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Is edtech worth it?
With all due respect, this is what I call Edutech Shiny Toy Syndrome. And it is out of control. Kids don’t need screens for individualized educational experiences. They are already on those stultifying, addictive, isolating screens far too much. Bah! Humbug! Source: Silicon Valley’s Schools Program — Students Are an Afterthought | National Review I don’t…
Information is Beautiful is a source of great data visualizations
Source: Information is Beautiful Information is Beautiful is a collection of infographics that include all sorts of data about our lives and world. The reality of a student using Information is Beautiful as a source is pretty slim since there are limit infographics available, but, this site could be a source of story starters or…
Adding a progress bar to your Google Slides
I was sitting through a presentation at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference when on one of the slides I thought I saw a progress bar for the number of slides in the presentation at the bottom of the slide. The bar was a mirage, but that started me on the trek to add progress bars…
Clipboard history is great, and on Chromebooks it’s getting even better
I love this small change to the ChromeOS clipboard history. Clipboard history is the ability to store more than one item in your computers clipboard. Having a clipboard history is one of my make or break features I need to be efficient on a device. In the past I’ve used Clipboard History 2 when I’m…
Create Screencasts in Canva
Canva, the design tool that’s free for educators, has a built-in screen recording tool. Screencasts Screencasts are a great way to present information to your students, and there are a plethora of options to use to create them. The idea is to record what’s on your screen while you narrate what you are doing. The…
📷 Ed photos of the week for 2023-01-12
Ed photos for the week There’s at least one teacher… A little reminder… Mine was “trope” : NonPoliticalTwitter