by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 18, 2019 | Academic Technology
At the end of 2018 I shared a half-dozen resources for learning about the science of flight. This morning I watched a new TED-Ed lesson that will make a nice addition to my list of resources about…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 18, 2019 | Academic Technology
Google Dataset Search is a search tool that I learned about this week during one of Daniel Russell’s presentations at the TLA conference. Google Dataset Search is a new (still in beta) search tool…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 18, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Credit: Becky WilloughEarlier this week I had the good fortune to sit in on two presentations at TLA given by Daniel Russell. He is Google’s Senior Scientist in charge of search quality and user…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 17, 2019 | Academic Technology
Greetings from the Austin, Texas airport where I’m waiting for a flight home after a great three days at the TLA annual conference. I gave three presentations and ran two workshops during the…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 17, 2019 | Academic Technology
On Tuesday morning I published a post about great service called Glide that enables anyone who can make a Google Sheet to make his or her own mobile app. Judging by the volume of emails and Twitter…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 16, 2019 | Academic Technology
Earlier this month Google announced a huge update to Google Slides in the form of native support for audio files. Yesterday, Google Slides got another update that many users will like. That is the…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 16, 2019 | Academic Technology
Glide is an amazing free tool that I featured in a presentation during yesterday’s TLA Tech Glamp. Glide enables anyone who can make a spreadsheet in Google Sheets to create his or her own mobile app….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
Tomorrow is the deadline to file income taxes in the United States. If you have high school students, some of them may be filing taxes (or having parents do it on their behalf) for the first time….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 15, 2019 | Academic Technology
Tomorrow is Patriots’ Day in Maine and Massachusetts. The day commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord. As a New Englander this is a good day to review some good resources for teaching and…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 13, 2019 | Academic Technology
The snow is almost gone here in western Maine. It won’t be long now until we’re breaking out the shorts, tee shirts, and flip flops. As the summer gets closer the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp is…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 13, 2019 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where we’re hoping the sun comes out today like it did last weekend. Of course, after last weekend’s warm weather we woke up to six inches of fresh snow on Monday morning….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
Google’s Science Journal app is one that I regularly feature in my presentations and workshops about blending technology into outdoor lessons. With the app (available for iOS and Android) students can…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
Kahoot has added a new way for students to use the free Kahoot iOS and Android apps. The new way to use the apps is to play games in what Kahoot is calling Smart Practice mode.Kahoot’s new Smart…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
Google Drive is more than just a suite of document, slides, and spreadsheet tools. You can use it to simply store all kinds of files like videos, pictures, sounds, and more. You can also use it to…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 12, 2019 | Academic Technology
On Monday I wrote a review of a neat tool called The Most Dangerous Writing App. It’s a website that provides a blank canvas to write on for a minimum time of your choosing. The catch is that if you…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
This morning, like most mornings, I opened my email to see a bunch of requests for help with various educational technology tools. Half of them I am very happy to answer. Those are the ones in which…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
Yesterday afternoon, as I’ve done for the last five weeks, I hosted a live Q&A session in which I answer questions that readers have sent to me over the last week. I get dozens of questions…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 11, 2019 | Academic Technology
During yesterday’s live Q&A session I answered a question about sharing a Google Sheet spreadsheet in a manner that would let students edit some, but not all of the spreadsheet’s elements. The way…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
Whenever I give a presentation about augmented reality or virtual reality I’m asked how I project my Android phone’s screen. Vysor is the product that I use to project my Android phone’s screen. Vysor…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
On Monday I shared an update from Flippity about their Google Sheets add-on being broken and taken offline because the deprecation of the Goo.gl service. This morning I woke up to the news that…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
Braingenie is a free service offered by the CK-12 Foundation. Braingenie provides online math and science practice activities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Braingenie’s library of…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
April and May is the peak of the climbing season in the Himalaya Mountains. In May many mountaineers will be making their summit attempts on Mount Everest. Long-time readers of this blog may recall,…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
Word Hippo is a nice little tool that students can use to find definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and translations for words. The service also provides students with verb conjugation assistance,…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 10, 2019 | Academic Technology
Synth is an excellent tool for creating short podcasts. In fact, it’s one of my picks for Best of the Web for the 2018-19 school year. But to call Synth a podcasting tool is a bit misleading because…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Apr 9, 2019 | Academic Technology
Tomorrow at 4pm Eastern Time I’ll be going live on my YouTube channel to answer another round of questions from readers like you. If you have a question about educational technology that you’d like me…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
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