UPDATE! – It looks like you can’t publish Chrome Extensions for free anymore if you are just doing it in your school district accounts. The developer fee is $5. If anyone has a way around this, please feel free to tweet at me @donovanscience. I will add that the new interface for publishing extensions is…
One of the things I am happiest with that we tried last year, was the start of our own district Twitter chat. We have been sharing Twitter as a powerful professional learning tool for the last couple of years but I wanted to help our teachers experience the effectiveness of a chat by giving them…
In an effort to keep growing and to try new things, I have decided to try creating quick 2 minute video blog posts about various topics related to educational technology and learning. I have written many blog posts about various topics but I have also been a big proponent of using video as you can…
When Google added the Calendar integration with Classroom, they pretty much released another feature that many had wanted, sharing with parents. Now, parents still can’t log into Classroom unless they use their student’s information but they can easily see the Calendar that is created with that Classroom to see due dates for assignments. This is…
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…
I started this week off by heading down to Fort Madison, IA to talk with their MS and HS teachers about effective technology use in the classroom and to conduct some Google Apps workshops as part of their professional development day. The main focus of my talk started with a simple slide that asked “What are…
One thing that should be easier than ever, thanks to the technology that is readily available to us, is the ability to quickly communicate with others, including students. There are various ways we can get information out to our students using the tools we already have, or by learning how to use some new ones.…
One of the easiest ways to give feedback in a Google Doc is to use the comments tool in the doc itself. You can go a step further by using Kaizena to record audio while you are highlighting text or by inserting comments and resources to help the student improve. Sometimes we can provide better…
I did not meet my goal yesterday to blog every day this summer as I was dealing with a sick kid. My son was sick with a fever as well as other symptoms which meant I was pretty busy with him. Point of advice, if you suspect any chance your kid might be sick, do…
One thing that I am really looking forward to this summer is the online PD class that we are doing for our MS and HS teachers. About 13 signed up for this experience, they will get renewal credit, and it is focusing on becoming digital teachers and learners. One important aspect had to include some…
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