5 Essential Tech Tools Keep Teachers Learning
Web-browsing teachers must not only harvest the ideas of others but curate what's valuable and create opportunities online to stretch and grow, says former Kansas Teacher of the Year Curtis Chandler....
View Article7 Tech Tools for Fast Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is good practice, as every teacher knows, says tech consultant Curtis Chandler, but finding time to measure individual student understanding is challenging. Chandler offers seven...
View ArticleExplore These Easy to Use Teaching Tools
For teachers who like to grow their skills during the break, Curtis Chandler has a shortlist of online resources to check out – including nonfiction goldmines, video filters and easy production ideas,...
View ArticleGet Your Middle School Kids into GIFs Next Fall
GIFs are great teaching tools. The brief videos can bring out the ideas and creativity of students too. Megan Kelly shares how kids can make GIFs with a helpful tutorial and where in the curriculum...
View ArticlePrepping for My Next Google Classroom
Want to keep content from last year’s digital classes while at the same time close down your prior students’ access? Follow along as NBCT Kathleen Palmieri shows how she’s organizing her files and...
View ArticleTry Jamboarding an Interactive Notebook
Middle grades teacher Kathleen Palmieri is taking advantage of her students’ growing comfort level with online apps to set up interactive notebooks in Google Jamboard and use Google Slides to simplify...
View ArticleFlipping over Flippity: Flashcards and More
Kathie Palmieri likes the free teacher-owned Flippity site, offering engaging teaching tools in all subject areas. She shows how to easily create multimedia flashcards, involve classes in randomly...
View ArticleHelp Kids Build Skills with Google’s Tutorials
Middle grades teacher Kathleen Palmieri shows how Google’s Applied Digital Skills videos and lesson plans can help students in grades 5-12 tap the power of Google Docs and the Google Drive to learn...
View ArticleA Quick, Easy Way to Create Class Tutorials
Middle grades teacher Kathleen Palmieri uses a time-saving digital tool to create quick and concise visual instructions. Show students how to share a document, use an add-on, find an online resource...
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