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Don’t Miss This Webinar! – Coding in the Age of AI

On Wednesday I passed along a great resource that Gary Stager shared with me. Today, I have another announcement from Gary that you should note right now. That is a free webinar he’s hosting on April 27th.  Coding in the Age of AI is a two-hour, hands-on webinar in which you’ll program in Lynx as […]

Free Webinar – Using Rockets to Investigate Forces and Motion

The Smithsonian Learning Lab hosts a regular series of free professional development webinars for teachers. The next one is titled Using Rockets to Investigate Forces and Motion.  The free webinar will be on Tuesday, April 11th at 4pm ET. The Smithsonian hosts the webinars on YouTube which means you don’t need to register to attend. […]

Free Webinars Today and Tomorrow

Today at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT Rushton Hurley and I are hosting the last live episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. After two and a half years of hosting these live webinars we’re changing formats in 2023, but we wanted to have more live session to end 2022. I […]

A Free Smithsonian Webinar Tomorrow

Some of my high school history students often took a while to understand the idea that just because a document is an old primary source it doesn’t automatically mean that source is infallible or even an accurate representation of events. They still needed to account for context and the potential for an author’s bias among […]

Two EdTech Guys Take Questions – The Grand Finale!

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020 Rushton Hurley and I have held a regular series of live Q&A sessions. This week we’re wrapping it up with one last live session of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff. We’d love to have you join us as we answer your questions […]

Free Webinar This Tuesday – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions

This coming Tuesday, November 1st at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT Rushton Hurley and I will be hosting the second episode of our third season of Two EdTech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. Just like the title says we take questions, answer questions, and share some cool stuff that we’ve found around the web. We’d […]

Webinar – Engage and Investigate With the Ken Burns Classroom Collection

As a student and teacher of U.S. History, I’ve enjoyed many of the documentaries produced by Ken Burns (even if my students didn’t always enjoy them). That’s why I’m excited about a new webinar from the National Council for the Social Studies. The webinar is titled Engage and Investigate With Resources from the Ken Burns […]

Join Me and Rushton Hurley This Tuesday Evening for a Free Webinar

On Tuesday, October 4th at 8pm ET/ 4pm PT Rushton Hurley and I will be hosting the second episode of our third season of Two EdTech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. Just like the title says we take questions, answer questions, and share some cool stuff that we’ve found around the web. We’d […]

Free Webinar – Believe In You Student Leadership Program

Last spring I wrote about OPEN’s Believe In You Empowerment Program and its accompanying digital journals for students. Building upon the success of that program, OPEN and Varsity Brands has launched a new initiative called the Believe In You Student Leadership Program.  The Believe In You Student Leadership Program is a twenty week program designed […]

ICYMI – Webinar Recording – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions

A couple of nights ago Rushton Hurley and I resumed our Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions series. We were joined by a handful of fine folks and even more people were registered to join us. If you missed our live broadcast, you can now watch the recording and find all of the associated links […]

Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions – Free Event Tomorrow

After a summer hiatus Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I will be resuming our Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions webinar series tomorrow evening at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET. Join us for this fun and free half hour event in which we answer all kinds of questions about educational technology stuff.  Register […]

Free Webinar – Get to Know Your Students Through Tract

Last year, Tract emerged as one of my favorite new edtech companies. Backed and co-founded by education pioneer Esther Wojcicki, the start-up enables busy teachers to transform what they teach in the classroom into interactive and fun educational projects created and led by kids. With Tract, students sharpen their critical thinking skills and solve real-world […]

ICYMI – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions

Last week Rushton Hurley and I hosted another episode of our Two EdTech Guys Take Questions webinar series. If you missed it, you can watch the recording right here or as embedded below. Rushton does a great job of sharing links to all of the resources that we mention in the webinar. That list of resources can along with […]

Free Webinar This Thursday!

This Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley and I will resume our Two EdTech Guys Take Questions webinar series. It’s free and open to anyone who would like to join us. You can ask us questions live or send them in advance. Don’t have any questions? That’s okay, just come and find out […]

ICYMI – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions – Webinar Recording

Last week Rushton Hurley and I resumed our Two EdTech Guys Take Questions webinar series. If you missed it, you can watch the recording right here or as embedded below. Rushton does a great job of sharing links to all of the resources that we mention in the webinar. That list of resources can along with the slides from […]

I’ll Host Your Next Professional Development Session

Yesterday afternoon I hosted a webinar for an organization that had purchased a bunch of copies of my 50 Tech Tuesday Tips ebook. I would be happy to do the same for your school, department, or organization.  If you purchase ten or more copies of 50 Tech Tuesday Tips I’ll host a custom, one hour webinar for your […]

ICYMI – Webinar Recording – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions

Last week Rushton Hurley and I resumed our Two EdTech Guys Take Questions webinar series. If you missed it, you can watch the recording right here or as embedded below. Rushton does a great job of sharing links to all of the resources that we mention in the webinar. That list of resources can along […]

50 Tech Tech Tuesday Tips and a Webinar

As I announced last week, on January 31st at 4pm ET I’m going to host a webinar just for those who have purchased a copy of 50 Tech Tuesday Tips. If you’ve already purchased a copy, thank you! You’ll be getting an email with webinar information soon if you haven’t already gotten it. If you […]

Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions – Live at 4pm ET Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the next episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers and […]

Free Webinar Today at 3pm ET – Best of the Web 2021

Every year I review hundreds of new websites, apps, and other educational technology tools. And every year I give a “best of” presentation about my favorite new and updated tools of the year. This year I’m giving that presentation the form of a free, live webinar!  Today at 3pm ET (check here to convert to […]

Best of the Web 2021 – Free Webinar Next Tuesday

Every year I review hundreds of new websites, apps, and other educational technology tools. And every year I give a “best of” presentation about my favorite new and updated tools of the year. This year I’m giving that presentation the form of a free, live webinar!  Next Tuesday at 3pm ET (check here to convert […]

Free Webinar Next Thursday

Next Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the sixth episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers […]

Free Webinar This Thursday – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions

This Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the fifth episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers […]

Webinar Recording and Next Live Webinar – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions

Last week Rushton Hurley and I hosted the fourth fall installment of our Two EdTech Guys Take Questions series. In the episode we answered questions about making green screen videos, questions about collecting audio-only responses from students, and questions about making ebooks. We also answered a few Google Workspace-related questions. You can watch the full […]

Free Webinar on Thursday – Two EdTech Guys Take Questions

This Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the second episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers […]

Webinar Recording – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions – Season 2, Episode 3

Last Thursday Rushton Hurley and I hosted the third episode of this season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. As we alway do we answered a some interesting questions from readers and viewers including questions about Google Slides add-ons, finding copyright-friendly and classroom-friendly pictures, and connecting classrooms. We also shared […]

Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions – Free Webinar Tomorrow!

Tomorrow at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the third episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers and […]

ICYMI – Two Ed Tech Guys Webinar Recording

Last week Rushton Hurley and I hosted the second episode of the new season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. If you missed it, the recording can be watched here and all of the links/ resources from the session can be found here.  The next live session of Two Ed […]

Free Webinar Tomorrow – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions

Tomorrow at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are hosting the second episode of the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session right here.  In every episode we answer questions from readers and […]

Two EdTech Guys Take Questions – Recording and Next Webinar Registration

Last week Rushton Hurley and I resumed our regular series of free webinars plainly titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. If you missed it, you can watch the recording right here and view all of the associated resources here.  The next live episode will be on Thursday, September 23rd at […]

Tinkering With Arduino in Tinkercad

Tinkercad is a free service that I used for the last two years to introduce my students to designing and building Arduino-powered circuits, cars, and simple machines. As I wrote back in January, Tinkercad was great for introdcuing Arduino in a pandemic. Besides the Arduino aspect, Tinkercad is also a great place to find inspiration […]

Two Ed Tech Guys Return! – Free Webinar This Thursday

My pal Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I are starting the second season of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff! The first episode of the new season is this Thursday at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT. We’d love to have you join us! You can register for the session […]

