05 Nov Documents, Maps, and Clocks – The Week in Review

Good morning from Maine where it is unusually warm for November. There have been many years in the past when I have been skiing by this point in the fall. Today, we’re going to the beach! We won’t swim because the water is quite cold despite the warm air temperature. Instead, we’ll have fun exploring and looking for beach treasures. But before doing that we have more leaves to rake which is a different kind of fun. I hope that whatever the weather is wherever you are in the world that you have a fun and relaxing weekend!

This week the inaugural class of Animated Explanations began. I’ve been amazed at how many people signed-up for the class and the kind feedback that I’ve received so far. I’m looking forward to seeing how the second week goes. If it continues to go well, I might run it again later in the school year. 

These were the week’s most popular posts:
1. A New Primary Source Crowd-sourcing Project from the Library of Congress
2. How to Make Multimedia Maps on Padlet
3. How to Create a Digital Map Collection in Wakelet
4. The End of Daylight Saving Time is Near…for this year
5. How to Import PDFs Into Book Creator Projects
6. Why We Procrastinate and Tips to Stop Doing It
7. The Difference Between Stocks and Bonds

Good morning from Maine where it is unusually warm for November. There have been many years in the past when I have been skiing by this point in the fall. Today, we’re going to the beach! We won’t swim because the water is quite cold despite the warm air temperature. Instead, we’ll have fun exploring and looking for beach treasures. But before doing that we have more leaves to rake which is a different kind of fun. I hope that whatever the weather is wherever you are in the world that you have a fun and relaxing weekend!This week the inaugural class of Animated Explanations began. I’ve been amazed at how many people signed-up for the class and the kind feedback that I’ve received so far. I’m looking forward to seeing how the second week goes. If it continues to go well, I might run it again later in the school year. These were the week’s most popular posts:1. A New Primary Source Crowd-sourcing Project from the Library of Congress2. How to Make Multimedia Maps on Padlet3. How to Create a Digital Map Collection in Wakelet4. The End of Daylight Saving Time is Near…for this year5. How to Import PDFs Into Book Creator Projects6. Why We Procrastinate and Tips to Stop Doing It7. The Difference Between Stocks and Bonds50 Tech Tuesday Tips!50 Tech Tuesday Tips is an eBook that I created with busy tech coaches, tech integrators, and media specialists in mind. In it you’ll find 50 ideas and tutorials that you can use as the basis of your own short PD sessions. Get a copy today!Workshops and eBooksIf you’d like to have me speak at your school or conference, please send me an email at richardbyrne (at) freetech4teachers.com or fill out the form on this page. Book me for this school year and I’ll include copies of my eBook for all of the teachers in your school. 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 43,000 subscribers watching my short tutorial videos on a wide array of educational technology tools. I’ve been Tweeting as @rmbyrne for fifteen 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 Strava.This post originally appeared on FreeTech4Teachers.com. If you see it elsewhere, it has been used without permission. Featured image captured by Richard Byrne.
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