Going over the second half of the Google Chrome Extensions I am currently using. All of these get used on a regular basis or often enough that they earned their space. It is important to note that it is easy to install a Chrome Extension and just as easy to delete it. Try out the…
Chrome Extensions can make your life simpler or allow you to do things you hadn’t thought of before. Why do things the slow way when the push of a button can do things for you instantly. For part 1 I will go over some of the extensions I am currently using. 1. Google Mail Checker…
As much as I love YouTube as a resource, it is easy to see that sometimes there are unfavorable parts of YouTube or that the specific clip you want is part of a much longer video. Using the following tools you can make the sharing of a YouTube clip much more efficient, effective and even…
There are many tools out there to easily capture what is on your browser screen but the power comes in being able to annotate and then share out those screenshots. The following extensions will definitely save you time and make it easier to point out things online. In no particular order. 1. Awesome Screenshot…
When working on projects or larger assignments in class, it can be very helpful for the students if there is a collection of resources to help them get started or to help them focus on. You can do this using a site or other tool but there is a very easy way to do this…
I was reflecting the other day on those events and methods that have had an impact on my teaching career so far and it was easy to see that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, was the birth of my son over 3 years ago. That was the day that I had a…
One of the main reasons that I went into teaching was that teaching offered the opportunity to face so many challenges throughout the day. I love challenges and being challenged, I like to see what I can do and what I still can’t do. Right now I am trying to see if my body can…
I am helping out this week in a classroom where the teacher wanted to do something other than the posters they had done in the past. We decided on allowing the students to choose what they use to do the project as long as it could be shared with others and met the contextual guidelines.…
This is the first post on my new site. As I work with more and more people across the country and world, I figured I needed another site to make sure that all of my posts and ideas get placed into one location. This will be my site but it will also include work that…
Spring Break is a great time to refresh and to get ready for the final part of the school year. It can also be the time you use to prepare to try something new in the classroom. I did my first trial of a flipped classroom after spring break, using the time before and during…
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