Fascinating Folks on Next Vista for Learning

 Rushton Hurley, my pal from Next Vista for Learning, is starting a new webinar series called Fascinating Folks: Educators Engaging Entreprenuers. In Rushton’s words, “The idea is to find interesting people creating tools for the education world, and talk to them in a far more intelligent and productive setting than you might find when someone […]

ICYMI – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff – Episode 37

Earlier this week Rushton Hurley and I hosted the 37th episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. It was our last episode of this school year. We’ll be back at the start of the next school year. In the meantime, if you missed this week’s episode or any other episode, […]

ICYMI – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff – Episode 36

Every other week my pal Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I get together to host the plainly-titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff webinar. Earlier this week we hosted the 36th episode in the series. If you missed it, the recording is now available to view here or […]

Free Webinar – Intro to Teaching History With Technology

As announced just a few moments ago during Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff, next week I’m hosting a free webinar titled Intro to Teaching History With Technology.  In this free webinar on April 6th you’ll learn about my Discovery, Discussion, and Demonstration framework for using educational technology and how to […]

Free Webinar This Thursday – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff

Every other Thursday Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I host a free webinar called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. The next one is this Thursday which happens to be April Fools’ Day.  As the title implies, during each webinar we answer questions from anyone who attends as well as questions […]

Free Webinar on April Fools’ Day

Every other week Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I host a free webinar called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. The next one is next Thursday which happens to be April Fools’ Day.  As the title implies, during each webinar we answer questions from anyone who attends as […]

Free Webinar Tomorrow – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff

Tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I will be hosting the next installment of our free webinar series that is simply titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff.  Just like the title says, during each webinar we answer questions from anyone who […]

ICYMI – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions – Episode 30

Last week Rushton Hurley and I hosted the first 2021 episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff (we’re seeking suggestions for a better name). In case you missed it, the recording and slides are now available to view here or as embedded below.  Some of the highlights from episode 30 of […]

Free Webinar This Thursday – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Question & Share Cool Stuff

Last spring, summer, and fall Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I hosted a free webinar series called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. This Thursday at 4pm ET we’re hosting the first installment of 2021. You can register for free right here.  Just like the title says, during the […]

Free Webinar – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff

Every Thursday afternoon I join Rushton Hurley for our live webinar series titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. We took a break for Thanksgiving last week but we’ll be back this week at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT and we’d love to have you join us. It’s a fun and free […]

Join Us Next Week – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff

Usually, at this time on Thursday afternoon I join Rushton Hurley for our live webinar series titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. But since today’s a holiday we’re taking the week off from the webinar. We’ll be back next week at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT and we’d love to have […]

Two “Cool” Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff – Episode 26!

Every week Rushton Hurley and I host Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. During the most recent episode someone suggested that it should be “Two Cool Ed Tech Guys.” We appreciate the compliment, but we’re not that cool 🙂  The recording of episode 26 is now available to view here or […]

ICYMI – Episode 22 of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff

Every Thursday afternoon at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT Rushton Hurley and I get together to host a free webinar called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. We have fun answering questions (sometimes in more depth and in different ways than expected) and share neat things we’ve found on the web in […]

Free Webinar Today at 4pm ET!

Every week Rushton Hurley from Next Vista for Learning and I host a free webinar simply named Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff. The next installment is today at 4pm ET! Join Us! In every episode of Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions & Share Cool Stuff we feature new tool […]

Two Ed Tech Guys Return to Answer Questions – Free Webinar Next Week

This past spring Rushton Hurley and I hosted a weekly webinar series called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. We went on hiatus in June and July, but we’re going to be back and better than ever in August! And we want you to join us! We’ll be recording live at […]

Free Webinar – A Framework for Using Educational Technology

Whenever I’m a guest on a podcast I always asked some variation on the question, “how do you decide what to write about?” The answer is simple, I try to look at new technology through the framework of discovery, discussion, and demonstration. That little framework helps me decide what I’ll use in my classroom and […]

