Last June, I wrote a post about my ‘Escape the Classroom‘ first attempt at a digital breakout. After that 360° ThingLink received some attention, I collaborated with Susan Oxnevad, Director of Education at ThingLink, to offer a webinar on utilizing…
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Sometimes I really think my teammates say to themselves, “How can we really throw Dan a curve ball?” That’s what I think was going through Kim and Jess‘s heads when they described an idea they had that needed a little…
***Update3*** Had to add another column (fixing the formula to make sure it places the edit Form URL in the correct column) called: “IF Condition” We discovered that formMule ran faster than the script to insert the URL. Now that…
**Update** As of May 25, 2018 Screencastify updated their Privacy Policy responding to the GDPR. I would like to congratulate Screencastify for the leaps and bounds they have made in protecting user data, especially in regards to students. Check out…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
It think the easiest description for it is, imagine Nearpod & Padlet had a child… that child would be Collaborate! Nearpod announced via a post this week the new feature on their blog. This is part of their paid features,…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
Technology is often associated with futuristic thinking, expanding human knowledge in innovative new ways beyond anything we’ve ever experienced before, but technology is also empowering us to preserve the past as well. Today, technology is helping educators keep history tangible and real for…
Technology is one of the fastest changing fields in history. Devices, programs, and education methodologies surrounding tech change dramatically from year to year, which can make it challenging to devise a technology integration plan that is safe, cost-effective, and educationally…
In my school, we have a program, Performance Reveals Individual Student Magic (P.R.I.S.M.) which is our gifted and talented program. A group of students within the program identified an area affecting students across the country and determined a solution. The…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
Yesterday (Wed., Jan. 11) was World Sketchnoting Day, I participated by listening to an episode of the House of Ed Tech w/ host Chris Nesi. I thought it was only fitting to listen to & sketchnote episode 068 with special…
This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and educational technology enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it (via social media w/ #edublogsclub or posting a link…
Last year I wrote about Take Apart Day. This year we had more students come out and get their hands into the innards of some items like a toaster, alarm clock, old desktop computer, an “Easy” button, etc. The students…
One of the purposes of this blog (which was reminded to me through reflection on the last post, My Blogging Story…, thanks to #EdublogsClub) is to recommend tools which I come across and use with teachers. A little peak behind the…
So I thought I would try my hand at blogging… sharing ideas, thoughts, and maybe a little whimsy. We’ll see how it goes. Those were the first lines of blogging text posted to the second iteration of this blog back…
This past week, Mari Venturino posted to her blog, ‘This one time, at band camp…‘ which reflected on her journey to a career in education. This resonated with me and brought back flashbacks as to why I became an educator. A long…
I toyed around with an idea for a lesson activity talking about Logos and their hidden meanings. A couple of years ago, I worked with a group of third-grade teachers on a project where the students had to create a…
I’ve been trying to figure out different ways to get more teachers to come out for PD sessions. My most recent attempt was… bribery! I read a blog post a while back on how to create DIY (do-it-yourself) scratch offs.…
Recently I read a post, one in a series, by Adam Schoenbart titled ‘The Coaching Chronicles: Small Victories, Big Impact‘. It reminded me of a “victory” I had the pleasure of hearing about this week. A little back story, right around the…
From time to time, I like to recommend different tech tools which I feel can easily be incorporated in classrooms and change the instructional practices of teachers. One such tool is Google Cast for Education. I can’t describe it any…