One of the biggest features I was waiting for as I make the full transition away from using Jamboards to Figjam, is the ability to easily convert a Jamboard file to a Figjam file. They have just recently released this feature and it is as easy as you would want. All you have to do…
One of my favorite uses of edtech tools ever is to have a backchannel, whether that was in the classroom or when doing a presentation at a conference. A very memorable experience of mine as a classroom teacher happened soon after my classroom went 1 to 1 where every student was given a laptop. It…
A very common activity that happens in a lot of classrooms revolves around either an in-class presentation or the creation of a video for students to share what they have learned. Often times the students are working in groups and their working process may not always be visible to the teacher. By using a Figjam…
With the rapid rise of easily accessible AI tools this year, there are a lot of educators scrambling to answer the question around how the use of AI in the classroom will impact learning. With this, there is a strong desire to have some written statements around how AI could and should be used in…
Figjam is a tool that I am constantly finding more and more ways to use it in the classroom, and in my work with other teachers. I was asked if it could do a voting activity and of course there was an easy way to vote or rank topics in Figjam. All you need is…
UPDATE – Now that it is announced that Jamboard will be going away next year, Figjam is a great alternative. I would highly suggest you check it out and Figjam has a lot of great resources already for your transition from Jamboard to Figjam. Check out their information today! https://www.figma.com/jamboard-edu/ One of the big reasons…
One of the biggest pieces of advice I give to teachers during any training or presentation is: Don’t marry technology, just date it.” The reason for this is that I have seen too many educators get very attached to a piece of technology, whether an actual tool or online tool, and when that tool is…
I have been taking a deep dive into the AI craze of late and while there is still a lot to figure out, I have a huge hope about how we can use this tool in the classroom as an learning aid. One issue that I have seen in so many classrooms, including Physics classes…
I am a huge fan of optical illusions. How two people can look at the same exact thing but yet see two different things, just shows how complex our brains can be. I used to use them in my science classes as we would talk about how people can look at the same data but…
The Building Blocks feature in Google Docs can make it very easy to create tables that support students when assigning large projects or assignments. You can easily create a table that has the major components or checkpoints of their assignment, a section for descriptions or notes, a drop down to indicate where they are with…
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