Googling, a comic, and success indicator – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2019/10/google-like-a-hacker/
https://eduk8.me/2019/09/comic-current-status/
https://eduk8.me/2019/10/moving-past-the-marshmallow-test-to-predict-future-success/
First look at the micro:bit, a single board computer for the classroom. I first wrote about the micro:bit in 2016, but since it wasn’t available in the United States, I didn’t have one to play with and promptly forgot about it. This past week I was reminded about it after reading an article from the…
This is part 8 of 13 things to do before the first day of school. I’m a firm believer that a checklist, while not the solution to all problems, can be instrumental in organizing an efficient day. Research at John Hopkins University shows the value of a simple 5 step checklist for inserting an IV….
This is part 2 of 13 Gmail hacks for teachers. As we learned yesterday, we want to reduce our cognitive load of dealing with emails by getting them out of the inbox and into a system where we don’t have to remember what we need to do, but can easily find what we need to…
Most email providers offer subaddresses (often times call plus aliases) allowing the user an almost infinite number of addresses. Subaddresses are part of the email protocol and were devised as a way to filter email. To use a sub address, you simply add +ALIAS between your username and the @ sign in your email. For example,…
Google Sheets Power Tools add-on adds some needed tools to Google Sheets. Once the add-on is installed, you can access it from the Add-ons menu. Puts the Power into Power Tools add-on The Power Tools add-on has many tools, here are just a few that I really like: Split – This tool splits a cell according to information in the cell….
https://eduk8.me/2017/10/tech-tools-struggling-readers-writers/ https://eduk8.me/2017/10/algebra-worth-time/ https://eduk8.me/2017/10/applied-digital-skills-google-free-curriculum-based-tech-skills/