14 Aug Blogs, Books, and Icebreakers – The Week in Review

Good morning from Maine where we’re hoping that the forecasted rain showers will bring a respite from the high heat and humidity we’ve experienced all week. How humid was it? On Wednesday I leaned my bike against the house while I ran in to get a water bottle. When I came back there was condensation on my seat and handlebars. 

This week I hosted a webinar about search strategies for a library group in Kansas. They asked great questions and two hours flew by. This week I also worked on updates to The Practical Ed Tech Handbook. That will be released tomorrow to everyone who subscribes to my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter. 

I hope all of you who started school this week had a great first few days of the new school year. Those of you who still have a few more weeks of summer vacation, enjoy it!

These were the week’s most popular posts:
1. Where I’d Like to Go – An Icebreaker With Google Drawings
2. Great Book Creator Resources to Start the New School Year
3. Nimbus Screenshot – Scrolling Annotated Screen Captures
4. 15 New Primary Source Activities from DocsTeach
5. Ideas for Blogging With K-12 Students This Year
6. A New Google Forms Feature Teachers Have Requested for Years!
7. Add Google’s Ngram Viewer to Your List of Research Tools

Good morning from Maine where we’re hoping that the forecasted rain showers will bring a respite from the high heat and humidity we’ve experienced all week. How humid was it? On Wednesday I leaned my bike against the house while I ran in to get a water bottle. When I came back there was condensation on my seat and handlebars. This week I hosted a webinar about search strategies for a library group in Kansas. They asked great questions and two hours flew by. This week I also worked on updates to The Practical Ed Tech Handbook. That will be released tomorrow to everyone who subscribes to my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter. I hope all of you who started school this week had a great first few days of the new school year. Those of you who still have a few more weeks of summer vacation, enjoy it!These were the week’s most popular posts: 1. Where I’d Like to Go – An Icebreaker With Google Drawings2. Great Book Creator Resources to Start the New School Year3. Nimbus Screenshot – Scrolling Annotated Screen Captures4. 15 New Primary Source Activities from DocsTeach5. Ideas for Blogging With K-12 Students This Year6. A New Google Forms Feature Teachers Have Requested for Years!7. Add Google’s Ngram Viewer to Your List of Research ToolsOn-demand Professional DevelopmentTen Search Strategies Students Need to KnowA Crash Course in Making & Teaching With VideoA Crash Course in Google Earth & Maps for Social StudiesComing Soon!Every year I release a new version of the Practical Ed Tech Handbook. The 2021-22 version will available tomorrow! It will be sent to those who are subscribed to my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter before it’s available anywhere else. If you’re not subscribed, you can subscribe here. 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 37,000 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. And 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 Content, most popular posts, Teaching With Technology, Week in ReviewRead More