Nothing is more important than building strong relationships during the first days of school. When you’re ready to break out the iPads, consider these two awesome activities to help students learn more about each other. All About Me Apple has created a fun activity to help students learn more about each other. It’s available on… Read more
Whether multiple students are adding data to a class spreadsheet or I’m sharing a sheet with colleagues, real-time collaboration is my favorite feature in Google Sheets. Unfortunately, it’s easy for collaborators to make changes to the wrong cells. Now it’s easier than ever to view the edit history of a cell in Google Sheets. While… Read more
Interactive Images with Thinglink Thinglink‘s interactive image generator is perfect for enhancing illustrations and diagrams, making interactive infographics and posters, and creating scenes for digital breakout activities. Creating interactive images has never been easier. Just upload an image, and with a few clicks, you can add text, image overlays, video, links, or even vocal narration…. Read more
Note:Google Expeditions and Tour Creator were shut down on June 30, 2021 and have been relocated to the EdTech Graveyard. Check out these alternatives to Google Expeditions and Tour Creator. Google Expeditions I’m a big fan of Google Expeditions to bring students to places they may not otherwise go. I’m also a supporter of students… Read more
360 Photos 360-degree photos (more commonly just called 360 photos) provide viewers with a more immersive experience. While they are commonly used to create virtual reality experiences, you can also view them on your device screen (no goggles required). In a couple of upcoming posts, I’ll share how students can create interactive 360 photo experiences,… Read more
Note: Google Classroom does this automatically for any assignment that includes a Google file. Google Docs Templates Sharing templates through Google Drive is a great time saver for teachers. You could share a “view only” version of your file and require students to go to File>Make a Copy. Unfortunately, this often results in your inbox… Read more
Phenomena for NGSS True inquiry often starts with an anomaly or at least an engaging hook to elicit curiosity. Phenomena for NGSS is an ever-growing collection of engaging phenomena, in the form of images and animated GIFs; it’s a must-have resource for any science teacher. Throughout Next Generation Science Standards resources, you’ll notice a clear… Read more
Gzaas is a simple, but useful, tool every teacher needs on their bookmarks bar. Need to share something quickly or spontaneously with your class? Go to Gzaas.com, type what you want to share, and click “gzaas it.” Anything you type will be turned into a full-screen message; no toying around with font sizes required. Click… Read more
Teleprompt.me Until now, teleprompter solutions were restricted to either setting the speed and hoping you can keep up / match its pace, or a series of slides that require the use of a remote or another person to scroll through for you. Teleprompt.me advances your script in the most natural way possible: Using your voice…. Read more
Rewordify Rewordify.com is not only the best text simplification tool I’ve seen, but it’s also a great way to teach vocabulary. Plus it’s totally free. The site has several step-by-step guides and tutorials that I have linked to throughout this post. Simplify Difficult Text Rewordify.com is the easiest way to simplify difficult text. Just copy… Read more
