What are #BookSnaps? #BookSnaps provide fun visual ways to share our reactions to what we read. This post provides my quick take on #BookSnaps built on my experience working with teachers and students. For a more comprehensive look at #BookSnaps, please check out the amazing work of their founder, Tara Martin. #BookSnaps: Getting Started After… Read more
Hand-Drawn Animated GIF Maker No matter how you pronounce it, GIFs have become incredibly popular these days. Now it’s easier than ever to let your students create their own hand-drawn animated GIFs to communicate ideas or demonstrate understanding of a topic. Brush Ninja It’s free, easy to use, works on any device, requires no login,… Read more
Templates for Engaging Assignments Fake social media templates have been long popular on Nick’s picks as an engaging way for students to demonstrate an understanding of course content. The positive feedback I have received from teachers about my Netflix template encouraged me to continue expanding this type of approach in new ways. An Amazon 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
Netflix Template A little while back I saw a Netflix Template for Google Slides. It’s essentially a template to replicate the screens you view when looking at episodes for a Netflix series. I immediately loved the idea of creating a Netflix series for a novel (displaying an understanding of plot, setting, characters, etc.). Perfect for… Read more
Free Presentation Templates Slidesgo offers over 100 high-quality, free presentation templates for Google Slides and PowerPoint. When you find a presentation template that you like, just click a button to either download the PowerPoint Template or make a copy of the Google Slides theme to your Google Drive. This collection of templates is beautifully designed… Read more
Copyright-Free and High Quality Students and teachers need good sources of copyright-free images. I’ve shared other sites and strategies before, but Pixabay is hands-down my favorite site for copyright-free images and video. What sets Pixabay apart is quality. The images and videos are of a quality that you would expect from paid sites like Shutterstock… Read more
1 Second Everyday: Video Diary Imagine an engaging 3-minute video that captures every day of the upcoming school year. Now imagine an app that makes it easy to create such a video with minimal effort and no video editing. Even better, the app is free: 1 Second Everyday for iOS and Android. Select Your Moments… Read more
Interactive Images with Thinglink Thinglink‘s interactive image generator is perfect for enhancing illustrations and diagrams, making interactive infographics and posters, and creating scenes for digital breakout activities. Creating interactive images has never been easier. Just upload an image, and with a few clicks, you can add text, image overlays, video, links, or even vocal narration…. Read more
Note:Google Expeditions and Tour Creator were shut down on June 30, 2021 and have been relocated to the EdTech Graveyard. Check out these alternatives to Google Expeditions and Tour Creator. Google Expeditions I’m a big fan of Google Expeditions to bring students to places they may not otherwise go. I’m also a supporter of students… Read more
