Discovering ‘Time Out’ – The App Every Teacher Needs
Today, I’m excited to share a gem of an app that’s a real game-changer for us educators – and honestly, for anyone who spends a good chunk of their day …
Explaining ChatGPT using ChatGPT
ChatGPT has been all the buzz lately and we are putting together an initial PD session at my current school for our teachers. While looking around at the types of …
Chrome Can: Gravit Designer!
This first post in the Chrome Can series will introduce a fantastic application that can not only be used by professionals but is also a great tool for students who …
Problem Solving in VR
Back in 2008, a great game was released that enabled players to build contraptions to solve puzzles. It helped players to think through a problem and then build a contraption …
Chrome Can! Chromebook Myths Debunked
Chromebooks are great machines if you’re a student. If you want to do any real work then maybe the Chromebook isn’t right for you. If you want to do heavy …
Computers in the Classroom a Dangerous Path!
Recently I was involved in a discussion about devices for a Bring Your Own Device program. I was suggesting certain choices including MacBooks, Windows machines, and Chromebooks. It was mentioned …
Are your characters special? G Suite Add-On!
While this post is mainly focused on a great tool for teachers and students who need to add in a special character for a given language it does introduce the …
The Problem with Education is not Education
Back in 1918, Franklin Bobbitt in Chapter 6 of The Curriculum, made the following statements regarding the the changes needed in the educational system of the day. “As the world …
Change is Constant.
I wanted to share a post I made for my AISG Elementary School Information Communication Technology blog. This blog post was created entirely with the iPad. I think it shows …
Pearltrees
Edtech in Shannon (sdoak) What you see above is known as a Pearltree. Pearltrees are a way to organize online resources visually, in a graphic organizer type web. According to …