50 Free Tech Tools for the 21st Century Classroom Updated for 2018 – Links and resources from my workshops, presentations, and conferences. Teacher Tools General Teacher Tools Classroom Screen Flippity Mega Seating Plan Planboard Free Plagiarism Checker Permission Click CloudConvert Communication Remind Bloomz Easy Link Sharing QRExplore.com UrlExt BridgeURL Bitly Beyond WebQuests DocentEDU / InsertLearning… Read more
iPad Accessibility Apps – Level The Playing Field The iPad’s built-in accessibility features are amazing for empowering all learners. Here’s a round-up of iPad Accessibility Apps to further help level the playing field. Part 1: Vision Part 2: Hearing Part 3: Speech Part 4: Physical and Motor Part 5: Learning and Literacy Part 1: Accessibility… Read more
Creating Interactive Lessons for Blended Learning and the Flipped Classroom Updated for 2017 – Links and resources from my workshops and presentations on Blended Learning and the Flipped Classroom. Create Instructional Videos PowerPoint Tutorial Keynote Tutorial Screencast-O-Matic – Website, Tutorial Jing – Download, Tutorial Explain Everything (iPad) – Download, Tutorial Screencastify – Website Off The Shelf Resources Kahn Academy Learn Zillion… Read more
3 Must-Read Books for Teachers With so many good choices out there, I wanted to narrow my list of must-read books for teachers down to just three. These three books share inspiration and insight on what we must do to move from an outdated, obsolete model of education to a model that is relevant to today’s… Read more
Recess – #TeachDifferent Reading Roundup All kids need recess, everyday. Especially those who “misbehave.” It has always baffled me when teachers use a form of punishment that is so obviously counterproductive to decreasing the behavior they are trying to “correct.” Check out these four articles from my virtual PLN and one great resource on the subject of… Read more
An Online Drawing Tool That Makes Everyone an Artist AutoDraw AutoDraw.com Teachers have so many assignments that ask students to demonstrate learning through drawing. I can’t say how many times in the past I’ve had students sketch the water cycle or a food web. Unfortunately drawing can be daunting task for a lot of us…. Read more
Paid Learning Apps Gone Free May 11, 2017 Learning Apps Gone Free Today’s learning apps gone free: an incredibly popular storybook app, a fun way to learn shapes, and a great way to add stylized text to photos. All apps free as of May 11, 2017. Please verify app prices before downloading. [appstore id=”716379186″ style=”custombox1″]… Read more
Scavenger Hunts That Your Students Will Love GooseChase GooseChase.com Scavenger Hunts In The Classroom Scavenger hunts have long been popular in the classroom. The GooseChase scavenger hunt app takes scavenger hunts to a whole new level with some great features for creating, managing, and participating in scavenger hunts. Creating a Scavenger Hunt Setting up your… Read more
Google Earth – Travel the World From Your Classroom The Old Google Earth I remember how completely amazed I was the first time I used Google Earth. I had so many ideas for using it in the classroom. Unfortunately having an entire classroom download and install the large program took up the better portion of… Read more
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