Source: Bookshlf
Can’t find a book for a student? Check out Bookshlf. It is a service where the curation of books happen by people, not algorithms. Think of it as Pinterest, but for books, not pictures. And like Pinterest, you need an account to see more than a few posts in a category. For Bookshlf, the limit is four.
You can sign up with an email username and password, or use one of their social network logins.
Source: Maps Mania: The Tower of Pisa in 3D Sometimes I stumble upon sites that feed my need for information, and This is how the tower of Pisa was prevented from falling scratches that itch. First things first, if you don’t read Italian, you’ll want to turn on translation in Chrome to your location. The…
6 Truths About Technology in Education I recently had the opportunity to Keynote the University of Pennsylvania Literacy Network’s Winter Symposium. Penn Literacy Network founder Mort Botel (who was also a former President of the International Reading Association) wrote one of the most influential works in my teaching career, “The Plainer Truths of Teaching/Learning/Assessing Across the Curriculum“;…
Source: 15 Checklist, Schedule, and Planner Templates for Students I’m more of a fan of lists like this to use for inspiration in creating my own, especially since some of these resources do cost. This is a great list to get started with on helping your students plan and prepare for their workload. It seems…
23 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom I have put together a list of 23 Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom, making it even easier to create lessons and announcements with your favorite apps and resources. Last summer, Google opened the API for Google Classroom which means that other applications could connect or integrate…
Source: Sourceful Sourceful is a repository of all things Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The resources include database like lists of music and licensing for streaming and Escape room types of activities in Google Docs. The number of resources is quite astounding, and you can submit your own. This is a really cool resource.
A flexible icon family for interfaces, diagrams, presentations — whatever, really. — Read on phosphoricons.com/ There is a never ending supply of graphics you can use in your multimedia projects, and here is another. Phosphor Icons is directed toward developers, but you can download the icons as PNGs and use them in your own creations.