We asked prominent voices in education—from policy makers and teachers to activists and parents—to look beyond laws, politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning. They went back to the drawing board—and the chalkboard—to build an educational Garden of Eden. We’re publishing their answers to one question each day this week. Responses have…
For Google Classroom Google account is required for guardian summaries. Guardians will need to associate their email with a Google account Source: Google Classroom: Guardians Who Need a Google Account – Teacher Tech I had totally forgotten that someone can have a Google account with their current email address and not use Gmail.
I’ve been using PDF Escape to mark up PDFs when I’m on a Chromebook, and Kami is a fantastic entry into the mark up PDFs market. You can access Kami in any browser by visiting https://web.kamihq.com/, and it supports Google Logins, so students can start using it right away. The free plan should probably be enough for…
It is common from time to time for connected colleagues to send me questions that they would like my input on. Usually it is motivated by one or more of these factors: curiosity, wanting to inform their practice, or maybe information for a paper or book they are writing. One such request came yesterday and…
As Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble launched their respective eBook readers in 2007 and 2010, there were many who rushed to predict that the printed book would soon be meeting an untimely end. New data from the Pew Research Center now suggests that your standard paper, ink, and glue novel has considerable staying power with…
I’ve been on Twitter for awhile, and as I look for new people to follow, it’s the little things that cause me to not follow you. Egg for an avatar Nothing screams newbie like the default egg avatar that Twitter gives you when you sign up. This should be the first thing you change, even…
The past five years have witnessed a preCambrian-like explosion of thousands of edtech products, many of which are “free,” and all of which have been designed for teachers, schools and students. Teachers, particularly those with students for whom school is an achingly bad fit, became early adopters. These educators are desperate to find ways to…
A url shortener is used to take a very long link and make it shorter. The shorten links are more easily shared then their longer counterparts, since the longer urls may get cut off in email or other ways of messaging. Google offers a url shortener at https://goo.gl, which works well when you want to…
Since we all use technology to learn, communicate, and create every day outside of classrooms, our students need opportunities to practice while they are still in our schools. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, look for a few key opportunities for your learners to use technology as an integral part of their educational…
100 Educators to follow on Twitter – by state Keith O’Neal’s list of educators to follow, listed by state. ‘Let It Go’: A New Set of Classroom Management Strategies for the 21st Century A great list of classroom management tips. New messaging apps from Google – Allo and Duo Duo has been released, still waiting…