When it was time to get to know my new students, choosing the right project was key! See how we arrived at our decision and how it went!
Refining Research Skills with Google and LMGTFY
Today’s nifty tool is pretty simple but incredibly useful for helping students through the research process! But first, let’s chat about researching with Google…
Did You Know? Google Save
I used to use a “social bookmarking” site to manage my digital archives. I adored it! I would tell people that it changed my life and it did. However, *confession time* digital clutter can be overwhelming. It’s so easy to save digital resources because they have no physical impact, but just as with physical clutter, […]
Did You Know…Google Search Education Lesson Plans!
Research is not exactly a student’s favorite word. It can also be intimidating for teachers for figure out how to go about helping students learn to do it effectively. Then there’s the whole “Google” thing…do you let students use it to research or not? Let’s face it together: students will never NOT use Google. But […]
Website/App Review: Google Keep
I know, I know…another Google tool! It seems every time I turn around, Google has something new and incredible to make our lives better! Google Keep is one of my personal favorites. It is in the top five tools I use every day (right up there with my email and my calendar) and I’m convinced it’s short […]
Did you know…Google Handwriting Search
We are excited to introduce a new feature on our blog – the “Did you know it could do that?” post! For brevity, these posts will begin with “Did you know…” and will end with useful, cool feature that you may or may not know about a tech tool. These might not be groudbreaking tech tips, […]