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 »
App Spotlight: Padlet
Overview Padlet is a digital canvas where you can create, create, and collaborate. It’s one of the most popular tools with my colleagues, and I’ve used it for years, since… Read more »
Searching Effectively with Google Search
Searching We don’t need to memorize facts as we can search and find them online. We need to know how to access information that we want or need, how to… Read more »
Spring Cleaning for your Mac
Sierra has included some new tools to manage storage on your Mac. However, if you have an earlier version of Mac OSX, these options are not available. Cleaning your Mac is… Read more »
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 »
Facilitating Student Support for Technology Integration
It can be really hard not to take control of a student’s mouse/keyboard/computer/iPad and solve problems for them. I have to constantly remind myself that learning isn’t about having students… Read more »
Social Media, Apps and your Tween
Technology has been a wonderful addition to our world, with many great benefits. Those benefits have come bundled with dangers. In this series, I’ve outlined the benefits and dangers of several… Read more »
Social Media Highlight: Snapchat
Snapchat Overview Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app most popular with millenials and younger. While the site stared with individual users only, it has evolved to include companies and personalities. Users create… Read more »
Social Media Highlight: Skype
Skype Overview Skype is a free messaging, and video and voice calling app that lets you send images, video, text, audio, or documents. Communication from Skype to Skype users is free; SMS and calls… Read more »
Social Media Highlight: YouTube
YouTube Overview YouTube is the premier video sharing website in the world, and it is owned by Google. The sites’ users are both individuals and companies. YouTubers (people who use… Read more »