I would wager a guess that the majority of teachers uses PowerPoint as a way to present information and lecture in class. In fact, PowerPoint has been under a lot of flack lately for being tired, dated, and unexciting. For the sake of playing devil’s advocate, however, I vote that there’s still some life left … Continue reading »
Earlier this month I was lucky enough to present to some wonderful Texas educators at the Google Apps for Education Texas Summit. My presentation was all about harnessing the powers of the almighty Google search, and it was well received by the educators who were present. In the hopes of sharing the wealth, here is my presentation … Continue reading »
So recently, I’ve embarked on the endeavor to become certified to teach technology in the great state of Texas. Unfortunately, this process involves passing a test that focus on either largely irrelevant and obsolete information (like the technology to the left) or information that is so obvious it should be a crime to ask about … Continue reading »
I stumbled across this fantastic chart by the fine folks at TeachThought and Edudemic and had to share! Unlike my charts on aligning Twitter and Pinterest with Bloom’s taxonomy, this chart focuses on teacher actions rather than student actions. Like my charts, however, it is broken down into three main ways teachers can use iPads: consume, … Continue reading »
I don’t know about you, but I love spending time procrastinating on work and reading education blogs. Blogs like Richard Byrne’s and Larry Ferlazzo’s keep me abreast of current trends in education and technology, and motivate me to keep up with my own blog. As I’ve grown into my role in the blogosphere, I’ve been … Continue reading »
Last week I posted this fantastic iPad reference card from the people at CustomGuide, and I’ve been circulating it in my own school with great success! After doing a little more searching, I found CustomGuide’s similar handy cards that offer a detailed guide to the basic functions of commonly used Microsoft Office programs. You can … Continue reading »
A few weeks ago I posted about Twitter hashtag chats, and how powerful they can be as ways to grow your professional learning network and develop as an educator. Last time I shared the seven that I frequent the most, and that I find most useful, but below you will find a complete schedule of … Continue reading »
The fine people at Custom Guide have created one-page reference cards for many popular technology products, but I found this iPad reference guide particularly useful. It is a fantastic summary of the basics of the iPad, including hardware, buttons, home screen applications and important gestures. It is definitely not a comprehensive guide to using the … Continue reading »
In the educational technology field, new technology and pedagogy terms are a dime a dozen. The jargon can often become overwhelming! For some teachers, this jargon serves as a hurdle between them and a classroom filled with technology based learning.Heck, even as someone who considers herself tech-savvy, there are tons of ed-tech terms that I … Continue reading »
Last night I moderated the Twitter hashtag chat #1to1techat for the very first time. It felt a lot like a first date – I was nervous, I had prepared and thought about what I was going to talk about, and I was 2o minutes early waiting for everyone else to arrive. But, as with any GOOD date, … Continue reading »
