Having students create a Google Site is an easy way for them to share out what they are learning or creating. Sometimes you may want to give them a way to get started quickly and even help organize the information for them. You may also want to use a gadget or have a certain layout…
When I started teaching I was given some advice from a veteran teacher to keep away from using red when correcting assignments. They said it was because students had viewed the red pen as being negative and instead we should be focusing on helping our students improve, not just telling them what they got wrong.…
Time seems to be a big thing that almost all teachers wish they had more of. The thing is though is that there are things that we can do to make it so we have more time with our students in class. When I flipped my classroom it wasn’t so I could spend less time…
There is an ever increasing list of digital tools that can be used in the classroom to assist students when it comes to reading and comprehension. These tools allow for there to be assistance built into the texts and resources made readily available to assist students as they become better and better readers. …
Today is Teacher Appreciation Day and Google may have given us teachers a great gift, Google Classroom. This might be the best teacher appreciation gift I get today, even better than the buy 1 get 1 free deal at Chipotle. A free, easy to use LMS that incorporates Google Docs and should include some great…
Due to my own scheduling issues this week, I was not able to meet with a teacher to do the Tech Time 2.0 episode like I have been doing lately. Instead I decided to do my own Google Hangout on Air and talk quickly about the 4Cs. The reason being that I wanted to have…
One of the biggest fears for many teachers heading into a 1:1 environment is the effect on classroom management. The problem is that the classroom management that happened before the 1:1 is going to be very similar after the 1:1. If you have good classroom management before, you will most likely have good classroom management after. If…
While Google+ has not been a huge hit with the general public, it has been used extensively in the classroom environments. Using Google+ you can increase communication and collaboration in and out of the classroom. You can connect with other educators or groups of educators to share and collaborate or you can even create your…
Yesterday I got up around 4:10am and left the house at 5:00am to drive 3 hours north to join in on Edcamp Twin Cities. I have been to three Edcamps before, all in Iowa, and this was my first one in another state with educators I have never met in person. Many would be curious…
Social media usually gets a bad rap from many as being distractive or harmful but it is a tool that has a lot of potential and is very powerful when used correctly. Many teachers become better by using social media to connect with others and to share/collaborate across great distances. I have used Twitter to…
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