Remind (formerly Remind 101) has recently made some FANTASTIC updates to their already amazing program. Remind Chat allows teachers and students to initiate safe, two-way text based conversations that are DOCUMENTED without showing either party's phone number. Remind Chat is wonderful for so many reasons, but the ability to communicate quickly and efficiently with students while I AM ABSENT ... Read More about Use Remind Chat in Your Classroom
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How to Expand Your Summer Learning with Twitter
Teachers, have you joined Twitter? If you, like my own momma, haven't joined Twitter yet, please jump on the bandwagon! It's free! It's easy to use! It's an AMAZING resource for teachers! If you've read my blog before :) then you know I was originally anti-Twitter. If you would have asked me two years ago why I wasn't on Twitter, I would have told you that I simply didn't have time to read ... Read More about How to Expand Your Summer Learning with Twitter
Great Tool for your Flipped Classroom
I've talked before about the amazing potential and uses of EDpuzzle in the flipped classroom...utilize instructional videos from a wealth of Internet resources and upload teacher created flipped videoscrop videosadd voice instructions to videosembed questions in the videoshare video lesson with students via link or email embed video into blog or class websiteToday, I was finally able to use ... Read More about Great Tool for your Flipped Classroom
Create Your Own Professional Development!
"Don't wait for someone to create PD for you. Create the PD you deserve." Jennie Magiera ISTE 2014This is SO incredibly true. How much do teachers actually retain from sitting in a room with colleagues for hours on end, listening to someone drone on about a new concept or technique? I'm sure I'm not the only person who finds their mind wandering to...grading, lesson planning, Facebook, Twitter, ... Read More about Create Your Own Professional Development!
Ready to “Hangout” in Your Classroom?
Google seems to have taken over the world of education...it is absolutely everywhere...and that's great!With the addition of Google+ features to Google Apps for Education accounts (GAFE) came the Google Hangout, which is essentially Google's pumped up answer to Skype.So, what exactly is a Google Hangout?A Google Hangout is a video call, chat, discussion platform crammed into one amazing tool. I ... Read More about Ready to “Hangout” in Your Classroom?
