Three Things to Consider Before Flipping Your Classroom
Flipping your classroom with video lessons can be a good thing in the right situation. Before you decide to completely flip your classroom there are a few things that you should consider. 1. Do the majority of your students complete their homework assignments on time on a consistent basis? If not, there may be a […]
Ten Things You Can Learn at the Practical Ed Tech Chromebook Camp
Chromebooks are quickly becoming the preferred choice of computer for 1:1 programs in schools. Chromebooks are reliable, inexpensive, and versatile tools. That said, teaching with Chromebooks may require you to learn some new tricks to make the experience great for you and your students. At the Practical Ed Tech Chromebook Camp on July 18th and […]
A Mapped & Searchable Archive of American Newspapers
The U.S. News Map is a great resource produced by Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia. The U.S. New Map is an archive of American newspapers printed between 1836 and 1925. You can search the archive by entering a keyword or phrase. The results of your search will be displayed on an interactive map. […]
Three Ways to Generate Topics for Your School’s Blog
Posting new content on a regular basis is one of the best ways to get parents to frequently check your school, library, or classroom blog. Coming up with blog post topics is the struggle that many people have in attempting to regularly update their blogs. At times, I have that problem too. I have three […]
Try the New Padlet Android App
Just a little more than twelve hours ago I received an exciting email from Padlet in which they announced the launch of their new Android app. Padlet has long worked well in the web browser on Android phones and tablets, but this is the first time that there has been a dedicated Padlet Android app. […]
By Search Request – Bibliography Tools for Students
Over the weekend I was looking at the Google Analytics for FreeTech4Teachers.com and noticed that last week one of the most frequently searched terms that directed people to this blog is “bibliography generators.” I took that as a clue that more than a few people are interested in that topic. To that end, here are […]
Zaption Expands Free Options for Creating Flipped Lessons
Zaption is a popular tool for creating video-based lessons and quizzes. The service operates on a freemium model in which they offer a mix of free and paid options. Last week Zaption announced that the free options have been expanded. Teachers can now utilize all of the video lesson creation tools that Zaption offers. Those […]
Skip the Spreadsheet, Use This Add-on to Create Google Docs Word Clouds
This morning I received an email from a reader who had heard that there was a way to create word clouds in a Google Spreadsheet, but needed a little help doing that. She was worried about how to get all of the words in a document into a spreadsheet in an easy manner. My suggestion […]
Tap to Learn Grammar
Tap to Learn produces a bunch of educational apps for Android and iOS. The Tap to Learn Grammar app for Android offers more than 200 self-paced grammar lessons. The lessons don’t have videos embedded in them, but there are links to external videos hosted on YouTube. After working through a lesson students can test their new skills in […]
Collaborative, Crowd-Sourced Reading with Prism Scholar Lab
EdTechTeacher, an advertiser on this site, has launched a new FREE video series called #ETTchat. Each week, one of their instructors posts a new video with ideas using technology in the service of learning. Collaborative Crowd-Sourced Reading with Prism The Prism Scholar Lab is an experimental tool from the University of Virgina. Teachers can create […]
