NASA has created an online image and video library. The library consists of more than 140,000 images, videos, and audio files from NASA. Media can be browsed by newest added files, or you can search by keyword or object name. The new website consolidates media from more than 60 collections. Since the media was created by…
Office 365 provides the broadest and deepest toolkit for collaboration between individuals, teams and entire organizations. Updates this month make the experience even better with co-authoring in Excel, the general availability of Microsoft Teams and more. We’ll also be announcing the latest roadmap for SharePoint and OneDrive at the SharePoint Virtual Summit on May 16th….
Anatomy Help @Anatomypal.com has several resources for pre health students! We have interactive anatomy models from which the student can view any model as if they were in the classroom. Check out our study guide videos. From the pituitary to muscle origins/insertions, we have an a endless amount of resources! Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare…
When you think about a traditional school workflow, it’s not unlike that of a business: paper is generated and moved in a systematic way between the children and the teacher. Just as cloud computing has transformed workflows in business to make them more collaborative and mobile, that same type of change has been coming to…
One to one classroom agendas have a dark side that includes the destruction of public schools as we know them; where teachers and students interact. It’s a dystopian ideology that posits students earning education badges while working in isolation at a digital screen. Source: One to One Initiative Threatens Public Education | tultican A very smartly…
Make your documents look consistent in a click Source: Styles for Google Docs I have been a big fan of styles for awhile. In fact, it’s probably the most underused feature of word processing. Once you start using styles, you’ll create better looking, consistent, work, faster then you thought possible. This add-on gives you twelve…
Create sequence diagrams with very simple text markup. No dragging around shapes, no manually drawing arrows. Just write out the sequence in text and get the nice looking flowchart. Source: WebSequenceDiagrams – Draw UML sequence diagrams online in seconds File this under Very cool but may be too cumbersome to use. WebSequenceDiagrams.com allows you to write out…
If you use Google Forms for assesment you’ll want to check out Super Quiz Analyze Google Forms quizzes. Sorry science teachers, history is a better subject for teaching critical thinking Research into teaching critical thinking. “Don’t think someone is the system. You are the system.” Sir Ken Robinson is still at it!
I received a tweet asking me for suggestions on keyboarding programs for students. I didn’t respond. I couldn’t respond. I am not a fan, and when schools are saying that they are either a) in a time crunch or, b) having limited use of technology, I struggle that we use this precious amount of time…
In 2013, the superintendent charged our district technology committee—comprised of board members, teachers, administrators, parents and students—to come up with a plan that would provide an equal education opportunity for all students. Beekmantown’s poverty rate is the highest in Clinton County at 53%, and 30% of our students don’t have access to the internet at…