Three More Reflections from ISTE Live
In response to this week’s Practical Ed Tech newsletter a reader named Brian asked me for my top three things from ISTE Live that I haven’t already shared. This was my reply: 1. AI is being pushed by companies more than it is being pushed by educators. 2. The barriers to entry for robotics and […]
The Coolest Canva Use I’ve Seen
Yesterday morning at ISTE Live I met Lauren Enders. Lauren is a well-known presenter in the field of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). We chatted for a good twenty minutes or more about many things including how she’s using Canva as an AAC tool. In fact, she gave me permission to share the recording of […]
Notes from a Micro:bit Workshop
Today, I attended a workshop hosted by Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez. It was a great workshop about using Micro:bit. Gary gave some introductory directions and then we had some challenge activities to try to complete in small groups. I worked with Sheila from Virginia Beach and Scott from California (sorry Scott, I can’t remember […]
Transforming the Traditional Learning Environment with BookWidgets
Disclosure: BookWidgets is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com BookWidgets is an online tool that you can use to create interactive activities for your students to use in Google Classroom, in Canvas, in Moodle, in Microsoft Teams, and right on the BookWidgets website. I covered BookWidgets in depth back in October. Throughout the year BookWidgets added more […]
Enroll in Tract’s Free Virtual Summer Creator Camp
Disclosure: Tract is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com. Throughout the school year I published a handful of blog posts and videos about an exciting platform called Tract. Tract is a place where students can learn a wide array of things from other students through a sequence of videos and challenge activities. Some of the things that […]
Spaces Adds New Features for Creating Better Digital Portfolios!
Disclosure: Spaces is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com Spaces is a great digital portfolio service that I’ve been using and recommending for the last couple of years. Like all good edtech tools, it started with a handful of really good and unique features. Since then it has steadily added more features based on feedback from […]
Meet Otus – A Fun and Free ISTE Event
Disclosure: Otus is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com Otus is a learning management system that first popped onto my radar nearly a decade ago. Since then I’ve watched it evolve from an iPad app to a complete learning management platform for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to use on any device. Along the way they’ve […]
A Short Explanation of Book Creator in the Classroom
Just in time for the annual ISTE conference the folks at Book Creator have released a new video highlighting how their multimedia ebook tool can be used in classrooms. If you’re a regular user of Book Creator, the video won’t reveal to you anything you don’t already know (I think some new things will be […]