“Why Does He Do So Much Sniffing?” – Another Question from My Daughters
If you read this blog regularly, you’ve probably picked up that I love dogs. So of course I was excited years ago when TED-Ed published a lesson about how dogs “see” with their noses. And I enjoyed it again this week after my youngest daughter asked me why our dog does so much sniffing. […]
Canva, Search, and Goodbye – The Week in Review
Good morning from Maine where it’s a cold and breezy December morning. It was a busy and sad week here at the Free Technology for Teachers world headquarters (AKA, my house). This week I hosted or co-hosted a couple of webinars including the last live episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share […]
Best of 2021 – Email Addresses for Cats and Dogs
As I do every year, I’m taking this week as a break from publishing new blog posts and will be republishing some of the most popular posts of the year. Here’s one from March. People often get a kick out of learning that my dogs have their own email addresses. You can send them email […]
All About Cats and Dogs – A SciShow Kids Compilation
SciShow Kids has produced a lot of fun and educational videos over the last six years. I’ve featured some of those videos in blog posts. Some of my favorite are the videos about animals including those about cats and dogs. In their latest release, SciShow Kids combined some of their previous videos to create one […]
Why My Dogs Have Email Addresses and Your Dog or Cat Should Too
People often get a kick out of learning that my dogs have their own email addresses. You can send them email at Mason or Fionn (at) freetech4teachers.com and they’ll get back to you as soon as they learn to type. My dogs have email addresses because I conduct a lot of workshops throughout the year […]
Six Good Lessons About Man’s Best Friend
As long-time readers of this blog know, I love dogs. Small dogs, big dogs, skinny dogs, and fat dogs, I love them all. And I have a particularly soft spot for older dogs in shelters (I’ve adopted three in the last decade). So it was with much interest that I watched the latest TED-Ed lesson […]
Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads? Why Do They Pant?
My old dog Morrison used to tilt is head to his right whenever I would ask him if he wanted to play stick. He wasn’t the only dog to do this. Perhaps you or one of your students have a dog that does the same. If you’ve ever wondered why dogs tilt their heads in […]
Saying Goodbye to a Great Friend
Good morning from Maine where I’m mourning the loss of my big buddy Max. Max was a wonderful dog who I adopted from Harvest Hills Animal Shelter five years ago when he was two or three years old. We had many wonderful years together and I was looking forward to many more, but it was […]
Like Dogs? Have Kids That Like Dogs? – Watch This Video
If you have followed this blog for long, you’ve probably picked up on my love for dogs. You might have also noticed that I’m passionate about shelter dogs. That’s why I’m excited to this story from Lifehacker. How to Introduce Yourself to a Dog is a fantastic article outlining the best procedure for meeting a […]
Dogs and Humans – A Long History of Friendship
Anyone who has followed this blog for more than a week or two has probably picked up on my love for my dogs (#adoptdontshop). I’m certainly not the first person and I won’t be the last person to have a strong bond with dogs. Who were the first people to bond with dogs? Or did […]
Resources for Learning About the Iditarod and Dogs
These guys are not running the Iditarod. This weekend the Iditarod sled dog race begins. If you’re looking for some materials to use to teach about the Iditarod or dogs in general, take a look at some of the resources below. Mushing Explained is a series of videos produced by Alaska Public Media. In the […]
Mushing Explained – Out on the Iditarod Trail
The Iditarod concluded this week with Dallas Seavey winning for the fourth time in five years. Before the race started I shared some resources for following along on the trail and for learning about the dogs and people on the race. Yesterday, through The Adventure Blog I learned about another good resource for learning about […]
Why My Dogs Have Email Addresses and Yours Should Too
People often get a kick out of learning that both of my dogs have their own email addresses. You can send them email at Max or Mason (at) freetech4teachers.com and they’ll get back to you as soon as they learn to type. My dogs have email addresses because I conduct a lot of workshops throughout […]
Travel the Iditarod Race in Google Street View
The Iditarod Sled Dog race begins today. It’s one of the events that I would love to see in person some day. While I cannot get there in person this year, I can view it in Google Street View. Earlier this week Google published a new collection of Street View imagery capture along the Iditarod […]
Why Do Dogs Tilt Their Heads? – And Two Other Interesting Dog Lessons
My dog Max, like a lot of other dogs, tilts his head whenever I ask him a question like “do you want to go for a ride?” or “do you want a treat?” I assume that Max does this because he’s excited. But there may be other reasons why Max and other dogs tilt their […]
Dog Detective – Do You Speak Dog?
If you have followed this blog for more than a month or two, you’ve probably figured out that I am passionate about dogs and animal rescue. My personal Facebook feed is littered with updates from the various shelters and rescue groups that I support. Yesterday, a neat resource came through my feed that I think […]