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Librarian Approved: 30 Ed-Tech Apps to Inspire Creativity and Creation | MindShift | KQED News

Byryan June 28, 2016June 27, 2016

Tool discovery is often a challenge for teachers interested in finding ways to use technology that will change the way they and their students work. With so much going on in the classroom, many teachers don’t have the time to test out various apps and find the perfect tool to meet their needs. Luckily, several tech-savvy librarians have been curating the apps their colleagues find useful and sharing the all-stars with one another through personal learning communities (PLC) and edWeb webinars.

Source: Librarian Approved: 30 Ed-Tech Apps to Inspire Creativity and Creation | MindShift | KQED News

A pretty nice list of free and paid apps for use in school. I am especially interested in Terraria and Bloxels.

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The ballpoint pen

Byryan December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

Fountain pens were a stylish statement but messy and impractical. Their replacement was a stroke of design genius perfectly in time for the era of mass production. Source: The cheap pen that changed writing forever – BBC Future A fascinating look at one of the best educational technology tools ever invented, the ballpoint pen. Whenever…

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Using virtual reality in the classroom

Byryan January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Opportunities, barriers, and considerations for teachers and developers working with VR, Source: Virtual Reality In the Classroom, It’s Worth It If You Do It Right I love reading stories of actual experience in the classroom with new technologies!

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📷 Ed photos of the week for June 15, 2023

Byryan June 15, 2023June 7, 2023

Ed photos for the week When facing challenging situations, ask “What does this situation require?” #DollyPartonWisdom #LanguageDream poster Think many teachers need to know this… Nothing beats the teacher look! #teachers has this happened to you? What name/s?

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Drag words to the address bar or new tab button to perform a Google search

Byryan June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Now here’s something I just learned. After highlighting words on a web page, you can drag the highlighted words to the tab bar and Chrome will perform a Google search. The same thing happens when you drag the highlighted words to the url bar. This requires a little more effort than right-clicking on the highlighted…

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Mash up emojis with Emoji kitchen

Byryan July 6, 2021June 29, 2021

— Read on emoji.kitchen Mash up two emojis to create your own emoji with emoji.kitchen. There is a random button to randomly pick two emojis, or you can click on each emoji to select one. Once your mashup is complete, you can download the graphic or share it directly from the website.

Of Bits and Bytes

🙋‍♂️ NY Times writing curriculum, what’s in a name, and more – Of bits and bytes for August 12, 2024

Byryan August 12, 2024August 11, 2024

Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Back in June it seemed like a good idea to take a couple months off so I don’t get burned out, and August seemed so…

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