Good morning from Maine where we've finally had a nice stretch of summer weather, if you ignore yesterday's rain. This week was full of bike rides, a backyard camping trip with my daughters, and general summer fun. I hope that you've had an equally great...
Sometimes it is easier to reply to an email with a video than it is to write out a reply. For example, when a colleague asks me for help with Google Classroom I could write step-by-step directions or I could record a short screencast that...
This week TED-Ed published a new lesson that addresses a topic that just about everyone who owns a cell phone has wondered about at one time or another. That question is "why do phone batteries get worse over time?" Why Your Phone Battery Gets Worse Over...
A couple of years ago one of Kevin Hodgson's blog posts introduced me to the national Write Out project. This is a two week, online event held every October. This year's NWP Write Out begins on October 8th and runs through October 22nd. The idea...
At the start of every school year I like to review search strategies with students. If you like to do the same and want some new ideas to try this fall, take a look at my eBook Teaching Search Strategies to History Students. In Teaching Search Strategies...
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] You may have missed it but, back in June, the U.S. Department of Education released a report called The State of School...
ClassTools has long been a favorite resource of mine for creating all kinds of fun, online activities for social studies classes. As the new school year approaches it's a good time to take a look at seven of my favorite ClassTools games and activities templates. Play...
If you're interested in a professional development course that you can do while sitting outside before the summer ends, take a look at the courses I offer through PracticalEdTech.com. Animated Explanations!This five-part course teaches you everything you need to know to create and teach with your own...
A couple of days ago a reader emailed me to ask for suggestions on how to share pictures with her students' parents without having to send the pictures as email attachments every day or every week. I was happy to provide a couple of suggestions. My...
