This past year I’ve been thinking a lot of the 3D printing in education. Having tried out MakerBot’s Replicator+ my wheels were definitely spinning. In earlier posts I chronicled a bit of this journey, from searching for items to print on Thingiverse to creating my own designs in Tinkercad. I was really surprised just how easy it was to jump into the world of…
Have you heard of the Qball? I had the chance to try out an early version of the Qball a few years ago and it’s exciting to see how far this teaching and learning tool has come in such a short amount of time. The Qball was designed to support learners of all ages while addressing needs of…
Have you tried out the awesome Adobe Spark tools? I love apps and websites that empower students as creators. I’ve
The folks at Sown To Grow reached out the me this summer to share their new student goal setting and reflection platform. I love the idea of giving students a space to take ownership and reflect on their learning. With Sown To Grow students set learning goals, track their own progress, and write reflections on the strategies that work best for them. Teachers can…
The folks at StudySync have just released two new tools worth exploring. The new Unit Creator tool lets teachers create their own unique, specialized units from scratch. They’ve also launched a new podcast feature designed to explore students’ views on 21st century learning and help…
KudosWall is an online portfolio designed for K-12 students, their parents, and educators to help users keep their accomplishments in one place. Their team designed KudosWall to make it easy to store pictures, videos, presentations, and documents throughout the school year. From certificates and posters…
Last year I shared some of the new features from the folks at Quizalize. If you haven’t used Quizalize before, it’s an online tool that lets teachers turn quick classroom quizzes into multi-player games. The Zzish Dashboards from Quizalize give teachers tools to analyze student performance and receive class data in real-time…
This month I’m hosting a special webinar for the folks at NetRef, “Rules, Roles + Responsibilities for EdTech Integration.” This webinar takes place on Tuesday, July 25th at 3PM ET and will provide a handful of actionable tips for EdTech integration. It’s totally free and you can register here…
I am so excited to announce a special new partnership with Participate! A few of you may have already heard
Whew! The ISTE Conference in San Antonio this year was an absolute whirlwind! One of the highlights from my week
This week I had the chance to share one of my favorite tips for teachers at the ISTE conference in
I am a huge fan of Kahoot! so I’m super excited to share some news about their new quizzing app and special report. If you’re a regular follower of ClassTechTips.com you know I’m passionate about checking for understanding with technology (aka #FormativeTech). Well Kahoot! is a tool I use all the time when…
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