Earlier this week I hosted a free webinar titled Intro to Teaching History With Technology. In the webinar I introduced my Discovery, Discussion, Demonstration framework and how it can be applied to developing interesting history and geography lessons. More than 100 people joined the webinar....
As I mentioned in my previous post, reading this new BBC article about the rediscovery of the first 3D map in Europe prompted me to look through my archives for collections of historical maps. Here are some collections of historical maps that I've featured in...
This morning I read a BBC article about the rediscovery of the oldest 3D map in Europe. The map is a roughly 5 x 6.5 foot slab of carved rock. Reading that article prompted me to start looking in my archives for collections of historical...
Disclosure: TeacherMade is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com.Back in September I wrote a lengthy piece about a new service called TeacherMade that was made by a teacher for teachers like you and me. Since then I’ve mentioned it in a few webinars and published a video...
April is National Poetry Month. I forgot all about it until this morning when I looked at my video about using Google Jamboard to create magnetic poetry activities. That's just one of many resources for National Poetry Month that I have in my archive of resources....
On Monday I shared a video that demonstrated how to use videos in quizzes created with Microsoft Forms. That video is one of four that I recently created to provide teachers with a comprehensive overview of how to create quizzes in Microsoft Forms and how...
Last week I posted a video that contained a quick overview of five Jamboard features that are helpful to teachers and students. That was just the latest in a series of videos that I have made about Jamboard over the last couple of years. To...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in March 2021… The Sand Sea, Michael McClellan [fantasy] Deathmarked, David Estes [fantasy] Lifemarked, David Estes [fantasy] The Widowmaker Unleashed, Mike Resnick [sci fi] Hope you’re reading something fun too! Related PostsBooks I read in January 2020 Books I read in June 2020 Books I read in...
Microsoft Forms has improved a lot over the last few years. In fact, there are some things about it that I prefer over Google Forms. One of those things is the way in which you can use videos as question prompts. In Microsoft Forms you can...
I’ve always been a nature lover — in fact, I’m planning this episode from my front porch! But when COVID started, nature became an even more essential part of my mental health. Being outside for at least a short time period every day, no matter...
