Understanding Different Schoology Features
I’ve been working with a few districts over the past few months to roll out Schoology to additional buildings in their district. As more teachers begin to use the platform, I’ve gotten a lot of […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Not Stop Everything in Class for Test Prep in 3 Easy Steps
It’s that time of year in schools. That time when tensions are high and everyone is nervous about all the state testing that has either begun or is about to begin. Teachers are feeling the […]
9 Resources to Help Teachers Dig Deeper with Technology Integration
Recently, I was working with middle school teachers who are in their second year of a 1:1 Chromebook program and Schoology implementation. Every teacher in the building has been using the new LMS and Google Drive […]
Schoology’s New Assignment Grading Platform- Finally!
I’ve written a few times about Schoology before. I truly believe Schoology is the best K12 LMS available to teachers and administrators today for a number of reasons. One thing that I didn’t like about […]
#GAFEchat Recap: February 17, 2015
I swear by Twitter chats for professional development and building my PLN (personal learning network). If you’re not exactly sure what a Twitter chat is, check out my post about Twitter chats that includes a key […]
#OETC15 Recap
This past week was the Ohio Educational Technology Conference (#OETC15). It was the first time I was able to attend this conference, so I had no previous experience to compare it to. Here are some […]
20 Ways to Use ThingLink in Education
When I first learned about ThingLink late last summer, I was immediately impressed. My mind started racing about all the ways that ThingLink could be used by teachers, students and even beyond the classroom. If you’re not […]