Grade 8 science teacher revolutionizes classroom by making it a year long RPG
Another example of gamification in the classroom.
Another Google Docs/Google Keep tip: Easily store standards
A great way to use Google Keep along with Google Docs.
Creative Commons Search helps you and your students find legal multimedia
Help students find licensed media that can legally be used in the classroom.
This is part 4 of 13 Gmail hacks for teachers. We’re getting close to inbox zero, and today’s tip deals with emails from students. I’ve talked about this in the past, and the directions haven’t changed. Student Email Footer Unfortunately, Google’s search criteria fails if you have students in the same domain as teachers (everyone…
To get a deeper understanding of text, students use close reading strategies to interact with the text using multiple methods. In an analog format, students use highlighters, sticky notes, columns, and writing to question and emphasize important points and questions. In a digital format, OneNote can be an easy digital alternative for teachers to use…
Fotor.com is online photo editor that is pretty powerful for what you can use for free. The site can be used without registration, and offers three modes: Edit, Collage, and Design. For each mode, not all of the features are available for free, but those features are identified with a little diamond flag. This is…
If a classroom gets iPads, a question you will often hear immediately is, “What apps should I download?” In our concern for machines taking over education, we often do things that encourage machines to take over our teaching. Source: Using Technology Doesn’t Make You Innovative – The Principal of Change I’ve had this same discussion with…
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I’ve been to many conferences over the last twenty years. Mostly the speakers droned on about their topics, which were easily forgotten. Thinking back, only a few big ideas really stuck with me. These are three ideas I’ve come back to over and over again in my career. Source: The unforgettable lessons I’ve learned from 100…