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…
A friendly robot greets me on Facebook. He’s dressed like a doctor, stethoscope and all, here to do a security checkup. So for the next 5 to 10 seconds, I wait as he pokes and prods my account. “He’s really taking good care of me!” I think, when I start to wonder: Are Facebook’s servers…
Why do you do what you do? What is the engine that keeps you up late at night or gets you going in the morning? Where is your happy place? What stands between you and your ultimate dream?Heavy questions. One researcher believes that writing down the answers can be decisive for students. He co-authored a…
There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of graphical tools available online, and the latest that I’ve found is FotoJet. FotoJet has tons of built in templates to design almost everything you need. I found the site when I was looking for an easy way to create a photo collage. Once I started digging into the…
I’d love to do [fill in the blank with some creative idea or activity], but I just don’t have time. My classes are only 50 minutes.” I hear this lament frequently when I lead professional development. Teachers get super excited about integrating technology or want details about a project, assignment, or routine I do with…
Calculator apps are funny, you don’t think about them until you need them, and then you want them to work fast and then get out of your way. Calculator for Google Chrome works well for that. Once installed, Calculator adds an app that you can launch from Google Chrome that does what it says it does, and…
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…