by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 16, 2020 | Academic Technology
This week the Library of Congress launched a new search tool called Newspaper Navigator. Newspaper Navigator is an index of 1.5 million images published in newspapers between 1900 and 1963. You can…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 16, 2020 | Academic Technology
Yesterday, I shared news about a new teacher control in Google Meet. Today, there are two more new Google Meet features to note.The latest announcements from Google about Meet carried the news that…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 16, 2020 | Academic Technology
Every year C-SPAN hosts the StudentCam video contest for middle school and high school students in the United States. The 2020/21 version of the contest has been announced and submissions will be…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 15, 2020 | Academic Technology
Eleven days ago Google announced the launch of new Google Meet controls for teachers. Those new controls were the ability to specify who can or cannot share screens in a Google Meet meeting. This week…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 15, 2020 | Academic Technology
Last week I hosted a Practical Ed Tech webinar titled Ten Search Strategies Students Need to Know. Afterwards I had many requests for accessing the recording of the webinar. The webinar is now…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 14, 2020 | Academic Technology
In the past, I’ve always been fortunate that I didn’t have “wanderers” who signed-out for the bathroom and never re-appeared. That’s largely due to the fact that my classes are electives that kids…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 14, 2020 | Academic Technology
SciShow Kids has long been one my favorite YouTube channels for elementary school science videos. It went on hiatus for a while then it came roaring back a few weeks ago. One of the new releases on…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 14, 2020 | Academic Technology
This afternoon I was talking with a few of my students about TikTok and its new relationship with Oracle. The course of that conversation brought up a lot of “I’ve heard X” and “I’ve read X”…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 12, 2020 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where it is a crisp 31F outside as I await the sunrise while compiling this week’s list of the most popular posts.I had a super busy week with students back in my classroom…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 12, 2020 | Academic Technology
Every Thursday afternoon Rushton Hurley and I answer questions from readers like you during Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff. We do that at 4pm ET which might not be the best…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 11, 2020 | Academic Technology
Earlier this week I answered a question from a reader who wanted to know if it was possible to share Google Jamboard drawings through Google Classroom. The answer is yes. Just about anything in your…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 11, 2020 | Academic Technology
Earlier this week I wrote a review of a new collaborative whiteboard tool called Whiteboard Chat. One of the highlights of Whiteboard Chat is the ability to create whiteboards for your students and…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 10, 2020 | Academic Technology
Every week Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I host a free webinar simply named Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff. The next installment is today at 4pm ET! Join Us! …Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 10, 2020 | Academic Technology
Disclosure: TeacherMade is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comEarlier this week I wrote an overview of a great new service called TeacherMade. TeacherMade lets you quickly convert your favorite…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 9, 2020 | Academic Technology
Back in April I featured a neat service called Video Puppet that turns PowerPoint presentations into narrated videos. This morning I got an email notifying me that Video Puppet has been re-branded as …Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 9, 2020 | Academic Technology
Whiteboard Chat is a free service that you can use to create collaborative whiteboards to use with your students. It is possible to use Whiteboard Chat without an email address which makes it quick…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 8, 2020 | Academic Technology
This morning I welcomed my new students into my classroom. In talking with one of them I learned that he likes to tinker with old bicycles. As we were talking he mentioned trying to create a power…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 8, 2020 | Academic Technology
Disclosure: TeacherMade is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com. As the new school year begins we’re all trying new things while also trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy. …Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 7, 2020 | Academic Technology
Last week I got an interesting question from a reader named Chuck. I’m not sure that my answer or the question has broad appeal, but I found it interesting so I made a video about it. Chuck’s question…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 7, 2020 | Academic Technology
Disclosure: Cloud Stop Motion is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com.Cloud Stop Motion is a free tool for creating stop motion videos in your web browser. I wrote about Cloud Stop…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 5, 2020 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where it is a lovely morning filled with cool air just before sunrise. Sunrise is getting noticeably later these days as summer winds down. Red and orange leaves are starting…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 5, 2020 | Academic Technology
I love maps and I love a good video so I had to explore Movies on Map when I saw it featured on Maps Mania. Movies on Map is a site that features videos about interesting places all over the world….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 4, 2020 | Academic Technology
In terms of meeting controls Google Meet has lagged behind Zoom all year. Google is making efforts to close that gap. Last month they introduced some new controls and yesterday they introduced another…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 4, 2020 | Academic Technology
In the latest episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff I shared an update about a favorite math and science resource. That resource is PhET. PhET offers more than 150 online,…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Sep 4, 2020 | Academic Technology
Common Craft has released a new, timely video for this fall. The new video is Disinformation Explained by Common Craft. The new video explains what a disinformation campaign is and why organizations…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
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