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This is part 6 of 13 Gmail hacks for teachers. What if you can’t use Google Groups? Is there another way? Gmail has a feature I called Contacts Groups. This is a group that you create in your address book. The disadvantage to this group is the fact that others can’t use it for things like…
Twitter announced several upcoming changes to the format of the Tweet and how tweets will be treated in the future. The goal is to open up more characters to be used in the tweet itself. Replies When you reply to a tweet, the @USERNAMEs will not count as characters in the tweet. The limit will…
Managing that change in a Making context that encompasses digital tools, hands-on construction, creation and interaction allows students to learn and create new knowledge experientially. It gives them the ability to conceptualize new ideas and invent solutions for unexpected problems. Source: 4 Tools to Merge the Digital and Physical in Your Maker Classroom | EdSurge…
Trying to find a perfect rhyme for that text message? What about a witty pun to post to Twitter? Well, the Hemingboard keyboard can help you with that. Hemingboard allows you to find the perfect word, whether you are looking for a pun, synonyms, or rhyme, it’s all there. It’s a pretty cool app! The keyboard for…
When someone handed you a calculator for the first time, it meant that long division was never going to be required of you ever again. A huge savings in time, a decrease in the cognitive load of decision making. Now what? You can use that surplus to play video games and hang out. Or you…
This week it’s all about the teachers hacking their own learning. 1. Blogging (13 Ways Teachers Can Hack Their Learning) Using blogging to share, publicize, and reflect. 2. Use Twitter (13 Ways Teachers Can Hack Their Learning) Teachers can use Twitter to collaborate, publicize, and reflect. 3. Participate in a Twitter chat (13 Ways Teachers…