Simple Formative Assessment www.Plickers.com Formative assessment has become easier with the introduction of so many engaging formative apps and websites. I remember my enthusiasm years ago when I got a set of small whiteboards and markers. I passed one out to each student so that they could write their answers and hold them up as I… Read more
Pokemon GO in Education #TeachDifferent Reading Roundup A collection of Pokemon GO articles and posts from my virtual PLN, inspiring innovation in education. Five hand-picked articles for educators. 9 things we can learn, 14 reasons it’s the future of learning, 9 digital citizenship elements, 5 ways to use it as a learning tool, and 1 way to… Read more
Free Stock Music for Student Projects FreeStockMusic.com Teaching Students About Copyright Beyond good digital citizenship, teaching about copyright is becoming increasingly important as students become producers and publishers of content. It’s time that we stop letting students simply copy and paste from Google Image Search, or upload their favorite songs to a video project. That’s why I’ve made… Read more
Back to School #TeachDifferent Reading Roundup A collection of Back to School articles and posts from my virtual PLN, inspiring innovation in education. Eleven hand-picked articles for educators. This Back to School Roundup features more than 20 strategies for building relationships, 18 icebreakers, plus two videos to provoke reflection and inspiration. It’s All About Relationships Please Don’t… Read more
The Easiest Online Poster Maker PosterGen PosterGen.com/poster-generators Short on time, but looking for a visual way for students to express ideas? Checkout PosterGen. Many poster makers allow students to really explore their creativity with a wide variety of editing options. PosterGen’s minimalist interface makes it stand out as a simpler option – perfect for quickly… Read more
Word Clouds in Any Browser – WordItOut www.WordItOut.com If your favorite word cloud generator no longer seems to work, give WordItOut a try. I recently ran into a couple of problems while using Chrome: Tagxedo requires that you install a Silverlight plug-in, and Wordle requires Java. Neither of these popular options seem to play well with… Read more
Make Awesome Photo Quotes with Quotes Cover QuotesCover.com It seems that photo quotes just keep gaining in popularity. In an age where practically everything is visual, it’s no wonder that we even share our favorite quotes as images. Tools like Recite, and Quozio have made it easy to share words of inspiration in an eye-catching… Read more
A Lesson Planning Power Tool – TeacherCal EduSync.com/TeacherCal TeacherCal is a feature-filled lesson planning calendar for teachers that integrates beautifully with Google Drive. To call it Google Calendar for teachers is a serious understatement. In addition to letting teachers plan lessons and units of study, it automatically organizes all resources within Google Drive, provides students… Read more
This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free Learning Apps Gone Free: Where In The World: a puzzle game for learning cities, countries, and landmarks. Butterfly Math Addition: a fun way to learn addition. Aftercut: an easy way to remove the background from photos. All apps free as of July 15, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. [appstore id=”665156946″… Read more
Don’t Flip Out About Flipping Your Classroom Updated for 2017 – Links and resources from my workshops and presentations on the Flipped Classroom. Remove Lecture 6 Ways to Create Instructional Videos PowerPoint Tutorial Keynote Tutorial Screencast-O-Matic (Browser) – Website, Tutorial Jing (PC/Mac) – Download, Tutorial Explain Everything (iPad) – Download, Tutorial Screencastify (Chrome) – Website, Video Tutorial 7 Places to Find Instructional… Read more
