Good evening from terminal five in Heathrow airport. I’m waiting for my flight home after spending a couple of days in London for the annual BETT Show. For my U.S. readers who might not be familiar with BETT, it’s a bit like ISTE without all of the breakout sessions. Basically, it’s all vendors, all the time which is why admission to the show is free. Some of the vendors do put on useful presentations. I saw excellent and useful presentations in the Microsoft and Micro:bit booths. As much as I enjoy going to events like BETT there is nothing like the feeling of heading home to my daughters. I’m especially excited to give them these little Paddington Bear teddy bears.

These were the week’s most popular posts:
1.Remove Image Backgrounds With PhotoScissors
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4. Three Good Places to Find Hands-on STEM Activities
5. A Master List of Resources About Microsoft’s Inclusive Classroom Tools
6. Vizor 360 is Now Free for All – Create Interactive 360 Imagery
7. How to Use PhotoScissors to Remove the Background from Any Image

Now Booking Summer Workshops!
I know that June can feel a long way away in the middle of January, but I’m already booking my summer workshop calendar. If you’d like to have me come to your school this spring (I have two May openings) or summer, please take a look at my speaking page and fill out the short form at the bottom of it.

And speaking of summer, the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp will return this year! I’ve secured a beautiful location for it that offers lots of activities for the whole family within walking distance. Registration information will be available soon on PracticalEdTech.com.

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