Looking for new ways to review learning, discuss questions, formatively assess, and be more playful with learning? Here are 24 different games and structures you can use that will infuse laughter and joy into your classroom. No matter the age of students or context you teach,...
Spaces is a digital portfolio tool that I've covered since the beginning of 2021 when it launched with a great feature called Asynchronous Breakout Rooms. Since then it has grown to include better reporting features and "best of" showcase features. The latest update comes in...
A couple of mornings ago a reader asked me to help her figure out how a Google Doc she didn't remember sharing was accessed by a colleague. After ruling out that her account had been compromised I discovered that the document in question was part...
Spotting signs of Xmas in your communitySpotting signs of Xmas in your communityCommunity Involvement, Early Years Outdoors, Personal & Holidays, RME Outdoors, Technologies, outdoor Xmas display, school Xmas display outdoors, Xmas walksRead More...
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has leaned hard into the 4 Shifts Protocol to support its schools’ technology integration and instructional redesign work. Over 650(!) Digital Learning Coaches (DLCs) across the state have received a copy of Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning and are working with their...
A long time ago when I was a high school student trying to decide where I should go to college the process was a rudimentary one. I flipped through the U.S. News and World Report's giant book of college rankings, looked for ones that I...
This Friday is Veterans Day. If you find yourself looking for some quick lessons to review with your students, here's a small collection for you. ReadWorksReadWorks is one of my favorite places to go when I need information texts about a holiday to share with students. ReadWorks...
A simple, sustainable approach to having a living mini Xmas tree.A simple, sustainable approach to having a living mini Xmas tree.Nature Play & Learning, RME Outdoors, Abriachan Forest Trust, Christmas, Christmas activities, early years outdoor Christmas ideas, enterprise, KS1 outdoor Xmas ideas, KS2 outdoor Xmas...
Disclosure: BookWidgets is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comIt was around this time last year that I tried BookWidgets for the first time. I was immediately impressed by the variety of templates it offered for creating unique online learning activities for students. I was also impressed by...
Over the weekend a Tweet from Thomas Petra reminded me of a great Google Earth resource that he developed years ago. That resource is Real World Math. And though he stopped updating it a couple of years ago, there are still many Google Earth files...
