This Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the fifth episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We'd love to have you join us! You can register for the session...
Disclosure: Lumio is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comLumio is a new online learning platform that you can use to create and deliver engaging lessons wherever you are and wherever students are. I’ve spent the last two weeks testing it out and I can confidently say...
Disclosure: ClassPoint is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comClassPoint is a new-to-me PowerPoint tool that I’m excited to see used in online and in-person classroom and conference settings. At first glance you might think it’s just a poll and quiz tool. However, when you look a little...
In this week's Practical Ed Tech newsletter I shared five uses for PowerPoint and Google Slides besides making presentations. One of those uses is to create choose-your-own adventure stories. To do that students have to know how to link slides together. In this short tutorial...
Veterans Day is this Thursday. 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....
If you’re among the educators who find 2021-2022 is shaping up to be even more challenging than last school year, this episode is for you. I want to validate your experiences and challenges, and point you to a path forward even when it feels like you’re...
If you’re among the educators who find 2021-2022 is shaping up to be even more challenging than last school year, this episode is for you. I want to validate your experiences and challenges, and point you to a path forward even when it feels like you’re...
Flippity has gone through some changes over the last few months that were frustrating for users (and the developer). Fortunately, it seems that almost all of the kinks have been worked out and the current version of Flippity is in some ways easier to use...
Good morning from Maine where it's a brisk 24F while I wait for the sun to rise. After the sun rises and it warms up a bit, I'm going on my favorite bike route for one last time before cold and snow make it unpleasant,...
