Sutori Updates Allow for Additional Embedding
Sutori is a great tool that allows you to create multimedia timelines. The product was just updated to include some features that make it better than ever. Users are now able to embed nearly anything into a Sutori including Flipgrids, Padlets, Quizlets, Thinglinks, Instagrams, Buncees, History Channel videos, Prezi, and Tweets, as well as Google Docs, […]
Five More Gmail Extensions to Increase Productivity
Recently, I shared five extensions for Gmail that are designed to help boost productivity. There were too many to pack into one post, so here are five additional extensions to use with Gmail. Right Inbox for Gmail– Schedule emails to be sent later and add reminders to follow up on emails. You can also schedule recurring […]
Silly and Fun Halloween Tricks
Happy Halloween! This day is dedicated to tricks and treats. You probably have the treats covered, but what about the tricks? Today is a great opportunity to have some harmless fun with your students. These goofy tricks will have your students in stitches and they will appreciate your effort to have a little fun. Mozilla […]
Getting Going With G Suite for Education
Last summer more than 100 people participated in my online course Getting Going With G Suite. Throughout the Fall I’ve fielded requests from folks who missed out on the summer course and would like to get into the next offering. I’m happy to announce that I have scheduled another offering of Getting Going With G […]
Planboard for Lesson Planning
Planboard is a lesson planning app that is free for individual teachers. Create digital lesson plans and access them from anywhere. Use templates to build lessons that can include attachments, photos, and videos. Add individual standards to your lessons and track student progression for each class. Cutback on lesson planning time by reusing lessons from […]
How to Create a Digital Breakout Game
Breakout EDU has been a breakout hit in classrooms over the last couple of years. The success of the physical Breakout EDU games has spurred the creation of many digital versions built on everything from Google Forms to full-fledged online game environments. Metaverse recently published a tutorial on how to make your own digital breakout […]
How to Enter Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Last week I shared some information about Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest. he contest is designed to get students in grades six through twelve interested in STEAM projects that can have an immediate impact on local and global communities. As I wrote last week, initial entry into the contest […]
Library of Congress Congressional Data Challenge
The National Data Challenge from the Library of Congress is a competition that is asking “citizen coders” to develop creative ways to use technology to analyze, visualize, and interpret data sets from congress.gov as well as other platforms. The idea is to create a product that helps others discover, use, and explore the massive collection of legislative […]
Last Minute Halloween Ideas
Halloween is tomorrow! You either love celebrating this day with students or you absolutely dread it. No matter which camp you are in, hopefully you have something planned to make tomorrow memorable. If you have procrastinated then keep reading! This is a collection of Halloween ideas that have been shared here on Free Technology for […]
Games to Sharpen Geography Skills
These games provide students with fun and engaging ways to learn geography. They are a good way for students to explore new places on their own. Smarty Pins Combines geography and trivia. There are lots of categories to choose from including arts & culture, science & geography, sports & games, entertainment, and history & current events. […]
