Change Minds as a Tech Coach
As tech coaches and integration specialists, it is our responsibility to act as change agents in schools and to bring teachers along on that journey with us. As any tech coach will tell you, this […]
Google Team Drives for Educators
As millions of schools continue to adopt and embrace Google Apps for Education (GAFE), sharing and collaborating can start to get messy; a deleted team spreadsheet here, a missing shared folder there. Google saw the […]
Blogging Buddies via ISTE’s Ed Tech Coaches PLN
ISTE’s Ed Tech Coaches PLN is introducing Blogging Buddies: a place for edtech coaches (and those tasked with helping teachers integrate technology) to connect, network and learn from other coaches via blogging! Many ed tech coaches […]
8 Essential Google Drive Elements to Create Hyperdocs
Earlier this week, I wrote about using Hyperdocs more for educational technology professional development. If you are unfamiliar with Hyperdocs, you can read all about them and why I think they would be great for PD […]
Why You Should Start Using Hyperdocs for Edtech PD
Last weekend I attended the Indiana GAFE Summit put on by EdTechTeam (it was awesome, and I highly recommend attending if you get a chance!). One of the sessions I attended was about Hyperdocs presented by Tricia […]
4 Add-Ons to Pair with Google Forms Every EdTech Coach Needs to Know
My life, both personally and professionally, is run with Google products. Two of my favorite GSuite apps are Sheets and Forms because of their ability to quickly collect and organize information. While these tools are amazing […]
Getting the Most Out of Your #ISTE Membership: PLNs
As the buzz is starting to swirl for #ISTE17 (ISTE Conference 2017) and plans are being put into place, many excited educators (about 15,000+) are looking forward to a whirlwind conference experience in June. But did you […]
Relighting the Spark for Learning Through Passion Projects
Have you heard of Sub Hack? It was an idea designed by Charlie Shryock to create building-wide sub plans where students work on a passion project when their teacher is absent. You can read more […]
My Presentation at #EdTechTeam’s Indiana Summit
I’m so excited to finally attend one of the GAFE Summits put on by the amazing EdTechTeam in Franklin, IN on April 8-9, 2017 (I’ve been unable to attend the past two years it’s been […]
Review of Courageous Edventures
I recently finished Courageous Edventures: Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation by Jennie Magiera. Let me first start by saying that I was extremely excited when Jennie announced she was writing a book, and then again when […]