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…
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…
Nearpod is one of my favorite teaching tools! As a professional development facilitator it has become one of my go-to
This past weekend I had the chance to share tips, strategies and lesson ideas for educators. They were looking to
I am so excited to announce that I’m joining the awesome folks at Book Creator again this summer to offer
This weekend I had the chance to see the authors of Hacking Google for Education: 99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools
From content consumption to content creation, there are many ways to use mobile devices with students. They can create how-to
Over the past few months I’ve used Recap when leading teacher workshops to demonstrate the power of technology to elevate formative assessment practices. Well the folks at Recap haven’t just upgraded their awesome video reflection tool, they’ve greatly expanded the platform to provide a space for teachers to create interactive…
As a classroom teacher Nearpod was a go-to tool for both whole group and small group instruction. During my first
This past year I’ve had the chance to connect with the awesome folks at Kiddom. As you wrap up this school year and prepare for a new group of students, you’ll definitely want to check out Kiddom’s Planner to plan ahead for the next school year. Whether you’re packing up…
Sesame Street Characters are now available on WriteReader’s Digital Book-Authoring Platform! Last year I wrote about WriteReader a fantastic web tool to support early literacy in English Language Arts classrooms and with English Language Learners. This year…
Turning students into content creators gives them an opportunity to explore a range of transferrable skills. Students can collaborate as
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