Save Time: Search Any Site Directly from the Chrome Address Bar Searching Google directly from the address bar of your browser is something most of us take for granted. Gone are the days of having to go to Google.com before entering your search. Chrome’s address bar, or “omnibox,” performs a Google search for terms entered;… Read more
Write a Letter to Your Future Self – Write Today, Receive an Email in the Future When I was in the fourth grade, Mrs. Mahoney had us write letters to our future selves and seal them in envelopes. We were supposed to open them upon graduating from high school. My parents came across mine while… Read more
Seven Great Google Slides Templates for Creativity and Critical Thinking Google Slides is too powerful to limit its use to boring presentations. Create engaging learning experiences while promoting critical thinking and creativity with these seven Google Slides templates you can use in virtually any classroom. The sharing settings for all of these templates are set… Read more
13 Awesome Random List Generators for Teachers It might not transform learning, but a good random list generator is a tool that every teacher should have readily available. Generate a list of random, everyday objects to create writing prompts. Make a random list of animals to research or write about. Need a way of assigning… Read more
How to Revive & Transform Observational Assessment with Google Forms Observational Assessment Thoughtful observational assessment is among the most powerful tools a teacher can use to better understand what their students have learned, and what they need. Observational assessment is most effective when it’s an ongoing practice. Not only can teachers use it to adapt… Read more
How to Make Any Web Page an Interactive Lesson InsertLearning InsertLearning provides teachers with an easy way to transform web pages into interactive lessons. It can be used in any subject and at any age, from having emerging readers highlight words they recognize in text, to students documenting progress by recording themselves reading aloud, to… Read more
Digital Blackout Poetry – The Ultimate Guide Blackout Poetry Blackout poetry has become increasingly popular in classrooms everywhere. If you’re not familiar with blackout poetry (a.k.a. erasure poetry), it’s a form of poetry where students take an existing text and black-out, or somehow obscure, most of the text, intentionally leaving behind words to create their… Read more
Video Lessons for Every Subject From Hemingway to Hemoglobin – Study.com This collaboration is brought to you by Study.com and is based on my unbiased experience using the site. Transform Your Classroom with Effective Video Lessons I have long been an advocate for meaningful use of instructional videos for teaching and learning. Differentiation and individualization… Read more
Backchannels in the Classroom 7 Alternatives to TodaysMeet Backchannels in the Classroom Backchannels are a great way to facilitate meaningful classroom discussions that all students can participate in. Perhaps my favorite thing about backchannels is that they give a voice to even the quietest of students who might not participate in a traditional classroom discussion…. 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
