13 Best Multi-Platform EdTech Tools of 2013
It’s the time of year for ‘Best Of 2013’ lists, so I thought I’d create my own. This list contains the 13 best multi-platform (web, iOS, Android, etc.) apps and sites for the classroom (in […]
Web 2.0 Tools
5 Edtech Tools in 5 Minutes
You don’t know what you don’t know, right? And there are SO many educational technology tools out there, with new ones arriving and leaving us everyday, that it’s hard to keep up. That’s why I […]
Lunch & Learn: Teacher EdTech PD
Since October, I’ve been putting on monthly Lunch & Learn PD sessions for teachers. December was dedicated to tests and quizzes in Schoology (our new school-wide LMS). As usual, I shared the results of the pre-survey […]
Backwards EdTech Flow Chart
**Note, I updated the chart in January 2017 (using Google Slides and Docs)! It’s not quite as “pretty,” but it will be much easier to update and add to as new tools are developed. I’m […]
Help Students Build Confidence as a Presenter Through Screencasts
The other day I met with a teacher to go over some things about our LMS. When I arrived to her classroom she had a student who had to give her a presentation before we […]
Collaboration in the Classroom: Teacher PD
The second session of my Lunch & Learn series took place today. It was the session I was most looking forward to in the whole series- Collaboration in the Classroom: Tools for Student Collaboration! This […]
A Conversation with the US Secretary of Education
Hello, I wanted to tell each of you about a wonderful, unique experience I had the other week. For about an hour, I was privileged to have a conversation with the US Secretary of Education […]
Lunch & Learn: PD Reflections
You’ve seen, heard and read it everywhere: teachers need ongoing technology professional development. That’s where my job, and might I note one of the favorite aspects of my job, comes in. But where is the […]
Twitter Professional Development for Teachers
So I’m a little late with my blog post about this PD, but better late than never! The Twitter PD I put on for teachers was broken up into four parts (Understanding Twitter, Creating an […]
10 Reasons I Prefer Schoology Over Edmodo
Recently, our school purchased Schoology’s Enterprise pack to replace our previous (outdated) LMS. Obviously I am a fan of Schoology since I was a champion for the switch. Through grad school classes and my own […]