Readability, a bookmarking service that also cleaned up web pages, is shutting down September 30th. I’m going to miss the website, I used their Chrome add-on to clean up webpages to read. Readability was a great way to focus on the content of the page, and I recommended the site for students that might be…
Recent technological advances have affected many areas of our lives: the way we communicate, collaborate, learn, and, of course, teach. Along with that, those advances necessitated an expansion of our vocabulary, producing definitions such as digital natives, digital immigrants, and, the topic of this post — “21st-century teacher.” Source: 15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher…
I don’t like to write anything, so when I have to mail something, I want to print out the envelope. Unfortunately, Google Docs doesn’t have the venerable #10 envelope as a paper size. Never fear, the Envelopes add-on for Google Docs will save the day. To get started, open up a new Google Docs document,…
For years, the knock on Chrome OS was that it was “just a browser.” A PC, people thought, had to be more than that. But now, almost six years since that first Chromebook, just a browser has turned out to be just enough for a growing group of users. Chromebooks outsold Macs for the first…
Tackk is a web app that I learned about last year, but never posted about it! A tackk can be thought of as a list of different types of media. In the above shot, this tackk starts with a headline block, then a picture block, and finally, a text block. Tackk makes it really easy to…
“Educational technology is now more about pedagogy first and then choosing the appropriate tool(s) for the job.” – Kathy Schrock, USA As an independent educational technologist with more than 20 years in the field, Kathy Schrockhas experienced first-hand how technology has transformed education — not only by engaging students, but by helping teachers manage their…
QR Code Generator is an online generator of QR codes. QR codes are a way to encode information as a picture that is easily read and understood by a computer. Much like the UPC codes on products at the grocery, except that QR codes are designed to be read by webcams and smartphone cameras, not lasers….
My mom is my role model for happiness. She taught me, years ago, that you do not just have good days, you CREATE them. Throughout the years, this quote has stuck with me and has shaped me into the person I am and the person I strive to be. This overarching idea of positivity has inspired…
Google Classroom: Guardians Who Need a Google Account – Teacher Tech Great information on setting up parents to access their child’s information on Google Classroom. Twitter tips for new users Some basic information for those teachers just starting out with Twitter. Highlight rows in Google Sheets with conditional formatting Go beyond highlighting cells and highlight…
Once students get into high school, building a résumé becomes an important skill for students to learn. Novorésumé is an online résumé builder that is free to use. Unfortunately, students have to go through the sign up process before they can start building. Once signed in, students can select a format and start completing their resume. I recommend…