We're going to Story Land today! It's a fairy tale themed amusement park for little kids. It's perfect for my daughters and their cousins who are coming with us. Going to Story Land is a good reason to share some science lessons that can be...
If you're interested in a professional development course that you can do while sitting outside this summer, take a look at the courses I offer through PracticalEdTech.com. Animated Explanations!This five-part course teaches you everything you need to know to create and teach with your own animated explanations....
Spring and summer so far have been exceptionally wet here in Maine. It's starting to make us all a little nutty. Regardless of the weather, our dogs still need to run around and go for walks. A few days ago I took our dogs for...
In this week's Practical Ed Tech newsletter I mentioned that I recently went on a bit of a quest to find research about the value of good graphic design in the context of education. Thanks to Google Scholar, I was successful in finding some good...
Around this time last year Google launched Fact Check Explorer. Fact Check Explorer is a tool that anyone can use to check the accuracy and origins of claims made in online articles. As I wrote last year, Fact Check Explorer isn't an infallible tool. That...
There is no shortage of AI tools available to teachers today. Some are stand-alone and some are being built into the tools we're already using. Canva's AI image generator is an example of a good one being added into a tool that is already popular...
Adding a little transition animation to your slideshow presentations can make things pop a little bit. But at this point we're all conditioned to the standard "slide in," "spin," and "breathe" animations found in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Canva. That's why you might want to...
Google Arts & Culture has a lot of fun, interesting, and educational games for students. A couple of weeks ago I shared Return of the Cat Mummy from Google Arts & Culture. Last week, thanks to Tony Vincent, I learned about another fun game from...
It's Fourth of July weekend and despite what feels like never-ending rain in Maine we heard some fireworks being shot off last night. Our dogs did not appreciate it. My kids thought they were neat. That prompted my youngest to ask about fireworks work.If your...
Everywhere I look this weekend I see signs and mentions of 4th of July weekend. My daughters (ages 5 and 6) have noticed them as well. That inspired my oldest to ask while we were driving home from Santa's Village yesterday afternoon, "what's 4th of...
