Websites Like – Find Related Sites and Tools
If you have ever found a website that you really like and wished that there were more like, Websites Like is a website you should try. Websites Like helps you find sites that are similar to your favorites. To find similar sites just enter the url of a like that you like and let Websites […]
Website on Steroids: Creating a Powerful Blog
This is a guest post from Dan Klumper. The topic of using blogs in education is nothing new. One thing I have noticed over the years is that many teachers use blogs in basic ways, such as posting a question(s) and having the students respond/answer. This is good from time to time, but a blog […]
Practice Piano With JoyTunes for iPad
JoyTunes is a small collection of iPad apps that I reviewed earlier this summer. JoyTunes builds apps that you can use to practice piano and recorder. With JoyTunes installed you play your physical instrument, but get directions and feedback through the app on your iPad. Last week they launched a new app for learning to […]
Try Duolingo to Learn Spanish, German, and French
Duolingo is a free site on which you can learn Spanish, German, and French. To learn on Duolingo you read, listen to, and translate words and phrases. For example if I want to learn Spanish I’ll be shown Spanish words with translations. I can can hear the words pronounced too. Then to practice I type […]
Grading Made Easy with Diigo & Jing
This is a guest post from Rebecca Johnson. Both Diigo and Jing have been written about on numerous occasions here at the Free Technology for Teachers blog, but I wanted to share my experiences using both tools when grading assignments. I teach an information literacy course for the college where I work as a librarian. […]
A Short Review of the Nexus 7
When I pulled into my driveway on Friday evening there were two boxes waiting for me. One contained new mountain biking clothing. The other contained my new Nexus 7 tablet. I’m sure that most of you don’t care about my mountain biking clothing, but I have a hunch that many of you are interested in […]
Exploring the Olympics on Google Earth and Google Maps
If you’ve been watching the Olympic Games and wondering how you might incorporate them in your classroom, here are couple of resources to investigate. The Google Earth Blog has published a short list of Google Earth tours based on the Olympic Games in London. The list includes a fly-over tour of the marathon route, Street […]
Beyond the App – You Found an App, Now What?
This is a guest post from Sarah Emerling. With all of the technology integration and the plethora of academic apps flooding the market, the time is ripe for teachers to take advantage of these teaching tools. More and more, classrooms are incorporating iPods and iPads into everyday instruction. This is such a gift for today’s […]
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This week I was in Limestone, Maine participating and teaching during the Maine School of Science and Math’s STEM conference. In the evenings I stayed in a lovely little cabin across the border in New Brunswick. While the cabin was great for me and my loyal dog, it was not so good for Internet connectivity. […]
Conduct Conference Calls for Free on Speek
Speek is a free conference call service that I learned about a few weeks ago on Larry Ferlazzo’s blog. When you sign-up for Speek you create a URL for your conference call. Then enter the email addresses of the people that you want to join your call. When the recipient clicks the link and enters […]
