I've known Tony Vincent for at least a dozen years. In all that time he's always had awesome graphics on his website and in his presentations. So when he recently reached out to tell me about his new page of free Shapegrams, I knew I...
Earlier today I fielded a question from a reader who was looking for some suggestions for tools he could use to create some online games for his students to play. Specifically, he was looking for some alternatives to the typical suggestions of Kahoot, Quizizz, and...
In my travels and conversations with educators from coast to coast, there is a resounding panic from teachers feeling unprepared and ill-equipped to support disengaged students. The following three scenarios are the most common based on my observations as a teacher coach and literacy specialist: Scenario One:...
An example of religious outdoor practice.An example of religious outdoor practice.RME Outdoors, Whole School, Bhuddism outdoors, Buddhism, Buddhist, RME outdoorsRead More...
ChatGPT might be the first thing you think of when you read AI today, but there have been plenty of other AI tools before it. One such tool is Lumen5. Lumen5 is a tool that will produce a video for you based upon your written...
How to search within documents, web pages, and spreadsheets is one of the first things that I teach to students at the start of a new semester or new school year (for year-long courses). It's a simple thing that can lead to more efficient use...
Throughout the year I host a variety of live Practical Ed Tech webinars. Many of you have joined me for them this year and in prior school years. But my timing of those webinars doesn't work for a lot of you. That's why I also...
A beautiful respectful tradition of wishing better health for all.A beautiful respectful tradition of wishing better health for all.Community Involvement, Early Years Outdoors, RME Outdoors, Buddhism, Clootie Trees, folklore, prayer trees, ribbon trees, RME outdoors, Samye Ling, tradition, treesRead More...
When I taught a computer repair class for high school students there were two ways that I consistently used pictures and diagrams in formative assessment.Formative Assessment With Images on FormativeEvery week I would have students answer questions based on a diagram that I upload to Formative.com....
One of the things that quickly became clear when I started teaching an introduction to computer science course for high school freshmen was that while they are happy to use the Internet, they don't really understand how the Internet works. I suppose the same can...
