We Must Be Patient When We Play
I must admit – I can’t remember where I saw this quote – but it caught my eye enough to at least jot it down in my phone as it relates to something that I see as a problem technology has caused in our...
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Reward Students with ClassBadges.com
It’s clear that students respond to rewards. What isn’t necessarily clear is what form those rewards should take, how much is too much, and if the students really know for what they’re getting...
View ArticleDinkyPage for Quick Website Creation
The need to share information with students in the spur of the moment happens relatively often. Using DinkyPage.com is a quick way to create a basic, one-page website to share information with your...
View ArticleBroadcast your Presentation to Student Devices using Presefy
Yep, Presefy (presefy.com) does just what the title says. What’s even better is that it does this from any internet enabled device from anywhere in the world. The teacher simply uploads their deck of...
View ArticleBe Ready When New Technology Appears
While we cannot predict what educational technology will look like in the next 10 years (or even the next 3 years) there are ways to anticipate technological change and be ready when new technology...
View Article3 Ways to Start Moving Towards a Paperless Classroom
We’ve heard it before – the constant push to go paperless to help streamline our workflow (and to also counter budgets that constantly reduce paper supply). I have to admit, I don’t envision a day in...
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WDWDT? Teachers, Students, and Parents in Sync
Communication among three groups of stakeholders isn’t always easy – especially when different groups prefer different platforms of communication. That’s why I think the new app WDWDT? (what did we do...
View Article3 Digital Communication Tools for your Classroom
Staying in touch with parents and students can be a difficult task. Things change, people have questions about assignments, and sometimes just having a voicemail box or email address is not enough to...
View ArticleSocrative update adds Image Capabilities
Socrative released an update to it’s popular student response system today that enables the teacher to add images to questions. This is a feature that many have hoped for as the inclusion of images in...
View Article30 Web 2.0 Tools in 60 Minutes
This is an episode of The Tech Educator Podcast that I co-host every Sunday at 6pm Central time. This week I was absent as I was participating in a Tough Mudder in Seneca, IL – definitely a great time...
View Article3 Ways to Create a Digital Classroom Space
There are tons of possibilities when creating a digital space for your classroom. A lot is dependent on what your ultimate goal is for your new space and what purpose it will serve alongside your...
View ArticleUnderstanding Assistive Technology
A couple months ago I remembered reading an article in Tech & Learning that outlined what low, mid, and high level assistive technology looks like in schools. This was surprisingly helpful to me...
View ArticleCloud Storage Use In School Systems
One of the most frequently heard buzz terms in business-related technology for the past year or two has been “cloud computing.” By now, most of us understand the basic concept: cloud storage gives you...
View Article7 Reasons Why Liveslide Changes How We Present Information
Liveslide is a great new cloud based tool that will enable you to energize your presentations. For over a year now tools such as Prezi have given us a more modernized set of tools to make our...
View ArticleReplace your School Newsletter with a School Blog
For years we have been in the habit of creating a Publisher-esque document each month (or season) that details what is going on in your school and school community. This has generally been a somewhat...
View ArticleTalk on Twitter: Apple TV or Interactive Whiteboard?
In a new segment I’m calling ‘Talk on Twitter,’ I asked the question below: If you were given the option of a SMART Board or an Apple TV with projector, what would you choose? #edtech #ipaded — Jeff...
View ArticleThe ePen is Mightier Than the Sword: Technology and Learning
Children today form part of a unique generation of Americans: those who will live their entire life with constant access to a World Wide Web connection. The ways in which the Internet shapes everyday...
View ArticleStudents: Four Ways Identity Theft Will Make Your Life Harder
Teaching about identity theft in the classroom will help strengthen students’ positive digital citizenship. These surprising facts and stats will help to open kids eyes and make them more aware of the...
View ArticleChoose Students Randomly with Random Name Picker
This resource was shared by Sue Gorman at the ADE Redefining Mobile Learning event at Stevenson High School. Whether you are staging a giveaway or choosing who will be reading next in the classroom,...
View ArticleFoster Creativity and Creation using Write About This
A great app for student creation is Write About This. This app prompts kids with either audio or visual cues that are designed to foster creativity and provide a springboard for their writing and...
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