The new year is here! If one of your goals for 2023 is to finally start that podcast you've been thinking about, Anchor offers an easy to get started. In fact, you can record, edit, and publish an entire podcast on your pone by using...
Just about the only thing keeping me on Facebook these days are the memories reminding me of where I’ve been. Back in December one of those memories was of a post I made in 2008 in which I wrote, “is wondering how to make money...
When it was announced back in September the entry deadline for the 2023 C-SPAN StudentCam contest seemed so far away. Now that 2023 is here, the deadline feels very close. That's because it is close! The entry deadline for the 2023 C-SPAN StudentCam contest is...
I saw this post a while back in an educational technology forum: I have been given roughly an hour for PD on January 4th to work with teachers on anything that I’d like. I rotate between 7 sites pre-k to 12th grade, but I will be...
The new Canva Documents tool has a lot of great features for teachers and students. Not the least of which is the ability to collaborate on documents and designs. The collaboration feature on Canva Documents enables you to invite anyone to work with you as a...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in December 2022… AI 2041, Chen Qiufan & Kai-Fu Lee (technology, sci fi) The Investigator, John Sandford (thriller) The Dark Hours, Michael Connelly (thriller) Bottom of the 33rd, Dan Barry (baseball) Nightfall and Other Stories, Isaac Asimov (sci fi) The Ghost Brigades, John Scalzi (sci...
Felt was one of my favorite new tools in 2022. In fact, I liked it so much that I included it in my Best of the Web for 2022. Felt is a free multimedia mapping tool that I think is easier for first-time users to...
A couple of weeks ago a loyal reader reached to me for my thoughts about sharing audio recordings via QR codes. His idea was to place QR codes on objects within his classroom and school so that students could scan them to hear his audio...
Returning to the classroom after winter break can feel like “First Day of School, Part 2” for everyone … in ways that are both good and bad! Students tend to return invigorated by joyful holiday celebrations. Likewise, you and your colleagues may feel refreshed, renewed, and...
