With the exception of the webinar I'm hosting tomorrow, I'm taking the rest of the week off. While I'm gone I'll be republishing some of the most popular posts of the year so far. QR codes are handy for making long URLs easy to access on...
If you've joined one of my webinars about search strategies or taken my Teaching History With Technology course, you probably know that I advocate for two very non-techy activities. Those things are reading physical books and writing in a physical notebook. I have always found that...
I've been writing this blog for fifteen years this year. For most of those years I have been battling with people about copyright. Some people think that because it says "Free Technology for Teachers" that they can take anything they want and republish it wherever...
Lots of beastly ideas for different agesLots of beastly ideas for different agesMaths Outdoors, minibeastsRead More...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in June 2022… The Shame of the Nation, Jonathan Kozol (education) The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF, Mike Ashley (sci fi) Sword Stone Table, Swapna Krishna & Jenn Northington (Eds.)(fantasy) Rise of the Ranger, Philip Quaintrell (fantasy) Hope you’re reading something fun too! Related...
If you and or your students enjoy online geography games like GeoGuessr, you need to try Geo Artwork from Google Arts & Culture. Geo Artwork is a game in which you view an image of an artwork and then have to guess where in the world that...
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and that means there will be fireworks displays in towns all over the United States. My little town is having small display that we'll actually be able to see from our backyard. And this year my kids are old...
A refurbished playground and a trip down memory lane to an iconic playground.A refurbished playground and a trip down memory lane to an iconic playground.Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, all ages play spaces, all ages playground, Australia, Katanning All Ages playgroundRead More...
Good morning from Maine where sun is rising and it's going to be a nice summer day to start a long weekend. I'll be mowing before setting up a water bounce house for my kids to play in. The bounce house is one of the...
In my guide to finding media for classroom projects I provide a list and description of my favorite resources. The next time I update that guide I'll include Openverse. Openverse is the replacement for the old CreativeCommons.org search tool. The Creative Commons organization has handed-off oversight of...
