Last year I wrote quite a few blog posts about a Chrome extension called Mote that lets you record and add audio to almost anything in Google Workspace. As great as that extension is, it's not for everyone. In fact, earlier this week I got...
Google Maps is one of my favorite tools to use in history and geography lessons. I've been using it for at least as long as I've been writing this blog (15 years). Like all Google products it has evolved over time and some features have...
The Library of Congress is a great place to find historical pictures, drawings, and maps to use in lesson plans and classroom projects. Finding things on the Library of Congress' website isn't always easy if you only use the search function. But the LOC's Free...
98% of the press releases that are sent to me are completely worthless. Then every once in a while I get one that's actually kind of helpful. That was the case when earlier this week I got a press release about The National Museum of...
In my family we have a bit of a love/hate relationship with squirrels. We hate that they take so much food from our bird feeders. But we do like to watch them and my daughters do enjoy reading Those Darn Squirrels! That's why I was intrigued...
The 25/5 Rule. Warren Buffett once offered his personal pilot, Mike Flint, some time to discuss his career and goals for the future. Buffet advised Flint to think of 25 things he would like to accomplish in the near future. Then, Buffett asked him to circle his...
The Library of Congress is a great place to find historical pictures, drawings, and maps to use in lesson plans and classroom projects. Finding things on the Library of Congress' website isn't always easy if just use the search function. But the LOC's Free to...
As long time followers of my blog and Twitter account know, copyright is a topic that I am passionate about. That's largely due to the quantity of websites that steal my work on a daily basis. Some of them, like the popular Bloglovin' service, claim...
Other than Google Workspace tools, Canva is the tool that I've published the most tutorials about on my YouTube channel. In fact, I've published at least 36 tutorials about using Canva's many features for making videos, presentations, timelines, posters, greeting cards, worksheets, and many other...
