Welcome back from the break! We hope you had a wonderful, relaxing time with family and friends, and are ready to get back to inspiring your students with your enthusiasm for learning! Today’s Did You Know is a slightly less well known feature of Google Maps that has incredible implications for your study of human/physical characteristics […]
App Review
App/Website Review: Canva
I’m going to share a secret with you today. I am NOT a talented graphic designer. Yet, I do all the visuals for this website and for our presentations thanks to my secret weapon: Canva. In a previous post, we did share some solid apps for creating visuals. While those apps do create excellent visuals […]
App Review: News-O-Matic
As teachers we are all too familiar with the emphasis placed on nonfiction text. We know, and want, to expose children to high quality nonfiction text on a daily basis. In an effort to help, I have been compiling a list of sites that offer text for students at no cost. Yesterday, I came across an […]
App Review: Seesaw
Welcome back! As we kick off the new school year, I offer you this app. This simple tool that just might help you accomplish that goal you have every year of staying organized, while at the same time integrating technology effectively, putting students in charge of their own learning, and increasing the level of student […]
Website Review: Voki
Voki is an oldie but a goodie! I keep coming back to this uber fun technology tool. My personal children and I spent five minutes creating a Voki for a book we read and about 15 minutes playing with it and laughing! Of all the tools I have shared with teachers this has been a […]
App Review (Sort of…): Google Chrome
Usually, we use our Internet browser to do one thing – to browse the Internet. Makes sense, huh? But what if you got more from your browser? What if your browser was also your personal assistant? What if your browser helped you stay organized and streamlined all your activities online? What if your browser anticipated […]
