Tech Tips and Tutorials on tools that can be used in the classroom.
Something that may be difficult for many people to do well, is to work with others in a truly collaborative way. Too often we end up working in a group that is inefficient and detracts from our intended goal. This is true for teachers and students alike. There are some ways that we can improve…
Earlier this year we pushed out the use of #ameshighpride to our teachers, and then our students, to promote all of the great things that are happening at our school. Many other schools have done this, or something similar, so this was not something new but it was definitely something that I wanted to keep…
gMath is an Add-on for Google Forms (and Docs, Sheets) that allows you to easily create, and insert, mathematical equations and graphs. It uses the LaTeX equation editor to allow you to quickly use buttons, or write it all out yourself, to insert the equations or graphs into a Google Form. With the recent update,…
Friday, April 10th 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology – article talking about some of the qualities effective teachers have who use technology effectively. Evaluating Technology Use in the Classroom – article talking about how we need to look at the use of technology in the classroom with a focus on how…
As part of my job I have to have a focus on data collection, whether that data is from students or from teachers. Google Forms is a great tool to collect this data and when Google introduced the ability to have custom themes last Fall, I was very happy to test this out. The nicest…
Chalkup is a useful tool in many ways, as an LMS (lesson management software) or even just as a way to annotate Google Docs for students. Chalkup has the usual features of being able to create classes, have students join using their Google accounts and a classroom key code, discussion posts, creating assignments, and all…
I am a big proponent of using digital tools to provide better feedback for students as part of their learning. Too often we may give “feedback” that consists of a score or a grade, which does not help the student continue in their learning in an effective way. It is like expecting a blind person…
Actively Learn is a digital tool that allows you to easily add notes/questions/resources to digital texts, ones provided for you or ones that you upload yourself. You can easily create a class, add students, add the text and resources; all in a very short time. Students then can use the notes/questions/resources you provide to help…
Friday, February 6 Newsela – Find nonfiction articles by subject with varying Lexile levels for readers. Apple TV post by Tony Vincent – Great tips on how to setup and use your Apple TV for the classroom. Teacher Share page updated – Examples of how technology is being used in the classroom have been added…
Recently Google released a huge update to their Google Translate App for iOS and Android. The updated app can now use the camera to translate printed text into the language of your choice. It does this on the fly and creates an almost augmented reality where you see the previous word changed into the translated…
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