15 Resources for Free Summer PD for Teachers
By the time summer comes around, most teachers are ready for the break. It’s important to take time to rest and rejuvenate, whether that means spending time alone or with… Read more »
Category: Resources
Using IT Integration Walls in the Classroom
IT Integration Walls An IT Integration wall is a great way to support student use of technology for learning in the classroom. You can take many different approaches to creating… Read more »
Social Media Highlight – Instagram
Instagram Overview Instagram is an app first released in 2012. According to its website, Instagram is a “free photo and video sharing app”. Although the company doesn’t use those words, it is… Read more »
Read & Write Extension for Accessibility in the Classroom
Overview Read & Write is a family of tools to improve accessibility of digital resources to all students. As part of this suite, there is a free Chrome extension for teachers. Otherwise, the… Read more »
Using Video in the Classroom
I watched this video from Common Sense Media about improving the use of video in the classroom. Notice that it’s part of a playlist, and you may want to watch… Read more »
Free Museum Image Collections
You can find free images from a variety of museum image collections. These images are of high quality, and you and your students can use them in presentations and other… Read more »
Flippity.net Google Spreadsheets Addon
The Flippity.net add-on lets you automate many tasks from Google Spreadsheet. In the video below, I show how to create a script for randomly selecting a student in your class…. Read more »
Safety and Security on Facebook
Facebook is still the most popular social network for teens. My (unscientific) research done by talking to teens about their use of Facebook reveals that they still use Facebook in… Read more »
5 Tips for Online Child Safety Over the Holidays
Embed from Getty Images With lots of free time over the Winter Holidays, we can anticipate spending a lot of time using technology devices, be they tablets, smart phones, computers,… Read more »
Hour of Code 2016 Activities
Hour of Code started a few years ago as a one hour activity during Computer Science Week. It has spread worldwide. Whether you teach Kindergarten, Middle School, High School, or… Read more »