TED Talks for Teachers 2017 It’s hard to believe that this is my 5th annual collection of TED Talks for teachers. Every year it’s increasingly difficult to narrow the list to just five TED Talks. In addition to new TED Talks showing up each year, I’m always discovering older talks that catch my attention. This… Read more
iOS 11 – Six New iPad Features You Need to Know Many of the new features in iOS 11 are incredibly useful for increasing productivity for teachers and students. Unfortunately these feature are easy to overlook. Here are my top six iOS 11 features teachers and students need to know about. A Huge Keyboard Improvement… Read more
The Best STEM Toys Under $25 – 2017 Nick’s Picks for Educational Toys 2017 There are so many great choices for STEM toys under $25, proving that STEM isn’t limited to expensive electronics and fancy gadgets. Here are five of my favorites. Be sure to check the other two posts of this series: The Best… Read more
The Best STEM Toys Under $100 Nick’s Picks for Educational Toys 2017 It’s that time of year when I get to share my favorite educational gadgets, gizmos, and toys. I’m sticking with the format of three different price ranges, but don’t worry this year’s list does not include any repeats from previous years. Just don’t… Read more
The Best STEM Toys Under $50 Nick’s Picks for Educational Toys 2017 Getting to play with the latest educational gadgets, gizmos, and toys is one of many professional perks that I am lucky to have. I’m sharing my good fortune by again selecting my favorite STEM toys in three different price ranges. This year’s list does… Read more
Share Bookmarks and Save Time with Sqworl Sqworl.com Simple Visual Bookmarking for Educators Sqworl is a basic bookmarking site. Its simplicity and focus on educators make it a great choice for collecting and sharing bookmarks in your classroom. Get started by creating a free account and making your first “group” or collection. Find and Add… Read more
A Free Plagiarism Checker for Teachers PlagiarismChecker.com provides teachers with a quick and easy way to check content from student work for exact phrase matches on the internet. Tools like Turnitin are much more robust, but can be cost prohibitive for teachers. Plagiarism Checker Simply go to PlagiarismChecker.com. Like most free sites, it’s littered with adds…. Read more
100 Free Halloween STEM Activities I’m a big believer in leveraging student interests for instructional engagement rather than fighting against their excitement (check out my posts on Fidget Spinners and Pokemon Go). Halloween is an exciting holiday for students and a quick search will return tons of lesson ideas. I’ve rounded up 100 Halloween STEM… Read more
Curriculum-Aligned, Ready-To-Play Kahoots No time to create a Kahoot? The folks at Kahoot might have one ready for you. Kahoot now features a collection of standards-aligned games to make it easier than ever to find high quality Kahoots that match your curriculum. So far they have created collections for math, science, and ELA; history and… Read more
The Seating Chart Tool You’ve Been Looking For Mega Seating Plan www.MegaSeatingPlan.com Mega Seating Plan makes it easy to create a variety of seating charts for any number of classes in any number of seating arrangements. All navigation is done through three sections in the top menu: Class Lists (the students in your class(es)) Classrooms… Read more
