Being an Mac school, we have use iPhoto (now Photos) a lot to manage all of the photos collected during the school year. But, now that Google offers unlimited storage of photos (it resizes the photos to 2048×2048 for non-Google Apps for Education Users) it makes sense to move photo storage to Google Photos. Getting…
So many of these tools are new to me. It is amazing how I use them every single day. Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom right now. Source: 36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life @coolcatteacher This is such a great list of tools and apps,…
Scratch is a great introduction to programming. By using code blocks, students and staff can quickly assemble a working program. But, the limitations of Scratch become more and more apparent as you try to create more sophisticated programs. That’s where Pico-8 from Lexaloffle comes in. Pico-8 – the programmable virtual game console The Pico-8 is a…
Depending on the situation, your Google Apps administrator can assign aliases to your account in Google Apps for Education account. These aliases can be used to send and receive email as the alias. This could come in handy for situations such as club advisors. The club can have an email alias created which can be…
As it turns out, economists, chemists, aviators, and scuba divers use the Rule of Three (even Agatha Christie did when she wrote a series of plays entitled, The Rule of Three). Although it has not been labeled as the Rule of Three, great educators have used it in classrooms since Aristotle (ever heard of syllogisms?). So what is…
This past week I had a plumber come out to look at our water softener. He was pretty tech savvy, using his iPhone to document his process and to record parts that he needed. Unfortunately, he constantly force quit applications on his iPhone when he was finished. How do I tell him to stop doing…
A good place to start this process is to think about your school’s mission statement and vision and then think through how your makerspace can be seen as a physical representation of that strategy. Source: Worlds of Learning | Makerspace Vision Statement I used to view the whole mission/vision statement as a waste of time,…
First look at the Ubuntu Tablet Last Friday I received my Ubuntu Tablet, and first impressions are definitely mixed. For $300 the hardware seems to be pretty decent, and feels pretty good in the hand. The software, on the other hand, is definitely a work in progress. Quick summary: This tablet is for early adopters…
A lot of schools have their copiers set up to scan documents, which can be delivered in your email in a multitude of formats. The format usually is a black & white PDF, but what if you want color? Or have some photographs to scan? That’s where an app like Camscanner (iOS & Android) comes in…
Last Friday I received my Ubuntu Tablet, and first impressions are definitely mixed. For $300 the hardware seems to be pretty decent, and feels pretty good in the hand. The software, on the other hand, is definitely a work in progress. Quick summary: This tablet is for early adopters only. After visiting #ubuntu-touch on Freenode…