13 Nov PowerPoint, PBL, and Mountain Lions – The Week in Review

Good morning from Nebraska where I’m visiting my good friends Kris and Beth Still. Long-time readers of my blog will remember that Beth filled in for me when my daughters were born and before that was responsible for the NECC Newbie Project that sent me to my first NECC (now ISTE) conference way back in 2009. Beth probably had more impact on the course of my career than anyone else. 

Earlier this week I took Veterans Day off and took my daughters to the Maine Wildlife Park. It’s one of our favorite places to visit and this time the mountain lions were even kind enough to pose for pictures (not really, we were just in the right place at the right time). I hope that you had a great week and have a great weekend as well. 

These were the week’s most popular posts:
1. ClassPoint – Turn PowerPoint Into an Interactive Teaching Tool
2. How to Create a Random Name and Group Picker
3. Solving Problems With Simple Machines
4. Try Tract for PBL and Win Prizes
5. Lumio – Connect With Your Class
6. How to Hyperlink PowerPoint Slides for Choose-Your-Own Adventure Stories
7. How to Create Live, Subtitled Translations of Presentations

Good morning from Nebraska where I’m visiting my good friends Kris and Beth Still. Long-time readers of my blog will remember that Beth filled in for me when my daughters were born and before that was responsible for the NECC Newbie Project that sent me to my first NECC (now ISTE) conference way back in 2009. Beth probably had more impact on the course of my career than anyone else. Earlier this week I took Veterans Day off and took my daughters to the Maine Wildlife Park. It’s one of our favorite places to visit and this time the mountain lions were even kind enough to pose for pictures (not really, we were just in the right place at the right time). I hope that you had a great week and have a great weekend as well. These were the week’s most popular posts:1. ClassPoint – Turn PowerPoint Into an Interactive Teaching Tool2. How to Create a Random Name and Group Picker3. Solving Problems With Simple Machines4. Try Tract for PBL and Win Prizes5. Lumio – Connect With Your Class6. How to Hyperlink PowerPoint Slides for Choose-Your-Own Adventure Stories7. How to Create Live, Subtitled Translations of Presentations Thank you for your support!Your registrations in Practical Ed Tech courses (listed below) help me keep Free Technology for Teachers going.On-demand Professional DevelopmentSearch Strategies Students Need to KnowA Crash Course in Making & Teaching With VideoA Crash Course in Google Earth & Maps for Social Studies 50% off during Geography Awareness Week!Other Places to Follow Me:The Practical Ed Tech Newsletter comes out every Sunday evening/ Monday morning. It features my favorite tip of the week and the week’s most popular posts from Free Technology for Teachers.My YouTube channel has more than 38,000 subscribers watching my short tutorial videos on a wide array of educational technology tools. I’ve been Tweeting as @rmbyrne for fourteen years. The Free Technology for Teachers Facebook page features new and old posts from this blog throughout the week. If you’re curious about my life outside of education, you can follow me on Instagram or Strava.This post originally appeared on FreeTech4Teachers.com. If you see it elsewhere, it has been used without permission. Sites that steal my (Richard Byrne’s) work include CloudComputin and WayBetterSite. Featured image captured by Richard Byrne.educational technology, Free Technology For Teachers, most popular posts, Teaching With Technology, Week in ReviewRead More