Ed Tech 6 reasons why I’m starting a teacher blog — and why you should, too By November 10, 2020 Our classrooms can seem so far away from our students’ homes. We get busy. Our students’ parents ... Read More
Teaching How can we reach the Jeremys? — A follow-up By November 10, 2020 Last year, I blogged about “Jeremy,” a junior in my Spanish II class in the rural, low-income ... Read More
Screencasts Tech Tuesday screencast: Planboard By November 10, 2020 Today’s Tech Tuesday screencast is about Planboard, a lesson-planning website. Teachers can plan their lessons paperlessly, use ... Read More
Ed Tech Flip, flip, flip: Who is king of online flashcards? By November 10, 2020 Flip. Flip. Flip. Countless hours are spent every year by students trying to memorize through repetition. (Rote ... Read More
Ed Tech Ditch the paper, call in assignments with Google Voice By November 10, 2020 If I really want to “ditch that textbook” and teach with less reliance on it, I need ... Read More
Screencasts Tech Tuesday screencast: Twitter for teachers By November 10, 2020 Today’s Tech Tuesday screencast is about Twitter for teachers. Twitter is such a powerful collaborative tool for ... Read More
Ed Tech The digital divide? No. My school is a school of opportunity By November 10, 2020 The “haves” and the “have nots” debate about educational technology has been going for years. The schools ... Read More
Teaching 20 percent projects: 7 ideas to think about By November 10, 2020 Google’s 20 percent project idea has started to take education by storm. The gist of it, as ... Read More
Screencasts Tech Tuesday screencast: Class Dojo By November 10, 2020 Today’s Tech Tuesday screencast is about Class Dojo. Class Dojo is a great web app that serves ... Read More
Teaching Homework: To assign or not to assign? By November 10, 2020 I used to think I was weird. What I’ve been doing is so countercultural to what ... Read More
Teaching Sam Patterson: Teaching in his paperless classroom By November 10, 2020 Trees love Sam Patterson. So do his students. One reason his students love him: He believes in ... Read More
Screencasts Tech Tuesday screencast: TodaysMeet By November 10, 2020 Today’s Tech Tuesday screencast is about TodaysMeet. TodaysMeet is a backchannel site that allows a private text-based ... Read More