About a month ago I got a new MacBook Air. It has been about a decade since I last used a Mac as my primary computer. One of the things that I'm constantly reminded of while using my MacBook Air is the need to clear stuff off...
As I mentioned in this week's Practical Ed Tech Newsletter, Google Earth and digital mapping is an area of ed tech that I still get excited about after all these years. Google Earth is a tool that people often think of as being something that's only...
As I'm sure many of you do, I often play the role of "tech support person" for friends and family. That was the case a few days ago when a friend of mine who owns a local, small business asked for help with Google Calendar. My...
Biodiversifying a shed with loose parts and love.Biodiversifying a shed with loose parts and love.Gardening, Science Outdoors, biodiversity, biodiversity early years, biodiversity EYFS, biodiversity in ELC outdoor spaces, biodiversity in school grounds, biodiversity KS1, biodiversity KS2, plants, school gardens, school grounds, shedRead More...
Over the weekend a reader reached out to me for help with Google Forms. Specifically, he wanted to know how to impose a time limit on a Google Form. I was happy to help.The method that I use to impose a time limit on Google...
Yesterday morning I shared a collection of more than 100,000 historic maps for classroom use. In that post I mentioned using those maps to create digital overlays on current maps. Google Earth provides a couple of ways to do that. Felt.com is another digital mapping...
It's a bit of an understatement to say that the rapid growth of AI-powered writing and drawing tools is raising many questions for teachers and students. One of those frequently asked questions is "how do you cite ChatGPT?" Recently, the MLA and the APA have published...
Removing one of the barriers to working outside with groups.Removing one of the barriers to working outside with groups.Early Years Outdoors, Whole School, barriers to learning outdoors, hand hygiene outdoor advice, hand hygiene outdoor kit, hand hygiene outdoors, health & safety, health & wellbeing, hygiene,...
Credit: David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Source 1. Source 2.In this week's Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I mentioned that digital mapping tools is one of the areas of educational technology that I'm still passionate about after sixteen years and 17,000...
