you can highlight the text you’d… Read more