Bookmarking With the Updated Google Keep Chrome Extension
A little over a month ago I was worried that my days of using the Google Keep Chrome extension to bookmark websites were coming to an end. Based on the number of views of that blog post and the emails that I got in response to it, I wasn’t the only one who had that […]
Is This the End of the Google Keep Chrome Extension?
I’ve been using Google Keep for nearly all of my bookmarking for the last half-dozen years or more. It nicely syncs my bookmarks, notes, and reminders between my phone and any computer that I use when logged into my Chrome profile. Unfortunately, my days of using Chrome as my primary bookmarking tool may be coming […]
Try This New Google Chrome Feature
Those of you who subscribe to my YouTube channel might have seen me share this yesterday. There’s a handy new feature in Chrome that appears when update to the latest version. The new feature is a side panel reading list that could prove to be very helpful to those of us who tend to have […]
Five Ways to Use Wakelet in Your Classroom
Yesterday’s blog post about using Wakelet to create instructional videos got me thinking about other ways that Wakelet can be used in classrooms. Here’s an overview of five ways to think about using Wakelet in your classroom. Create an Instructional Video Prompt of the Day.If you’re not using a learning management system that contains an […]
How to Get Started Using Wakelet
In the last year Wakelet has become a popular tool amongst teachers for creating collections of bookmarks, notes, videos, pictures, and documents. Wakelet can be used to create individual collections. It can also be used to collaboratively create collections. Collections made on Wakelet can be private, public, or unlisted (semi-public). Unlike some of its competitors, […]
Wakelet Now Lets You Copy and Build Upon Collections
Wakelet is free bookmarking and note-taking service that I’ve been using since April when I started looking for alternatives to Padlet. On Wakelet you can create collection and sub-collections of notes, bookmarks, and pictures. You can add those materials to your Wakelet collections through a browser extension or by adding them directly to your collection […]
Wakelet Makes it Easier to Organize Bookmarks
Wakelet is quickly becoming a popular choice amongst teachers who want to create collections of notes that can include text, videos, links, and pictures. Students can use it for the same purpose and share their collections with their teachers. This week Wakelet added a new feature to their Chrome extension. The Wakelet Chrome extension now […]
Participate – Create and Share Collections of Resources
Participate offers a variety of free professional development resources for teachers. Last month I featured one of their free online book clubs. Today, I’m featuring Participate’s free collections service. Participate Collections provides you with a place to create organized collections of resources. You can make your collections on your own or invite colleagues to build […]
A Lesson From the Evolution of My Bookmarks
One of the questions that readers ask me on a fairly regular basis is, “how do you keep track of everything?” The answer to that has remained largely the same for the last decade. My process is that when I find something interesting I bookmark it, review it, and, if I like it, I write […]