ICYMI – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff

Every Friday afternoon Rushton Hurley and I get together to host a free webinar called Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions and Share Cool Stuff. For about thirty to forty minutes we do exactly what the title implies. We’d love to have you join us! If you can’t make it, you can always find the […]

When Two Ed Tech Guys Become Three Ed Tech Folks

Last Friday I was supposed to be on a webinar with Rushton Hurley to talk about some cool ed tech tools and answer questions from viewers and readers like you. Unfortunately, mother nature had another plan for me and a snowstorm knocked out the power at my house. Fortunately, Rushton was able to scramble and […]

Webinar Recording – Strategies for Remote Instructional Technology Support

Yesterday afternoon I hosted a webinar titled Three Strategies for Remote Instructional Technology Support. If you missed it, the recording is now available to view here on my YouTube channel and as embedded below. The slides from the presentation can be seen here or as embedded below. Highlights of the webinar included: Improving your autoresponder.  […]

Sometimes It Pays to Pay – Or When a Webinar Crashes to a Halt

Much of my online reputation is built on free technology for teachers. That said, there are services I do pay to use because I’ve not found other options that are as good. Case in point, I pay $200 per month to license GoToWebinar because I’ve never found anything to be as reliable. In almost ten […]

Free Webinar Tomorrow – Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions

For the last few weeks Rushton Hurley, founder of Next Vista for Learning and a former virtual school principal, has been hosting free webinars all about making the transition to online teaching and learning. Tomorrow, I’m going to join him as a co-host for a webinar titled Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions. As the […]

Free Webinar – Making Multimedia Social Studies Lessons

Tomorrow at 11am ET I’m partnering with my friend Greg Kulowiec from EdTechTeacher.org to host a free webinar titled Making Multimedia Social Studies Lessons: Audio, Video, and More. Greg taught middle school social studies for many years and is now a leading expert on the use augmented reality and virtual reality in education. I taught […]

Reminder – Free Webinar About Online Learning Activities – Today at 1pm ET

As mentioned earlier this week, at 1pm ET today Rushton Hurley (founder of Next Vista and all around great guy) is hosting a free webinar about online learning activities. I’ll be dropping into the webinar as well. There are a few components to today’s free Next Vista webinar. How assignments can work for those who […]

Three More Free Webinars About Online Learning

Last week Rushton Hurley hosted three webinars about transitioning to online teaching and learning. Those webinars addressed a lot of questions about planning. You can watch the recording of his webinar from last week here. Rushton is hosting three more free webinars this week. Here’s how Rushton describes the webinars that he’s hosting this week: […]

Reminder – Free Webinar on Remote Learning – Today at 1pm ET

There are tons of free webinars about remote learning that have been offered in the last week and are scheduled for the coming days. Many of those appear to be vendor-specific. Rushton Hurley, former principal of an online school and founder of Next Vista for Learning, is hosting a free webinar today at 1pm ET […]

Free Webinar – Three Steps to Encourage Technology Integration

Next Monday at 4pm ET I’m hosting a free webinar for tech coaches, instructional coaches, tech directors, and anyone else who is responsible for helping teachers use technology in their classrooms. The webinar is titled Three Easy Steps to Encourage Technology Integration. In the webinar I’ll layout my framework for helping teachers use technology in […]

Taking Shape: Drawing Your Own Icons – Webinar Recording

This afternoon Tony Vincent gave a great presentation as part of the Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference. His presentation was all about creating your own icons. In his presentation Tony explained why teachers might want to make their own icons, the benefits of making their own icons, and how the process fits into classrooms. Of […]

Making Simple Wearable Electronics – Webinar Recording

Last night Denise Wright gave a great presentation as part of the Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference. Her presentation was Making Simple Wearable Electronics. In the presentation she shared a bunch of the wearable electronics projects that her middle school students have done. Some of the projects that she shared were making pedometers and smartwatches, […]

Free Webinar Tomorrow – Best of the Web 2019

The last few Wednesdays I have hosted a live Q&A session in which I answer questions from you, my awesome readers. Tomorrow, I’m going to mix it up and instead of hosting a live Q&A I’m going to host a free live webinar featuring the highlights from the latest version of my Best of the […]

