Over the years I've used Canva to create everything from simple social media graphics to websites and dozens of things in between including making short video presentations. Today, Canva introduced a new video editor that goes beyond the basics of the previous video creation options...
Last spring I trialed a new learn-to-code platform called Blackbird. As I wrote in May, I liked it and most of my students liked it. This fall Blackbird introduced an updated user interface and a new slogan of "Coding as a Conduit." The mission of...
After Google announced the closure of Google Expeditions earlier this year Google Arts & Culture became the place to go to find much of the virtual imagery that was available in Expeditions. The library of imagery and stories in Google Arts & Culture has steadily grown...
Disclosure: this article was written as a paid partnership with Google for Education. Over the years I’ve always recommended creating your own lesson plans as much as possible. However, the reality is that sometimes we just run out of ideas and need to borrow some inspiration...
Title for Kaylsta: 3 assessment tools that support student individuality and assets (not deficits) Original title: assessment-tools-that-support-student-individuality Social media caption: The latest trend in assessment tools and gimmicks is the adaptive, “smart” test and the use of individualized learning plans to improve test scores. But what these tests...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. I have a SMART Board in my classroom. Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart, is it?”...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. I have a SMART Board in my classroom. Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart, is it?”...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. I have a SMART Board in my classroom. Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart, is it?”...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Lindsey Lush. I have a SMART Board in my classroom. Whenever things go awry in the use of this technology (often due to user error), my students like to say, “This SMART board isn’t very smart, is it?”...
Halloween is just a couple of weeks away. My daughters are getting excited to wear their costumes (they're going to be Winnie the Pooh and Tigger). Their excitement reminded me that it's time for me to publish my annual list of Halloween-themed lesson activities and...
