Google has done it again, friends! They've made more great updates to the fabulous Google Classroom. Of the four updates announced by Google, two of the new features are particularly important to teachers ... here they are! Individual Assignments With the new update, teachers can differentiate instruction from the "create assignment" screen by assigning activities to the entire class, or to ... Read More about Google Classroom Updates – January 2017
The Most Popular EdTech Posts of 2016
Welcome to 2016 in review! We're a few days into 2017 and I'm just now getting around to sharing the most popular EdTech posts of 2016 from Teaching with Technology. Whoops :) 2016 was a fantastic year for my little blog...I feel like I've grown exponentially as a teacher through sharing my experiences, ideas, and tips with all of you. Blogging has encouraged me in so many ways and has pushed ... Read More about The Most Popular EdTech Posts of 2016
Global Collaboration -> Global Empathy
Last semester, my students and I were so fortunate to participate in a fantastic global collaboration with a group of students in the United Kingdom. The availability of educational technology tools and device is shrinking the world like never before and making activities like this one possible! When I mentioned the possibility of working with a group of students in another country, they were ... Read More about Global Collaboration -> Global Empathy
5 Tips for Using Google Drive
Happy New Year, friends! I hope 2017 has gotten off to a wonderful start and you're extremely excited to head back to your classrooms and inspire the minds of the future! I'm not quite there just yet ... but today I did put on jeans instead of sweatpants for about an hour! This is an impressive feat considering I don't start back until Thursday AND my Keurig broke this morning. Anyway, on to the ... Read More about 5 Tips for Using Google Drive
A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part Two: What does my flip look like?
Welcome to part two of A Day in My Flipped Classroom! Today, I'll be sharing how a typical day looks in Petty Wap's classroom. THE VIDEOS... In a typical unit, which normally lasts anywhere from two weeks to a month and a half depending on the content, my students have between 3 and 7 instructional videos that they actively view. The videos are 3-7 minutes in length, and most of them are about ... Read More about A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part Two: What does my flip look like?