Did you hear? Google has just added "Help me write" to their Google docs. Now students and adults alike will have the ability to start every draft with a writing assistant. Schools or districts can make feeble attempts to block this, but they shouldn't as...
Last week Canva hosted a big event to announce a bunch of new features. One of those features is something that I've thought they should have added years ago, a freehand drawing tool. Canva's freehand drawing tool lets you choose a drawing tool (pencil, pen, highlighter)...
A few weeks ago I ran a workshop in which I changed up the way that I paced the session. What I've almost always done is give a little instruction then time to try and complete a little practice activity. Then I'll hold a little...
Today is the home opener for my beloved Boston Red Sox. Hope springs eternal for a great season. So until at least the first pitch is thrown I'll set aside the pessimistic New Englander in me and get excited because this is the year! On...
A home-made nature-based game of pairs. Simple and effective.A home-made nature-based game of pairs. Simple and effective.Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, nature memory game, nature pairs, nature-based game, outdoor memory gameRead More...
In 2019, Angela Watson hosted an incredible podcast episode with Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger. I read this book in slow bits as the pandemic unfolded, finishing it in July 2020. It has become a familiar touchstone as...
PhET was one of the resource that I featured in this week's Practical Ed Tech newsletter. Shortly after hitting send on that newsletter I learned about a new simulation that PhET now offers. The latest PhET simulation is about the greenhouse effect. The simulation can be...
Hello History is a new AI app that I wrote about last week. Almost immediately after I published my blog post about Hello History I started to get questions about it. To address a bunch of those questions, I created the short video overview that...
A memorable foraging experience for children.A memorable foraging experience for children.Early Years Outdoors, Gardening, Health & Wellbeing, Nature Play & Learning, Technologies, foraging snack early years, foraging snack EYFS, Forest School foraging ideas, Forest School snacks, outdoor activities nettlesRead More...
Microsoft Designer is a new AI-powered tool that enables users to quickly generate many variations of a graphic design with just a few clicks. The purpose of Microsoft Designer is to give you a gallery of designs based on your input. You can then choose...
