ⓔ Guts, Gmail subaddresses, and Reddit – Top posts of the week

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Here is a look at the top posts and shared items for the week.

ⓔ Who is gutsy enough to use  The Most Dangerous Writing App in their classroom 

Self destructing text if you stop typing? What’s not to love?

ⓔ Email subaddresses (plus aliases) in GMail (and others)

A post from almost a year ago is quite popular again. Find out how to add aliases to your Gmail account.

ⓔ Reddit for teachers

I haven’t quite decided what to think about Reddit, but it does have some good resources for teachers.

Shared items

Microsoft to open Minecraft education edition for all schools in June, free on the early access program

How to Create a Custom Snapchat Geo-Filter for Your School Event

ⓔ Create PDF ebooks directly from Wikipedia

People interpret the same emoji in completely differently ways

Research Finds The Effects Of Homework On Elementary School Students, And The Results Are Surprising

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