Posts By: Nick LaFave

How (and Why) to Remove Lecture From Your Classroom

How (and Why) to Remove Lecture From Your Classroom

How (and Why) to Remove Lecture From Your Classroom Links, resources, and tutorials from my workshops and presentations.   Why Remove Lecture From Your Classroom? How to Remove Lecture From Your Classroom 6 Ways to Get Started Creating Videos for the Flipped Classroom Create Instructional Videos PowerPoint Tutorial Keynote Tutorial Snagit (Chrome) – Download, Tutorial Screencast-O-Matic – Website, Tutorial Jing – Download,… Read more

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – June 5, 2016

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – June 5, 2016

#TeachDifferent – Reading Roundup A collection of articles and posts from my virtual PLN, inspiring innovation in education. Five hand-picked articles for educators.  This week’s articles emphasize the importance of student emotions, reflection, and effective parent engagement.  They also challenge commonly used literacy strategies, and our ideas about “average.” Ending the Year with Student Reflections Five Literacy… Read more

Learning Apps Gone Free – June 3, 2016

Learning Apps Gone Free – June 3, 2016

This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free Learning Apps Gone Free – a fun physics game, math games for grades K-6, develop creativity and visualization skills with 3D modeling. All apps free as of June 3, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. [appstore id=”877067549″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”670978004″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”839929590″ style=”custombox1″] Copyright secured by DigiproveSome Rights ReservedOriginal content… Read more

Free, Copyright-Friendly Images for Education – Pics4Learning

Free, Copyright-Friendly Images for Education – Pics4Learning

Free, Copyright-Friendly Images for Education Pics4Learning.com  Pics4Learning provides a safe, high-quality image library for educational use. Teachers and students will find a variety of copyright-friendly images that are both categorized and searchable.  Read the entire image use policy here. Incredible Image Collections Images are organized into categories like animals, food, transportation, weather, etc. Browsing through these… Read more

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – May 29, 2016

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – May 29, 2016

#TeachDifferent – Reading Roundup A collection of articles and posts from my virtual PLN, inspiring innovation in education. Five hand-picked articles for educators.  This roundup features an interesting idea for an ed tech escape room, summer learning opportunities, moving past being too busy to learn, tools for arts integration, and some great brain teasers. Inspiration for an Ed… Read more

Learning Apps Gone Free – May 27, 2016

Learning Apps Gone Free – May 27, 2016

This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free Learning Apps Gone Free – Views From the International Space Station, CVC Words, Multiplication Doesn’t Have to Be Boring All apps free as of May 27, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. [appstore id=”522003167″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”1071475445″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”304569626″ style=”custombox1″] Copyright secured by DigiproveSome Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published… Read more

Survey Students & Assign Their Top Preferences – Poll & Match

Survey Students & Assign Their Top Preferences – Poll & Match

Survey Students & Assign Their Top Preferences with Poll & Match Poll & Match www.pollandmatch.com Poll and Match is more than an online survey. It provides teachers with an easy way to let students rank their preferences from a list of choices, and then assign students to one of their top choices. For example, I wanted… Read more

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – May 22, 2016

#TeachDifferent Reading Roundup – May 22, 2016

#TeachDifferent – Reading Roundup A collection of articles and posts from my virtual PLN, inspiring innovation in education. Five hand-picked articles for educators.  This roundup features hot topics in Ed Tech, a look at why schools need to change, how to get started with a makerspace, another eye-opening look at school funding, and innovative use of QR… Read more

Learning Apps Gone Free – May 20, 2016

Learning Apps Gone Free – May 20, 2016

This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free 3 Great Elementary Math Apps Gone Free! Make math fun with these apps.  Pilot a starship, help animals find their way, and practice times tables.. All apps free as of May 20, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. [appstore id=”576793404″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”539888378″ style=”custombox1″] [appstore id=”932147496″ style=”custombox1″]… Read more

The Most Popular Educational Apps for iPad

The Most Popular Educational Apps for iPad

The Most Popular Educational Apps for iPad   Top 25 Educational Apps We’ve created a new resource to make it even easier for you to keep up with the most popular educational apps for iOS. Edtechpicks.org/apps will direct you to the top 25 paid, and top 25 free educational apps as reported and continuously updated… Read more