by Free Technology for Teachers | May 25, 2020 | Academic Technology
As we head into summer many of us start to reflect on the last school year (it was one we’ll never forget) and what we want to incorporate into the next school year. If you’re looking for some new…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 24, 2020 | Academic Technology
In my previous post I wrote about and included a video about adding timestamps to longer videos that you post on your YouTube channel. Rather than just talk about it, I took my own advice and added…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 24, 2020 | Academic Technology
When you’re publishing videos that are longer than five or six minutes on your YouTube channel it can be helpful to viewers to add some timestamps to the video’s description. Including timestamps in…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 23, 2020 | Academic Technology
Earlier this week a reader asked me if there was a way to quickly scan across all of the documents his students submit in Google Classroom to check for elements of copying between students….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 23, 2020 | Academic Technology
Good morning from Maine where the sun is shining and it feels like summer! It’s going to be a great weekend to ride my bike, play outside with my kids, and generally unwind after a long week. I hope…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 22, 2020 | Academic Technology
This is Memorial Day weekend here in the United States. Monday is actually Memorial Day. Students often confuse the origin and purpose of Memorial Day with those of Veterans Day. The following videos…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 22, 2020 | Academic Technology
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how to use a whiteboard in Google Meet without screensharing. That method featured using a neat tool called Whiteboard Fi. Some people have had great success using…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 20, 2020 | Academic Technology
Pixabay is one of the resources that I frequently include in my recommendations for sources of images and video clips to use in slideshow and video projects. This morning I got a notice from Pixabay…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 20, 2020 | Academic Technology
Tactiq is a new Google Chrome extension that lets you record the captions generated by the automatic captioning tool in Google Meet. You can use it to record and save all captions or select just some…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 20, 2020 | Academic Technology
Earlier this week someone sent me a question on Twitter seeking information about an add-on that lets you import batches of photos into Google Slides and have those photos automatically placed onto…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 19, 2020 | Academic Technology
Disclosure: Pixton EDU is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comOnline comic creation tools like Pixton EDU make it possible for almost anyone to create great-looking comics and…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 19, 2020 | Academic Technology
Certify’em is a Google Forms add-on that I’ve been using and recommending for a few years. Certify’em makes it easy to automatically send certificates to students when they get a minimum score on a…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 19, 2020 | Academic Technology
It’s that time of year again when some teachers will be leaving one school district for another. With that move comes the need to move your digital resources as well as your physical resources. I was…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 18, 2020 | Academic Technology
This week, as I did last week, I’m hosting or co-hosting two live webinars. On Thursday at 3pm ET I’m hosting a thirty minute Intro to Teaching History With Technology. On Friday at 1pm ET I’ll be…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 18, 2020 | Academic Technology
The Library of Congress has a great collection of activities suggestions and resources for parents who are looking for educational activities they can do at home with their kids. The collection is…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 18, 2020 | Academic Technology
In last week’s episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff Rushton shared a neat site called Naraview. Those who stayed on for the “overtime” of the webinar got a detailed overview…Read the whole entry at...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 17, 2020 | Academic Technology
This is the time of year when many of us are looking for fun ways to conduct end-of-year review sessions with our students. Playing Kahoot quiz games is one of the most popular means of doing that….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 17, 2020 | Academic Technology
On Friday during Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff someone asked if there is a tool that I would recommend for converting a PDF into a Google Doc. Fortunately, you can do that…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 17, 2020 | Academic Technology
Good evening from Maine where today it finally felt like spring. At this time last week the ground was covered in fresh snow. This evening, it was 60F and sunny. We had a fun day playing outside here…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 15, 2020 | Academic Technology
One of the reasons that Wakelet has become popular in schools in the last couple of years is that it can be used for a wide range of activities. It’s also popular because it can be used in a wide…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 15, 2020 | Academic Technology
Earlier this week I had a reader ask me for advice on sharing videos in Google Classroom with her students without having to use YouTube. My suggestion was to simply upload the videos to Google…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 15, 2020 | Academic Technology
There are lots of neat things that you can do with Google Sheets if you know how to get started. Getting started is often the hardest part. Fortunately, there are sites like Flippity that offer great…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 14, 2020 | Academic Technology
The Library of Congress offers a collection of images that are free to use and reuse. The LOC blog recently featured a subset of that collection called Maps of Cities. Maps of Cities is one of two…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 13, 2020 | Academic Technology
Two weeks ago I announced the dates for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp. Since then registrations have been coming in every day. And many more people have sent me questions about…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | May 13, 2020 | Academic Technology
Raise your hand if you battle this same task management problem that I battle. I read and reply to an email then forget to do the follow-up task that is associated with email.Here’s an example of…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
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