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Another archive of free illustrated children’s books
Source: Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online | Open Culture This collection may be more of interest to history classes versus primary and intermediate classes. The books look really interesting, I really like Elfin Rhymes (mentioned in the article). Since these books are in the Public…
Eric Sheninger’s tips for managing edtech in the classroom
With all the promise that educational technology holds, several pitfalls are always on the minds of educators. The top two issues that commonly come up in my talks with educators are the technology (Internet, hardware, devices, apps) not working or off-task behavior on the part of students. While there are some serious challenges that can…
Helping students select the best tools
The majority of our students use technology daily to learn and share their voice, creativity, ideas, and passion with the world! When we integrate technology effectively into the curriculum students discover how to use technology to problem solve, create, and better their future and world. Before students embark on any digital project, you need to…
Easily create photo slide shows in Google Slides from photos in Google Photos or Google Drive
Source: Photos To Slides – G Suite Marketplace For certain tasks, Google Slides is a good solution. However, creating a photo slideshow in Google Slides is a tedious and laborious process. That is, unless you have the Photos To Slides add-on. This add-on uses albums created in Google Photos. Once you have the pictures you…
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…