Confused by the title of this post? Possibly. Allow me to explain. Since I'm unable to use Twitter in my classroom (hopefully this is coming soon!), I've gotten creative with reaching my students. I use Remind and Remind Chat to communicate with my students outside of the classroom, sharing reminders, announcements, and answering questions. However, I wanted to mimic the actual ... Read More about How I’m Using Twitter in my Classroom…Without Actually Using Twitter
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Guest Post — 5 Tech Tools for Teachers to Use in 2016
5 Tech Tools for Teachers to Use in 2016 The future is now, and it’s a whole lot more advanced than we expected. Internet connected everything and there is an alarm clock that will wake you up with the smell of bacon. And this year, edtech is seeing a whole lot of very unexpected tech tools and resources, from hashtags that can teach you shortcuts when using Google, and emjois allowing us to ... Read More about Guest Post — 5 Tech Tools for Teachers to Use in 2016
Educational Technology in 2015: My Most Popular Posts
As 2015 comes to a close, I'm excited to review some of my most popular educational technology posts with you! How to Add Backgrounds in Google Docs: A Workaround Most people can appreciate how awesome the world of Google Drive actually is. However, the main complaint that I get about especially Google Docs, is that it is, well, just blah. After reading this great post from the Google ... Read More about Educational Technology in 2015: My Most Popular Posts
Stile: A Great Interactive Lesson Tool
About a month ago, I was contacted by Stile, an EdTech company out of Australia. They presented their super cool lesson builder, and asked if I would give it a try. I did. My thoughts? Holy moly. This tool is AH-MAZING! Stile allows teachers to build interactive lessons with a simple drag-and-drop feature. Are you a flipped teacher? Easily add a video from YouTube, Vimeo, or your ... Read More about Stile: A Great Interactive Lesson Tool
A “Techy” Teacher’s Toolbox: Chrome Extensions
Google Chrome is awesome. Surely, the vast majority of the world knows this fact. It's user-friendly and super fast. It travels well...meaning of course that your extensions, favorites, etc travel with you, even if you're not working at your computer!! Many websites that teachers frequently use run best using Google Chrome. It's just wonderful. I recently conducted a professional ... Read More about A “Techy” Teacher’s Toolbox: Chrome Extensions
