
Try Using Icebreaker Tags at New Staff Orientation
The new school year is almost here and that means there will be new staff orientation meetings are happening everywhere. Rather than using generic name

The new school year is almost here and that means there will be new staff orientation meetings are happening everywhere. Rather than using generic name

Six years ago I published a short PDF that contained directions for getting started using Google Drive. I still get requests for that document even

Tomorrow afternoon at 4pm Eastern Time I’m hosting a Practical Ed Tech webinar titled 5 Ways to Blend Technology Into Outdoor Lessons. I hosted this

Whiteboard-style videos and Common Craft-style videos can be a great for helping students understand big concepts in short, easy-to-follow videos. But for smaller concepts, an animated

Good morning from Maine where the heat, humidity, and rain combined to cancel our morning plans. Mason doesn’t even want to go outside. In the

One of the best things about being a teacher is the support that you can often find from colleagues in your own building and, increasingly,

Here in northern New England we don’t handle hot and humid weather well. The first heat wave of the summer always sends people scrambling to

Brush Ninja is a free tool for creating animated GIFs. Unlike some similar tools, Brush Ninja works equally well in the web browser on a

TypingClub is a site that offers an extensive set of typing lessons for students. On TypingClub you’ll find lessons that use a traditional approach to

NASA’s Climate Kids website has many excellent online and offline resources for teaching students about climate change. One of those resources is the Big Questions