When you drive into my home state of Maine two of the first signs you'll notice are a sign to watch for moose and a sign banning the importation of firewood. The reason for the moose crossing sign is fairly self-explanatory. The reason for the...
Google Forms is a great platform for creating all kinds of simple quiz and review activities. One of the features of Google Forms that is often overlooked is the "go to section based on answer" setting. When you use that setting correctly you can send...
I have an open house night coming up later this week. Thinking about that reminded me of the following that I wrote six years ago about using QR codes at open house night. The concept is the same now as it was then. The tools...
Good morning from Maine where it's a brisk 47F. It feels like a classic early fall morning in Northern New England. Later it'll warm up a bit and be perfect for riding bikes and enjoying the long weekend. I hope that you have a great...
SciShow Kids recently published an updated video about a "classic" science experiment. That experiment is dropping Mentos candies into a bottle of soda pop. But before doing that and explaining what happens, the video briefly explains how beverages are carbonated and why the bubbles stick...
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Stanford History Education Group offers lots of great resources for history teachers. They're hosting a couple of free webinars next week including one designed to help you help your students learn to read like a historian. If you can't make it to the webinar or...
It's September and here in Maine the leaves on some of the maple trees are already starting to change color. This is my favorite time of year! And it's time that once again I share my favorite fall video project. The project is to create...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in August 2022… The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson (sci fi) The Poppy War, R. F. Kuang (fantasy) The Eyes of the Dragon, Stephen King (fantasy) Starman’s Saga, Colin Alexander (sci fi) Renegade, Joel Shepherd (sci fi) Walpurgis III, Mike Resnick (sci fi) The...
Disclosure: Quizalize is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com.Quizalize is a great teaching tool that I’ve used and written about since 2015 when it differentiated itself from the market by being the first classroom quiz game tool that offered an option to have your students play your...
