ClassHub to Manage + Monitor Student Devices: Live at ISTE!
I’m so excited to share ClassHub from the fantastic folks at Squirrels – and a very special opportunity for educators
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Lightspeed Instructional Audio + Video Solutions for Schools
Lightspeed is a learning company that has created a handful of fantastic instructional audio and video solutions for classrooms. Their mission is to unlock student access to learning opportunities and give teachers meaningful insights into moment-by-moment learning. You may have…
TypeTastic School Edition: Keyboarding Practice for Elementary Students
A few weeks ago I had a chance to connect with the folks at TypingMaster. They’ve developed a special keyboarding practice platform for elementary school-aged students. TypeTastic School Edition is an ad-free web-browser based tool for students. They focus on presenting keyboarding in a series of games…
Nearpod’s Engaging Professional Development Resources
If you’re a regular follower of ClassTechTips.com you know I’m a huge fan of Nearpod. It’s an engaging, interactive tool
Online Volunteering Opportunities from simpleshow foundation
Have you heard of mysimpleshow? Last year I shared their very cool explainer video tool and I’m super excited to tell you about the new online volunteering opportunities from the simpleshow foundation. Their team has launched online volunteer opportunities to help…
Zap Zap Math Game for Elementary Students
Looking for a math game for elementary students? Zap Zap Math is a mathematics app for children in Kindergarten through sixth grade. Designed to help students master math concepts, Zap Zap Math has a handful of games for students to play. This app covers lots of elementary math concepts to support…
Putting Data into Your Daily Workflow with Schoolrunner
Earlier this spring I connected with the team at Schoolrunner. They’ve developed a comprehensive data management system for schools designed to make it easier for educators to analyze data. The goal of Schoolrunner is to help teachers identify trends and patterns in their data tracking all of which can help with…
Organize Independent Reading in Your School
Independent reading is an essential part of every student’s day. If you’re looking to create a culture of excitement around independent reading at your school, you’ll want to check out Loose Canon. This website helps schools organize student reading choices and gives…
Revision Assistant from Turnitin Lexile Measures
Earlier this year I shared Turnitin Revision Assistant a formative writing product for classrooms. If you haven’t heard of Revision Assistant before, it was designed to extend the reach of teachers by giving student writers immediate, actionable and substantive feedback. The folks at Turnitin have now partnered with MetaMetrics to add Lexile measures to…
7 Must-Try Summer Projects with Adobe Spark
Whether you’re winding down the school year, in the midst of summer planning, or counting down to fall, I have
6 Reasons to Lead Your Next Faculty Meeting with Nearpod
Nearpod is one of my favorite teaching tools! As a professional development facilitator it has become one of my go-to
15 Teacher Podcasts for Your Summer Playlist
Last week I finished a day leading professional development for teachers and jumped in my rental car. I was about to
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