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Holding on to myths
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. (or, “we’ve always done it that way”) One of the trickiest aspects of education is hard it is to measure performance. Gut feelings and anecdotes may “feel” correct, but can also be wildly…
11. Journal (from 13 Gmail hacks for teachers – http://u.eduk8.me/13gmailhacks)
This is part 11 of 13 Gmail hacks for teachers. I’ll be the first one to tell you my memory is terrible, especially with interactions during the day. Of course at the moment I believe I’ll remember it, but a day later and it’s already gone. This is my reason for setting up a journal…
STEM, StoryBots, and GSuite Sites – Top 3 for the week
Elementary classroom STEM challenges Twenty eight ideas for STEM activities in the elementary classroom. StoryBots Classroom is FREE for Teachers Videos, games and other activities for the PreK – 1 classroom. Introducing GSuite for Education Sites Google has modernized several features in the new GSuite Sites.
Create a Chrome web app of your favorite site with Applicationize
Applicationize – Convert Web Apps to Desktop Apps Google is deprecating Chrome apps for Mac, X, And windows. But, Applicationize can still be used to create apps for Chrome OS and chrome books. What this means, is that if there is a website you want to use with your students, you can use Applicationize to…
A meme, encouraging deep work, and shortening URLs – Top 3 of the Week
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The $9 CHIP computer
Last May, I backed a project on Kickstarter1 for the CHIP computer. At $9, the CHIP computer is the cheapest single board computer (SBC) that is fully functional. The Raspberry Pi project released the Pi Zero at $5 during the past year, but it isn’t fully functional since you still have to buy an SD…