This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free All apps free as of February 4, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. Toca Robot Lab Was $2.99 – Now Free iPhone, iPad Build your own robot with Toca Robot Lab! With all the tools and materials you need, Toca Robot Lab let kids get creative. Other… Read more
If you’re on social media (and let’s face: our students are on social media), you’re familiar with the concept of the meme. Several years ago, it seemed like I couldn’t get through a class period without multiple students showing me a meme, showing it to friends, or even begging me to project it on the board…. Read more
This Week’s Paid Learning Apps Gone Free All apps free as of January 27, 2016. Please verify app prices before downloading. Starlight – Explore the Stars Was $0.99 – Now Free iPhone, iPad Point your iPhone or iPad like a magic lens into the night sky, and see in real time what stars,… Read more
Google Like a Boss Google search has become so much more than a search engine. Once you learn about some of their lesser-known features, you’ll be Googling like a pro in no time. Here are ten of my favorite Google search tips, tricks, and time savers. Timer Here’s a quick way to set a countdown timer… Read more
Star Wars Crawl Creator Star Wars has unintentionally made it’s way into a number of posts on EdTech Picks lately. Students can learn to code with Star Wars, or even program BB-8. Now you can start your class the same way all of the Star Wars movies have started with the Star Wars Crawl Creator. You… Read more
My top five posts of 2015 featuring instructional technology resources, gadgets, and ideas. 1) Find Copyright Free, Properly Cited Images for Student Use 2) 5 Awesome Tech Gadgets for Teachers and Students 3) Hour of Code – Coding Resources for Students of All Ages 4) A Response to Professors Banning Laptops (For EDWords) 5) Creative Lessons with Fake Texts, Tweets, Facebook… Read more
Each year at this time I share five TED Talks that have in some way had a significant influence on my classroom. These TED Talks provide messages of hope, innovation, improvement, reflection, persistence, diversity, compassion, empathy, and success. These are truly ideas worth sharing with any educator. Education Innovation in the Slums When Charles Leadbeater went looking… Read more
[listly id=”jFv” layout=”gallery” per_page=”25″ show_list_badges=”false” show_list_stats=”false” show_list_title=”false” show_author=”false” show_list_description=”false” show_list_tools=”false” show_item_tabs=”false” show_item_filter=”false”] What Are Your Favorite EdTech Resources of 2015? The main goal of this site is to share EdTech resources with teachers. Join me in sharing your favorite resource for implementing technology in the classroom. It could be a site or an app —… Read more
Hour of Code – Coding Resources for Students of All Ages December 4-10 is Computer Science Education Week. Introduce your students to computer science by getting them to participate in an Hour of Code. I’ve rounded up the best resources for lesson plans, activities, iOS and Android apps, robots, drones, and other affordable gadgets to make… Read more
Formative GoFormative.com A real-time student response system that allows for formative assessment with quick feedback. It’s free, easy to use, and works on any internet-enabled device. Create Assignments Teachers can create assignments using four question types: Multiple-Choice and True/False options allow for immediate feedback and self-grading; Short Answer questions allow students to type responses; Show Your Work questions… Read more
