When I taught a computer repair class for high school students there were two ways that I consistently used pictures and diagrams in formative assessment.Formative Assessment With Images on FormativeEvery week I would have students answer questions based on a diagram that I upload to Formative.com....
One of the things that quickly became clear when I started teaching an introduction to computer science course for high school freshmen was that while they are happy to use the Internet, they don't really understand how the Internet works. I suppose the same can...
Relax, look, feel and listen. Really, really listen.Relax, look, feel and listen. Really, really listen.Health & Wellbeing, RME Outdoors, Whole School, listening activities, listening outdoors KS1, listening outdoors KS2, mindfulness KS1, mindfulness KS2, sensory, sensory ideas outdoorsRead More...
I started my Truth For Teachers podcast in January 2015, and since then, I’ve heard from dozens of educators who are now hooked on the format and are anxious to find other great education podcasts to follow. That makes me so happy! Podcasts have been instrumental...
Valentine's Day is just a couple of days away. If you teach primary grades, your students may be excited about exchanging little cards and candies (my daughters have been talking about it for weeks). If you teach middle school or high school students, you're probably...
At about this time nine years ago I created the Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week newsletter as a way to provide a summary of my most popular daily posts along with a featured tip of the week. Today, more than 19,000 educators are...
Good morning from Maine where it is roughly 50 degrees warmer than it was at this time last week! One thing that hasn't changed since last week is that AI is the still the hot topic in education. I think I've fielded more questions related...
As part of my on-going quest to bring some organization to the more than 1,500 videos on my YouTube channel, I've created a new playlist of 25 Gmail tips for teachers and students. The playlist includes everything from how to sort your Gmail messages to...
Earlier this week Padlet launched a new feature that lets you quickly turn the multimedia notes on a Padlet wall into a slideshow. If you haven't tried it yet, watch my new video to see how easy it is to use the new slideshow feature...
