I’m slowly recovering from the whirlwind that is 3 days of conferences. My presentations I presented twice, back to back, and it was an amazing experience. The first presentation was on Google Slides, or more importantly, how to Rock Google Slides Like the Boss You Are. My second presentation was a new one for me,…
Source: News – Introducing Learn WordPress – WordPress.org WordPress is the most used software on the internet for creating websites. You can start on WordPress.com, or run the software yourself. If you want to get started with WordPress, here’s a great way to start. For technology directors, if you are using WordPress in your district,…
You’ve been in that meeting. In fact, as soon as you read the title, you knew exactly what I was talking about. You’ve all experienced a presentation where the person in the front of the room stands at a podium, or before a large screen, and simply recites for you a series of bullet-points on the screen….
Only 16 percent of teachers in a recent survey give their schools an ‘A’ for incorporating technology into their classroom, and 48 percent of all surveyed teachers consider the technology they do have to be outdated.Teachers’ Dream Classroom Survey, sponsored by Edgenuity, reveals that of teachers who did give their schools an ‘A’ for classroom…
I work with a lot of teachers and students, and one thing that baffles me is how many don’t set up bookmarks for sites they use on a daily basis. I’ve seem them go to Google and type gmail into the search box, and then click on the Gmail link in the search results. Or…
10 Ways Principals Can Use Twitter to Enhance Stakeholder Engagement I had the opportunity to participate in an intense, three-day social media boot camp facilitated by Debra Jasper and Betsy Hubbard, founders of Mindset Digital. They showed the participants a number of ways to harness the power of Web 2.0 tools to share stories, improve…
For teachers with Google Apps for Education, an inbox full of sharing notifications and other emails from students can sometimes be overwhelming. Fortunately, there is a way to filter your incoming email and take back your inbox. One is automatic for your students, the second is not. First, we need to create an email filter…