Multitasking is a big part of the modern world. People are constantly doing two things at once; they send emails when they are spending time with their loved ones, they work out while texting a friend and they cook while they check Facebook. However, all of this multi-tasking is bad for your brain. Recent studies…
There is so much mediocrity in the world, and mediocre things can, and are, popular. Why try harder? Every author secretly thinks their books are uniquely special, but the vast majority of books don’t sell. I haven’t been blogging regularly for eight months, and I still get urgent emails from authors, wondering why their sales…
I often hear people ask, “If we have the internet, why do we still need librarians?” This is something I’ve heard since the days of dial-up and continue to hear right now. It misses the vital role that librarians play in our students’ lives. It’s true that the information landscape has changed. It is easier…
Here are two services that allow you to receive files from others, even if they don’t have a cloud account. There are times when you need to receive files (usually large ones) from students, parents, or other teachers. You can share a folder and let them put files in the folder, but there is no…
I received a Christmas gift in fourth grade that profoundly impacted my career path and thus the rest of my life. That gift was a VTech PowerPad Plus “pre-computer.” While just a toy, the PowerPad line of products from the late 1980s and early 1990s were functioning computers that featured, among a handful of educational…
There are few organizations in the world that can claim more expertise when it comes to storytelling than Pixar. The Disney-owned animation studio is known for its ability to consistently create… Source: Pixar offers free online lessons in storytelling via Khan Academy | TechCrunch Pixar has released lessons on the technical sides of movie making…
In an era of national attention to what’s real and what isn’t, we asked educators to share their strategies for helping students sort out fact from fiction. Source: 5 Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News : NPR Ed : NPR The definition of fake news has been very distorted since the election. Now, it seems…
A writer for The Guardian warns that artificial intelligence will be taking over many jobs that we previously assumed were safe from automation. Like teaching. Source: Is That “Teaching”? We’re still in the dark ages of what artificial intelligence will be able to do. Sure, we have AlphaGo being able to make “beautiful” moves in the game of…
5 things about Google Slides that you did not know. New features in Google Slides make an amazing product even better! Try out these tips. Source: 5 Things About Google Slides You Did Not Know – Teacher Tech Voice typing into the speaker notes is genius! What an awesome way to set up the speaker…
Feedly is my first recommendation for people that want to use RSS to manage their news resources. I’m an ardent user of RSS and I still don’t understand why Google cancelled Google Reader. For the free level of Feedly you can now only subscribe to a max of 100 feeds (or sites). This is probably…