Good morning from Maine where we're hoping that the forecasted rain showers will bring a respite from the high heat and humidity we've experienced all week. How humid was it? On Wednesday I leaned my bike against the house while I ran in to get...
Earlier this week I shared directions for an icebreaker activity in which students complete the sentence, "where I'd like to go...
This is an excerpt from the 2021-22 version of The Practical Ed Tech Handbook which will be released on Sunday evening (Eastern Time). If you're subscribed to my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter, a copy of the handbook will be sent to you on Sunday. Google’s Jamboard...
Rushton Hurley, my pal from Next Vista for Learning, is starting a new webinar series called Fascinating Folks: Educators Engaging Entreprenuers. In Rushton's words, "The idea is to find interesting people creating tools for the education world, and talk to them in a far more...
This blog post is an excerpt from the updated 2021-22 version of The Practical Ed Tech Handbook which will available this weekend. Subscribe to my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter to have a PDF copy sent directly to you on August 15th. Whether your students...
Seven years ago I published the first version of The Practical Ed Tech Handbook. Every year since then I've published an updated version. The new version for the 2021-22 school year is almost done. It's free and will be sent to everyone who subscribes to...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Leah Bouas. As a high school teacher, I first followed Angela Watson’s podcast and site for camaraderie and inspiration more than for practical ideas that I could implement into my own classroom. Over time, however, especially after...
As the new school year starts many you may find yourself looking for some new ideas to break the ice and get to know your new students while they also get to know each other. One thing that I've always asked my students is "where...
Disclosure: Book Creator is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com. This post was written by me, Richard Byrne. In yesterday's post about Book Creator's back-to-school resources I mentioned the integrated image search and the autodraw feature that students can use on every page of their books. Those...
