Floop: Giving Students Feedback They Need, When They Need It More than just a quick, convenient way of providing student feedback on paper assignments, Floop helps teachers give more effective student feedback; feedback that’s timely, specific, meaningful, and actionable. Students simply take a picture of their work and submit it for feedback. Teachers select specific… Read more
Custom QR Code Generator QR codes have become so common in many settings that they tend to blend in. I still remember being surprised by how many people approached me at my 2014 ISTE poster session to ask how I made my QR codes. Unfortunately, they were made with SnippQR, which has long since passed… Read more
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? The world of educational video games was minuscule in the mid-80s, but that didn’t stop us from spending hours trying to not die of dysentery on the Oregon Trail. Then came Carmen Sandiego to make learning geography fun. At a time when film strip projectors were considered essential… Read more
My seventh annual collection of TED Talks for teachers has something for every educator: from using hip-hop to explain biology to the myth of average. These five talks will inform, inspire, and perhaps challenge your thinking. How Hip-Hop Helps Us Understand Science Danielle N. Lee This incredibly entertaining talk appeals to both the science teacher… Read more
Here’s a look back at my top #EdTech picks of 2019: Netflix and Instagram Templates, PD on the Potty, Create Your Own Google Expeditions, and How to Make Google Docs Templates. Netflix Template – Engage Your Students in Any Subject Area Students create fully interactive preview/info pages for a Netflix series. This fully customizable template… Read more
Toontastic 3D Toontastic delivers a level of quality rarely seen in free digital animation apps. Available for iOS/iPadOS and Android, it’s the perfect tool for engaging learners in the creative writing process while creating their own cartoons. Choose a Story Arc Students often struggle with mapping out a story’s plot. Toontastic solves this problem by… Read more
Get ready for Hour of Code 2019! This year ‘s Hour of Code will officially take place during Computer Science Education Week, December 9-15, 2019, although you can host an Hour of Code at any time of year. More Than 400 Hour of Code Activities While this page doesn’t provide links to every Hour of… Read more
Nick’s Picks for Tech Toys So many of my previous picks for educational toys remain among my top choices (now at lower prices), but this year I’m focussing on just five stand-out tech toys. Don’t forget to check out potential deals on my previous years’ picks at the bottom of this post. Sphero Specdrums Sphero’s… Read more
Text-to-Speech That Actually Works I remember trying voice-to-text software in the late 1990s. In addition to a lack of accuracy, I had to speak slower than I could already type. Thankfully, voice-to-text software has come a long way since then. Google voice typing is incredibly accurate and fast enough to be used as a real… Read more
iPad Gestures As a daily iPad user, I’m amazed at how frequently I discover shortcuts and gestures the I didn’t know about previously. Text-editing gestures can be a real time-saver when working on an iPad. Some of the text-editing gestures below have been around for a while, while others are new to iPadOS. Undo and… Read more
