Flipgrid Sneak Peek: Fun with Frames!
My friends at Flipgrid keep bringing the magic! At Flipgrid Live 2020, they once again surprised us with a flurry of fabulous features that will be released to the public on August 5th! Last night I was given pre-access to the new Flipgrid camera so that I could beta-test some of the features and […]
Whereby…A New Name has Appeared!
I have been a longtime fan of a website/app called appear.in. I’ve probably taught thousands of people about it over the years. Well, as of August , they’re changing their name. The new name is Whereby, a play-on-words decision that emphasizes the company’s vision to allow people to choose WHERE they want […]
Flipgrid ARientation Guide
Flipgrid, the worldwide phenomenon and globally beloved edtech tool, has an extra-awesome feature that is becoming more and more popular for obvious reasons. It’s AR technology (that’s augmented reality), so it automatically has a mega-cool factor! In Flipgrid, any or all of the videos that are created can be printed as […]
OneNote As A #OneWord Journal
Like so many people across the country, especially educators, I made the decision a few years ago to forego making a New Year’s resolution and instead choose a #OneWord.
If you haven’t heard of #OneWord before, it’s not a specific goal like a resolution might be, but rather it is a mindset to guide a person […]
As Educational Mentors, We Aspire To Inspire
“It is indeed akin to the intense pride a parent feels when his child goes off to build a home for himself, or that a mama bird feels when her babies are ready to test their wings beyond the comfort of the nest.”
What Are The Non-negotiable Traits For A “Teacher of the Year”?
I’m sitting here ready to write my annual recommendation for someone who I really feel exemplifies a “Teacher of the Year”. I don’t take this lightly at all. I probably put more thought into this than most people, but if it is to be an authentic honor that maintains a reputation of respectability, then it […]
Celebrate & Elevate The Experts Within
🔵 Universal truth in education #1: There is never enough time for professional development.
I connect with educators and leaders all over the world and this is one of the most widely-known conundrums we face in every country, district, and school.
🔵 Universal truth in education #2: Educators want to be able to choose PD that […]
Microsoft Learning Tools: Where Independence Is Free For ALL Of Us
- Remember last year, or the year before, when students who couldn’t read called the teacher over to come read it to them…whether it was a text, an assessment, or even the directions?
- Remember not long ago when students submitted rough drafts a dozen times, returned by the teacher for corrections again and again because […]
Type Accented Letters on iPads
📱Micro-tip: If you have an iPad or iPhone, did you know that if you “long hold” on some of the keyboard letter keys, you get variations of that letter with accents? If I long hold “n”, I can type señor. If I long-hold the “u” key, I get über-excited! […]
Text Giraffe
I love fonts & strong graphics, so when I found this website called Text Giraffe, I got happy! If you’re looking to create a logo, or you just need to build strong graphic for a blog post, website, newsletter, or even to make a Twitter post stand out, try Text Giraffe!
This site […]
What’s A #Fliphunt?
This #Fliphunt movement has absolutely been an evolution of ideas. It started with:
EdTech? On a Field Trip?… which led to …
I Had a Flipiphany!… which led to….
So what’s a #Fliphunt? It’s a video-based scavenger hunt that is completely organized and run in the AMAZING Flipgrid environment. […]
PD for Me – in OneNote!
If you’re like me, you’re constantly finding cool education ideas and things that you want to learn about – later, when you have time. I literally find things daily. For a long time, I struggled with the best ways to save them so I could easily find and access them later. Here are a few […]