What are we doing?
This is not a rhetorical question. What are we doing in schools today? The world has changed and the requirements of the society our students are entering is no longer …
Chrome Can: Google Chromebook App Hub
If you have been following my blog, you are aware that I am a big proponent of Chromebooks. My Chrome Can series of posts have been created to enable others …
International Podcast Day: Podcasts to Improve Learning
If you aren’t aware, International Podcast Day is September 30, 2019. In this post, I will share some links to other posts I have made regarding podcasting in the classroom. …
PDF FlipBook on a Chromebook.
I have already written a post about working with PDFs on a Chromebook. I have also written about creating eBooks on Chromebooks. In this post, I discuss the various ways …
Technology and Capstone Courses
In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play …
Chrome Can: Drawing and Painting on a Chromebook
I am a hobby artist and enjoy painting using various media. However, back in 2006, I discovered an awesome painting application that I downloaded onto my Sony VAIO. It was …
Chrome Can: Chrome-based Tablet for the Classroom
I recently got my hands on the CTL Chromebook Tab Tx1. This tablet is a ChromeOS based tablet. I was excited to trial a Chrome-based tablet to see how it …
Using Screencasting and Google Slides to Make an Authentic Language Project
I have been lucky to assist a Spanish teacher with a project that she and I feel is very valuable to her second language learners. In a previous post, I …
Chrome Can: Interactive, Non-linear Stories
One way to help make learning to write and building a students competency in writing for a variety of audiences and styles is to give students a chance to practice …
Why Innovate in the Classroom?
I have been thinking recently about great teachers that are having students do amazing things in their classrooms. These innovative educators take on new challenges and push their students to …