by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where we’re hoping that the sun will peak out for a trip to the playground. Maine is known for moose and lobster. At our local playground there is a moose carved into boulder….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
For the last few weeks I’ve been posting on Twitter and on Facebook videos based on blog posts that I have written. To do that I have been using a service called Lumen5. Lumen5 is a service that will…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 14, 2019 | Academic Technology
Back in April I featured a neat creative writing tool called The Most Dangerous Writing App. Since then The Most Dangerous Writing App has changed to The Most Dangerous Writing Prompts. The service…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 14, 2019 | Academic Technology
For the last week my Facebook feed has been filled with posts from friends who are celebrating the last day(s) of the school year. This is a good time to set a vacation responder in your email. If you…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 14, 2019 | Academic Technology
Whether it’s to indulge our favorite hobbies, to get some chores done around the house (my lawn can stop growing any minute now), or to spend more time on the fun parts of teaching, we all need a…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 13, 2019 | Academic Technology
Reactions is a YouTube channel that I’ve mentioned in a handful of posts in the past. The channel is produced by PBS Digital Studios and the American Chemical Society. All of the videos on the channel…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
Over the last couple of days I’ve seen a lot of summer reading lists floating around on Twitter. If you’re starting to acquire your summer reading books, before you hit “buy now” on Amazon, search on …Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
There are two sites that often refer people to when I’m asked about locating copies of old newspapers. The first is the Google Newspaper Archive. The second is the Chronicling America collection from…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
Beaker is an iOS and Android app that lets students virtually mix chemicals. In the app students can select chemicals to mix to see how they react to each other. The app also has a virtual match that…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
Lately, I have been spending quite a bit of time digging into research and academic writing about the development and evolution of many of the educational technologies that are common in schools…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
The Library of Congress has tons of fantastic resources available for teachers and students, if you know where to find them. One of those great resources is an interactive version of Aesop’s Fables….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
DocsTeach has long been one of my go-to recommendations for teachers of U.S. History. DocsTeach provides a wealth of digitized primary source artifacts that can be incorporated into lessons for…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 9, 2019 | Academic Technology
Good evening from Maine where it was a perfect early summer day. It started with a bike ride which was followed by a trip to the playground with my daughters. Our day ended with getting ice cream! It…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
Last week I published a list of my ten most popular professional development workshop topics. That post generated a handful of emails from folks who asked good questions about the structure of my…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
A couple of weeks ago TED-Ed released a video about spotting misleading headlines. I quickly added that lesson to my list of resources for helping students become discerning news consumers. This week…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
In response to yesterday’s post about moving files from one Google account to another, this morning I woke up to three emails from readers wondering about moving out of a Google (G Suite) environment…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently received an email from a reader who wanted to know what to do with Google Classroom classes and materials at the end of the school year. The first thing…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
This week I received an email from a reader who asked about what how to move Google Drive items from a school account to a personal. That same reader also asked about how to handle Google Classroom…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
Veescope Live is a free iPad app for creating green screen videos. Of the free iPad apps for making green screen videos that I’ve tried, including all of the most popular ones, Veescope Live is…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 5, 2019 | Academic Technology
Geocaching is one of the things that I spend a good bit of time talking about in both my workshop and in my webinar 5 Ways to Blend Technology Into Outdoor Learning. Geocaching is a great activity to…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 5, 2019 | Academic Technology
Mentimeter is one of the tools that I regularly feature when talking about gathering realtime, online feedback from students. It’s a great platform for quick, informal polls. Mentimeter is also great…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
A couple of weeks ago in the Practical Ed Tech newsletter I featured ten ways to use Google Earth in your classroom for more than just social studies lessons. Many of the ideas in that list can also…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
Last week I published a post about using Gmail’s confidential mode and a post about automatically forwarding G Suite email to a personal Gmail account. Those posts led to “I didn’t know you could do…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
The end of the school year is here for many of us. It is at this time of year that I am often asked about how to forward G Suite for Edu email to Gmail addresses. Some people want to do this because…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Jun 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where it almost feels like summer. The sun is trying to poke through the clouds and it’s supposed to be 70F today. In other words, it should be a great day to play outside….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
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