Many teachers, myself included, create much of the curricular resources we use in our classrooms. A great number of teachers use Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to create our documents, and then save those documents on a jump drive or on our computers.What happens if we lose the jump drive? Or the computer crashes? Many don't want to entertain this thought because it is utterly TERRIFYING!A solution ... Read More about Cloud Storage Systems – Great Teacher Tools!
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Evernote: Great Note-Taking Tool!
As many schools are making the jump to digital platforms and 1:1 classrooms, an electronic note-taking tool is a MUST!Most, if not all, of our students have grown up shopping for notebooks, pencils, and folders to use in school. I vividly remember racing down the school supply aisle, throwing Lisa Frank notebooks and folders (and the awesome trapper keepers!) in the cart before my mom noticed!So, ... Read More about Evernote: Great Note-Taking Tool!
Social Media…it DOES have a place in education!
After my second awesome day of METC conferences, I've decided to take another look at the use of social media in schools. In my Educational Technology and Twitter post, I focused mostly on how teachers could benefit from using Twitter...specifically for professional development. Today, I want to branch out into other forms of social media and emphasize their place in the world of ... Read More about Social Media…it DOES have a place in education!