Giving Eyes to the Exit Slip: Spark Post Formative Assessment Strategies
This week I had the chance to share one of my favorite tips for teachers at the ISTE conference in
ABCmouse for Schools: Early Elementary Learning Activities for Students
Which tech resources are you using for PreK to 2nd grade? Quality digital resources for young learners can be hard to find, but ABCmouse for Schools has packaged over 8,500 learning activities across subjects for use in the classroom and at home. There have even been a handful of…
Reading Horizons Orton-Gillingham Software + Teacher Resources
Searching for resources to support readers? The folks at Reading Horizons have created software and teacher resources to support your reading instruction. Their goal is to make learning how to read simple and enjoyable for beginning and struggling readers through…
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…
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…
JFK Centennial Leadership Lessons
Today marks the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth. The team at Apple Education has curated an amazing set of
Summer Virtual Field Trips for Teachers
Virtual field trips have become popular in classrooms thanks to the ease of using technology tools to connect students with places around the world. From a Skype with a partner class in another time zone, to transporting a student to Mars with a 360 video and a virtual reality headset, the possibilities are endless….
5 Ways To Use Spark Creation Tools To Empower K-12 Learners
This past weekend I had the chance to share tips, strategies and lesson ideas for educators. They were looking to
5 Totally Free Book Creator Webinars for Teachers
I am so excited to announce that I’m joining the awesome folks at Book Creator again this summer to offer
Hacking Google for Education: Education Book Spotlight
This weekend I had the chance to see the authors of Hacking Google for Education: 99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools
Recap 2.0 Question and Answer Platform
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…
6 Reasons to Try Small Group Instruction with Nearpod
As a classroom teacher Nearpod was a go-to tool for both whole group and small group instruction. During my first
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