The days of heated arguments about whether or not YouTube should be accessible in school seem to be behind us. That doesn't mean that YouTube is always the best option for hosting and sharing videos in your school. In fact, just yesterday someone emailed me...
The “normal” classroom is not one where every 8-year-old is meeting 8-year-old developmental markers, or where every 15 year old has the same reading level. This is reality. When you have an infant, you’re looking for signs that they’re developing normally at the appropriate, expected pace. You’re...
If you regularly use Microsoft Teams or any component of Office 365 and you're not subscribed to Mike Tholfsen's YouTube channel, you need to subscribe to it. That's where I learn about all of the latest features available for Teams, Reading Progress, Immersive Reader, Word,...
I'm currently developing a lesson plan that is loosely based on the reality television show, The Amazing Race. In my lesson students have to use a series of clues to find locations in Google Earth and then complete a task or challenge before adding a...
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Last weekend I got a new television (our old one died) just in time to watch some great NCAA basketball games. While watching one of the games on Saturday evening I saw a new Progressive Insurance commercial. The premise of the commercial is that Progressive...
Dan Russell, whose book and other work I've referenced dozens of times on this blog, recently published a good lesson on how to find audio files. His post is not a lists of places to find audio files (I have a list of those here)....
This afternoon at 4pm ET I'm hosting a new webinar titled How to Create & Sell Your Own Digital Products. Register by 3pm to join me!If you have ever thought about trying to create and sell things like an eBooks, lesson plans and teaching materials,...
Every email you send and every update that goes live is an opportunity — and that includes the opportunity to generate revenue. You’ve carved out your space on the world wide web and built a community of like-minded people interested in reading what you provide. You...
Every email you send and every update that goes live is an opportunity — and that includes the opportunity to generate revenue. You’ve carved out your space on the world wide web and built a community of like-minded people interested in reading what you provide. You...