Teaching the Constitution With Political Cartoons – Webinar Recording

DocsTeach is one of my favorite tools for building history lessons centered around primary source documents, pictures, maps, and drawings. DocsTeach contains an integrated search tool for finding artifacts from the U.S. National Archives. You can use that search tool to find political cartoons. That was focus of a recent professional development webinar that was […]

Free Webinar – How to Make Your Own Common Craft-style Videos

If you have followed this blog for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably seen me make references to Common Craft videos. More than ten years ago Common Craft pioneered a unique style of online video that has since been imitated, but never quite duplicated by others. That style uses paper cut-outs on blank white […]

Free PD Webinar – Article a Day With ReadWorks

ReadWorks is a free service that I have been writing about for the last few years. It offers free reading lesson plans aligned to standards for all K-12 students. Tomorrow, at 4pm Eastern Time ReadWorks is offering a free webinar on how to use their Article a Day feature in your classroom. The webinar will […]

Free Webinar – Making Great Handouts With Storyboard That Templates

At the end of yesterday’s post about making printable story cubes I mentioned that I’m hosting a free webinar next week. The webinar will go into detail about using the printable story cube and other handout templates that are offered by Storyboard That. Storyboard That is a great tool for those who don’t consider themselves […]

Free Webinar – How to Create DIY Explainer Videos

A decade ago Common Craft introduced the world to a new style of explanatory videos. That style which came to known as the Common Craft Style consisted of Lee LeFever narrating a video while displaying simple paper cutouts on a blank white background. Since then teachers and students all over the world have made their […]

Share This Letter With Students to Show Them the Cost of Copyright Infringement

Getting students, and some teachers, to understand the importance of honoring copyright restrictions can be a challenging task. You’ll often hear comments like, “it’s no big deal,” “no one is going to enforce it,” and “it’s for a school project so it’s okay.” The problems with all of those statements are that it is a […]

Reminder – Free Common Craft Webinar Today

Today, at 2pm Eastern Time, Lee LeFever from Common Craft is hosting a free webinar about how they make their popular explanatory videos. During the webinar Lee will show how their process from start to finish. Register here to join the free webinar. In other Common Craft news, they released a new video this week. […]

Free Webinar – Behind the Scenes at Common Craft

When it comes to producing clear explanations of tricky topics, no one is better than Lee and Sachi LeFever at Common Craft. Their videos, featuring paper cutouts and flat white backgrounds, have helped millions of people understand topics like RSS, copyright, cyberbullying, and much more. In fact, their style has come to be known as […]

One of the Biggest Violators of YouTube’s TOS Changes Its Tune

As I shared in a post earlier this month, downloading videos from YouTube via a third party tool is a violation of YouTube’s terms of service (TOS). Despite that fact there are many teachers who do attempt to use third party tools to download YouTube videos. One of the most popular of those tools, KeepVid […]

Free Webinar – Inquiry-based Learning and the Fire Lab

Join on Monday at 3pm EST for a free webinar about inquiry-based learning. The webinar, sponsored by Xplorlabs by Underwriters Laboratories, will feature strategies for using inquiry-based learning, the role of the teacher in inquiry-based learning, and research on the benefits of inquiry-based learning. We’ll take a look at how Xplorlabs’s Fire Forensics: Claims and […]

The Past, Present, and Future of AR in Classrooms

Nearly two hundred of you have registered for my free webinar titled The Past, Present, and Future of Augmented Reality in Classrooms. The webinar was originally scheduled for tomorrow. I have had to reschedule the webinar for next Thursday (October 26th) instead of tomorrow. The reason is that we’re having a baby (about a week […]

Copyright for Teachers – Webinar Recording

Last night Beth Holland and I hosted a free webinar in which we talked about copyright concerns that frequently appear in schools. As you can see the video of the webinar (embedded below) it was a casual conversation during which we shared some stories, fielded some questions, and shed some light on common misconceptions about […]

