UPDATE: Participate Learning (formerly appoLearning.com) has been a resource where selected ‘experts’ (for disclosure purposes, I am one) have reviewed iOS apps, then came Android, and they branched out more and more. Now they have added the ability for anyone to create…
Over the past year, Nearpod has been working continuously on building a project-based design thinking curriculum for high school students. Following multiple iterations, they are releasing a special Nearpod module on design thinking. They teamed up with students and the…
Imagine a dry erase board which synced to your phone, tablet, or laptop… That possibility is now a reality. This post is long over due, so I can’t say ‘introducing’ because it has already been introduced in the market, but…
Its taken me awhile to start listening to podcasts. Mainly out of ignorance and using the excuse, lack of time. But a colleague started to listen to them and recommended a couple to listen/subscribe to. Podcasts are like a radio…
Twitter chats can be a great way to gain many tried & true ideas in a short amount of time. Hashtags make it quite easy to follow a conversation online. In the past, I have participated in some established chats:…
Lately I have been involved with ThingLink Webinars. This is a great way for educators to hear from other educators how they have been using ThingLink. It’s human nature to be problem solvers and tinkerers, but sometimes we need a…
This was originally posted on the ThingLink Blog For the last several weeks, I have been working with third grade teachers and their students on their heritage project. As part of their social studies curriculum, the students researched their family’s…
Just when you thought you gained a handle on new updates… I go and read a post at the Google Drive Blog on a few more customizations you can make with Google Forms. I already posted about some that I…
This past week, I read a post from Mr. Clay Reisler (iPaddiction) on creating custom banners and password protecting forms. This had me start playing around with Google Forms more. I love having the ability to customize items, so being…
After using my new favorite tool, ThingLink, several times this summer (as you can/did read in a different post: ThingLink Teacher Challenge); I came up with an idea on how to use it with my iPad teachers. I am asked…