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Three movies that inspire me as a teacher (and they don’t take place in school)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Like a lot of people, I’m a sucker for David and Goliath stories, and Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a great one. Preston Tucker battles the Big Three automakers in the hopes of producing the “car of the future” with safety features such as disc brakes, seatbelts,…
You can’t simply port face-to-face schooling to remote
Stuff that’s ported lacks the native sensibilities of the receiving platform. It doesn’t celebrate the advantages, it only meets the lowest possible bar. Everyone knows it. Sometimes we’re simply glad to have it because it’s either that or nothing, but there’s rarely a ringing endorsement of something that’s so obviously moved from A to B…
K-2 Word Mapping Google Sheet
Last week I attened the ITIP Ohio Google Summit. One of the sessions I attended was Getting Google-y in K-2 Reading presented by Jazmine Monroe and Becky McDonald. One of their examples was a Google Sheet that was formatting for Word Mapping, using conditional formatting to reflect correct and incorrect answers. I thought this was…
Using your phone or a tablet as a document camera
This thread by Tony Vincent on Twitter got me thinking about the various ways you can set up a document camera with your phone or a tablet. **Since I posted this article, I have had a chance to put together a video showing the software side. This technique is easier than the software listed below…
If you use Twitter logins for any site, CHECK IT NOW!
This week Twitter announced that it was going to start charging for API access. Although the announcement implies that only developers need to worry about it, it will also affect sites that have a Login with Twitter button. What is an API and why do I care? API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface….
“Educational technology is now more about pedagogy first and then choosing the appropriate tool(s) for the job.” – Kathy Schrock, USA
“Educational technology is now more about pedagogy first and then choosing the appropriate tool(s) for the job.” – Kathy Schrock, USA As an independent educational technologist with more than 20 years in the field, Kathy Schrockhas experienced first-hand how technology has transformed education — not only by engaging students, but by helping teachers manage their…