7 Ways to Help Kids Discover & Analyze New Information

Today’s students have grown up with ubiquitous access to the Internet. That means that many of them think that because they can type something into Google they know how to search. Of course, we know that’s not the case. On October 17 I will be hosting a free webinar designed to help you help your […]

Join Me, Vicki Davis, and Monica Burns for a Free Webinar

Next week I am joining Vicki Davis and Monica Burns on a free webinar organized by Kids Discover. The webinar will be a panel-style discussion of ten ideas for inquiry-based learning. The webinar is happening live at 4:30pm EST on October 3rd. (Use the Time Zone Converter to find your local time). Some of the […]

Telling Stories and Illustrating Concepts With Storyboards

Storyboard That is a great tool for creating storyboards, cartoons, and graphic organizers. Yesterday afternoon I hosted a webinar all about using Storyboard That in your classroom. If you couldn’t make it to the live webinar, the recording is now available to watch as embedded below. The slides from the webinar are available to view […]

Making Connections – Free Webinar Next Monday

Too often our students look at the subjects they study in school as isolated sets of facts to be learned. This is due in part to the traditional formatting of textbooks. It’s partly due to the nature of all print resources. That’s why tools like Kids Discover Online’s Discover Maps were created. Next Monday at […]

Free Webinar – Telling Stories & Illustrating Concepts With Storyboards

This Thursday afternoon at 4pm EST I am hosting a free webinar all about using storyboards to tell stories and illustrate concepts. In this webinar sponsored by Storyboard That you will learn how students can use storyboards to: Create comic strips.  Design presentations.  Illustrate processes and concepts.  Analyze literature.  Tell their personal stories in a […]

A Good Tool for Quickly Creating Comics

ToonyTool is a free website for quickly creating single frame comics. To get started with ToonyTool simply go to site and either upload a background picture or choose one of their background picture options. Then you can choose comic characters to appear in your comic. Once your characters are chosen, select speech bubbles and add some […]

Free Webinar – Comics In the Classroom

Having your students create comics can be great way to help them get to know each other and for you to get to know them. The process of creating a comic is an excellent way for students to practice developing plot lines. You can learn more about these ideas and others in my free webinar […]

Free Webinar – Protecting Students While Empowering Them to Publish

Red Jumper, the producers of the popular Book Creator app, is hosting a free webinar about protecting students when they publish online. The webinar is being conducted by my friend Beth Holland and Bill Fitzgerald. The webinar starts today at 11:30am. The webinar is being conducted through YouTube Live where you’ll be able to chat while […]

Free Webinar – Behind the Scenes at Common Craft

Common Craft burst onto the explainer video scene way back in 2007 with RSS in Plain English. That video demonstrated a new way for students and professionals to create effective and engaging explanatory videos. In the ten years since RSS in Plain English hit the web, many teachers, students, and creative professionals have created their […]

Telling Stories and Solving Problems With Storyboards

Last night I hosted a free webinar about using storyboards to tell stories, illustrate problems and solutions, and to summarize favorite books. The webinar was hosted by Storyboard That. The recording of the webinar is embedded below. Storyboard That also owns the popular Photos for Class and Quick Rubric websites. At the end of the […]

Free Webinar – Digital Storytelling With Storyboards

Next Tuesday evening (September 13th) at 7pm Eastern Time I will be hosting a free webinar sponsored by Storyboard That. The webinar will focus on designing and delivering stories through the use of storyboards. In particular, we’ll be spending time looking at using storyboards to have students to tell stories about themselves, their interests in school, and favorite […]

Free Webinar – Summarizing the School Year Through Storyboards

This coming Monday evening (April 25) I will be hosting a free webinar sponsored by Storyboard That. The webinar will focus on using storyboards to tell stories. In particular, we’ll be spending time looking at using storyboards to have students show what they have learned in your classroom during the school year. These stories could […]

Top Tips for Teaching Search Strategies – Free Webinar Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 4pm Eastern Time I will be leading a free webinar on the topic of teaching search strategies to students. The webinar, sponsored by Choosito, will feature strategies that can be used by students across a number of search engines. Part of the webinar will also include an overview of the aspects of Choosito […]