11 Tips to Get your Google Ready to Go Back to School
I originally wrote the post 11 Tips to Get your Google Ready to Go Back to School 2015 for my company blog at Forward Edge. It contains 11 tips to set up your Google Apps for […]
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Plickers: an Awesome Assessment Tool Requiring Only One Device
During mid-February at Ohio’s educational technology conference, I learned about an awesome assessment tool that only requires the teacher to have a device: Plickers. While I am a proponent of getting students on devices as […]
4 Reasons to Use Google Chrome Over Other Internet Browsers
When I’m working with teachers and administrators, they often run into some problems on the Internet. Then I notice they are still using Internet Explorer. I try convincing people to use Google Chrome instead of […]
5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes: Episode 9
Back in October of 2013, I started this 5 in 5 video podcast series for a very brief overview of 5 edtech tools each month. The idea is that teachers don’t always have the time (who […]
#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 […]
Takeaways from #CE14
October marked Connected Educators Month, and there were online events going on at all hours of the day, every day throughout the month. I took part in a number of Twitter chats, free webinars, and […]
District-Wide 30 Day Twitter Challenge
In honor of Connected Educator Month, I will share what I have been meaning to write about for a month now… getting teachers connected on Twitter! In August, I led a couple of optional, face-to-face trainings […]
5 Ways to Prepare for Connected Educators Month
In addition to Photographer Appreciation Month, National Roller Skating Month, National I Love Lucy Day and National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day (just to name a few), October also serves as Connected Educators Month! According to the […]
5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes: Episode 8
Okay… so it’s less than six minutes! During June and July (and almost August), I put the 5 in 5 screencasts on hold. Well, it’s that time of year again. By no means are these […]