On Monday I answered a question from a reader who wanted to know if it was possible to add alt text to the images that she uses in Google Forms. My answer was, "yes, but not in the way you would in Google Docs or...
A must visit for children and adults in MadridA must visit for children and adults in MadridDeveloping School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Madrid, play, playgrounds, Richter-Spielgerate, slide design, slide inspiration, slidesRead More...
A couple of weeks ago I held a webinar about creating your own apps. Afterward, one of the participants, Candy, emailed me to share a neat site that I hadn't previously seen. That site is called Kidzcourse, Super Courses for Super Kids. Kidzcourse offers twelve courses...
Disclosure: Blackbird is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com. Last week I wrote a lengthy blog post about how Blackbird can be used by anyone to teach coding. That post focused on how you can use Blackbird to teach coding even if you don’t have much or...
Brilliant spiral play feature spotted in a playground. How do you use these discoveries as teaching inspiration?Brilliant spiral play feature spotted in a playground. How do you use these discoveries as teaching inspiration?Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Maths Outdoors, Golden spirals, Macquarie Lake Playground,...
I've never been one to spend much time on classroom decoration (partly because it's not in my nature and partly due to frequently changing classrooms). But I know a lot of teachers who do spend a lot of time and money on classroom decoration. If...
Last week I got an email from the Council for Economic Education. The email listed the ten most popular resources on their site. Two of them stood out to me and one of them led me to an additional resource that wasn't included in the...
A few months ago I published an overview of DisplayNote Broadcast. It's a tool that you can use to broadcast your screen to your students' laptop or tablet screens. Shortly after I published my initial overview DisplayNote Broadcast added a Google Slides and Classroom integration....
Good morning from Maine where we're hoping the heat and humidity will break today. I write that sentence knowing full well that in a month I'll probably be back to wearing flannel shirts and sweaters. Until then we're going to try to enjoy the last...
