This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tia Butts. In the fall, it will be best to return with a mindset that focuses on building relationships and finding different ways to support students. Since many of the students have been out of the classroom...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tia Butts. In the fall, it will be best to return with a mindset that focuses on building relationships and finding different ways to support students. Since many of the students have been out of the classroom...
Google Earth has a lot of great little features that sometimes get overlooked. One of those features is the ability to share a specific location and view of that location. In fact, you can share a specific location and view directly into your Google Classroom....
The Library of Congress has started a new blog called Unfolding History. The blog is written by the staff of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The purpose is to highlight interesting manuscripts and their backstories or greater historical context.The first Unfolding History...
PhET is a service that provides free interactive math and science simulations covering topics in physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and mathematics. It has been popular with science and math teachers for many years. Recently, I learned that PhET has been developing some simulations that...
If you're an Instagram user who likes to find new ideas for using technology in your classroom, I have a new Instagram account for you to follow. It's mine! I created a new account that is simply titled Practical Ed Tech. This will be where...
This Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the second episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We'd love to have you join us! You can register for the session...
Disclosure: Samsung is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comAs I shared last week, Samsung's 12th annual Solve for Tomorrow contest is now open for submissions. The deadline to enter is November 8th. The process to register and enter takes less than ten minutes. In this short video...
BookWidgets is a service for creating interactive online activities. It has been on my radar for a while and last week I finally gave it a try. I wish I had tried it sooner. BookWidgets lets you create online interactive activities for your students...
On Saturday morning I published a video about word art, fonts, and special characters in Google Docs and Slides. Later in the day someone Tweeted at me to "make sure the fonts are accessible." I replied with a section of my free Practical Ed Tech...
