Google Books is one of my favorite search tools. Unfortunately, students often overlook it as a research tool unless they've been shown how it works. In this short video I provide a demonstrate of the key features of the current version of Google Books. In the...
It seem like every week I find something new and interesting that can be done with Canva. Last Friday I discovered that you can embed working Google Forms and Microsoft Forms into your Canva designs. This works with Canva's website templates as well as presentation...
Good evening from Maine where the sun has set on the month of October. Some of the colorful leaves of autumn are still clinging to the trees, but more are on the ground than in the trees now. Hopefully, I'll get them cleaned up before...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Houa Yang-Xiong. English Language Learners (ELLs) or Multilingual Learners (MLs) are steadily increasing in our schools and come from a wide range of backgrounds. As educators, we need to understand that ELLs do not learn differently from...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Houa Yang-Xiong. English Language Learners (ELLs) or Multilingual Learners (MLs) are steadily increasing in our schools and come from a wide range of backgrounds. As educators, we need to understand that ELLs do not learn differently from...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Houa Yang-Xiong. English Learners (ELs) or Multilingual Learners (MLs) are steadily increasing in our schools and come from a wide range of backgrounds. As educators, we need to understand that ELs do not learn differently from native-English...
Daylight Saving Time ends today for many of my friends in Europe and it ends next Sunday for those of us in North American states and provinces that observe Daylight Saving Time. As someone who gets up early and lives in a northern state, I...
SciShow Kids recently published series of three videos about engineering. You wouldn't normally associate engineering with cute, but in this case it's an appropriate match. Like all SciShow Kids videos these are designed for elementary school students. The presentation of the lesson is made by...
Good morning from Maine where my kids are eagerly anticipating Halloween! They had a little celebration at their preschool on Friday and now they can't wait to put on their costumes tomorrow. It's kind of a bleak and rainy day here so we just might...
It's not a secret that I really like the many ways that Canva can be used to create graphics, videos, presentations, and simple websites. Within any Canva template there are lots of neat editing tools including an image background remover. It's available to anyone who...
