77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try this Summer is a web booklet created by Richard Byrne of Free Tech 4 Teachers. If you have not had time to check out his blog during the school year, this is a nice sampling of some of the great resources that he offers daily. You may have … Read more
I should probably preface this post by admitting that I have absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever. If I did, my creations on Sketch Nation Studio would be much more entertaining – and I might have included some screenshots on this post. As it is, though, I am pretty certain you will be much more impressed … Read more
I have been reading about instaGrok on various blogs for a month or two. It is a search engine that “maps” your topic. In addition, it suggests videos and creates quizzes for your topic. There is even a toggle bar to change the level of complexity of the results. While I agree that it is … Read more
These Bloom’s Taxonomy Quicksheets, created by Andrew Churches at Edorigami, are a great teacher tool for quick reference on how to integrate technology and higher order thinking skills effectively. Each Bloom’s level has its own sheet, and recommends technology activities and websites that address the needs for that level. This is a great companion to … Read more
Online safety and digital citizenship are becoming more and more important as lessons our children need to learn. To that end, the Australian government has created a thorough, but fun, site for helping students to get this information while they play. budd:e is a site that is available in formats for both primary and secondary students. I … Read more
I found the link for this collection of Web 2.0 pins for educators on Teach-Lou-Ology. I think that there are several of these floating around on Pinterest, but this one caught my eye with the particular sites that are included. Some of them have been reviewed on this blog, such as Triptico and Storybird. Others are ones … Read more