by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 9, 2019 | Academic Technology
As I mentioned on the latest episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast, last week I was reminded of a great little geography site called Overlap Maps. I hadn’t used it in a long time so I went to see…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 9, 2019 | Academic Technology
The Thanksgiving Turkey Compilation from the Reactions YouTube channel explains two concepts related to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey. First, it explains how the deep-frying process works and…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Education Technology Guy | Nov 8, 2019 | Academic Technology
STEM/STEAM Day falls on November 8. There’s no way around it: children are significantly better off with strong science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics skills. That’s why STEM and STEAM education programs are so important. It’s undebatable that these...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 8, 2019 | Academic Technology
Many moons ago when I was an undergrad I took a meteorology course. It was my favorite course outside of my major. I’m still fascinated by weather and weather forecasting. In fact, for my next career…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 8, 2019 | Academic Technology
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Dinner Come From? is an interactive storymap that displays where eight popular Thanksgiving foods are grown and harvested in the United States. The storymap includes a map…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
Presenter Coach is one of best features to be added to PowerPoint in a long time. Presenter Coach is found in the online version of PowerPoint that anyone can use with a free Microsoft account….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
This morning I answered an email from a reader named Brian who wrote,”I’m looking for a way to upload photos of my students so I can randomly have the site select a photo. (The students are…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 7, 2019 | Academic Technology
Plagiarism and issues around copyright are topics that I am passionate about. That’s why I was happy to see my friends at Common Craft release an updated version of their video explanation of…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
Last week I wrote a short blog post about a neat Google Slides add-on called Slides Randomizer. The add-on will randomly shuffle a Google Slides presentation for you. It’s easy to use and, as I…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Education Technology Guy | Nov 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
PBLWorks Introduces PBL School Leader Networks – a Support Program for Schools Implementing Project Based LearningFirst two cohorts will launch in Los Angeles and MassachusettsPBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project...
by Education Technology Guy | Nov 6, 2019 | Academic Technology
Actively Learn is an excellent resource for teachers and students, providing middle and high school teachers in ELA, Science and Social Studies, resources to help their students. Resources include interactive text to help reading comprehension, videos and simulations...
by EmergingEdTech | Nov 5, 2019 | Academic Technology
Image Source This fun family cartoon was ahead of its time. Technology is now ahead of its imagined predictions. The futuristic family cartoon The Jetsons premiered in 1962. It was set 100 years in the future in the year 2062. We’re over half way there now, but...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 4, 2019 | Academic Technology
Last week I shared the news that StoryCorps is once again hosting The Great Thanksgiving Listen. This is an annual event intended to encourage people to record family stories during the month of…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 4, 2019 | Academic Technology
One of the ways that I am able to keep Free Technology for Teachers afloat is through the in-person and online training services that I offer. On that note, tomorrow afternoon I’m hosting a new…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
Earlier this year I published a rundown of my five favorite Google Slides add-ons. Since then a couple of those add-ons have gone the way of the 5.25″ floppy disk. Fortunately, I’ve recently…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 3, 2019 | Academic Technology
Good evening from Maine where the sun has set on the first Saturday in November. Tomorrow the sun will set an hour earlier after we turn our clocks back tonight for the end of Daylight Saving Time. On…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
October has come and gone. As I do at the end of every month I have looked through my Google Analytics account to find the most read posts of the last month. The most popular posts in October centered…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
For the fifth year in a row StoryCorps is hosting The Great Thanksgiving Listen. This annual event is an effort to get families to talk and record their stories around the Thanksgiving table. The…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve just finished recording the seventeenth episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. In this episode I address some questions around a Tweet I made last Saturday, discuss…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
In about six weeks from now I’ll be hosting the Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference. It is a free online event. The list of conference presentations will be finalized in the next couple of weeks….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
Last week Google published a new video that explains how Google Search works. The video presents an explanation of the factors that contribute to why some pages rank higher in the results page than…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Nov 1, 2019 | Academic Technology
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve received a few emails from people who were having trouble with images not loading on Blogger blog posts. I’ve also had a couple of little issue with image uploads….Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Oct 31, 2019 | Academic Technology
Slides Randomizer is a Google Slides add-on that will randomly shuffle a set of Google Slides. It’s easy to use the Slides Randomizer add-on. Once you’ve installed the add-on simply select Slides…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by Free Technology for Teachers | Oct 31, 2019 | Academic Technology
The students in one of my classes are starting to make some Arduino-powered gadgets. I let them choose what they wanted to build so I have some that are making cars, one making a Bluetooth-connected…Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com »...
by EmergingEdTech | Oct 31, 2019 | Academic Technology
Organization if Educating Students About Animals and Raising Awareness With Small, Fun Programmable Robots The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) is Scotland’s animal welfare charity (completely separate from the RSPCA who...
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