Good evening from New Hampshire where I'm having a little R&R with my family after a very busy week and a busy month. The sun came out just in time for us to enjoy some time outdoors before bedtime. As I write this my kids...
On Tuesday morning I went to micro:bit workshop hosted by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez. It was a ton of fun. My only complaint, I wish it was longer because I wanted to keep playing with my new friends as we explored and tinkered together. On...
One of the most popular webinars and courses that I've hosted over the years have been about search strategies and how to teach them to students. This summer I'm offering a new Practical Ed Tech course on that topic. The course starts in two days!25...
ISTE Live in Philadelphia was a whirlwind 72 hours. I've been home for about 18 hours now and have had some time to reflect a little bit on the trip. I'll share more in-depth take-aways later. For now I wanted to summarize and share a...
Yesterday morning at ISTE Live I met Lauren Enders. Lauren is a well-known presenter in the field of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). We chatted for a good twenty minutes or more about many things including how she's using Canva as an AAC tool. In...
I don’t listen well…at least, not naturally. As an educator and adult with ADHD, attention threatening to pull away from the person talking to me every few seconds can be quite damaging to the relationships I try to build with students. I’ve noticed as more things...
This year's Tour de France starts on July 1st. (By the way, my search strategies course starts the same day). For the next three weeks my mornings will be occupied by watching parts of every stage. The Tour de France provides some neat opportunities for science,...
Around this time every year I field a bunch of questions from readers who are moving into new jobs at schools that use Google Workspace for Education. And while I have a lot of Google Workspace tutorials available on my YouTube channel, I think it's time...
Today, I attended a workshop hosted by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez. It was a great workshop about using Micro:bit. Gary gave some introductory directions and then we had some challenge activities to try to complete in small groups. I worked with Sheila from Virginia...
