TeachMeet Online – A Free Conference Coming Soon
I went to my first TeachMeet event in London about ten years ago. It was a ton of fun and I learned a lot from the experience. My Google Photos album from that trip is full of fun memories including seeing Russel Tarr’s ClassTools spinner wheel being used to keep order over the proceedings. Over […]
5 FAQs About 25 Search Strategies You Need to Know
Last Saturday I announced the launch of a new course titled 25 Search Strategies You Need to Know. In the five days since then a bunch of you have registered for the course, thank you! Even more of you have sent me questions about the course. Here are the answers to some of those questions. […]
25 Search Strategies You Need to Know – A New Course Starting July 1st
One of the most popular webinars and courses that I’ve hosted over the years have been about search strategies and how to teach them to students. This summer I’m offering a new Practical Ed Tech course on that topic. 25 Search Strategies You Need to Know is a five-part course in which I’ll teach you […]
Five Videos to Build a Google Forms Course
Yesterday I published a blog post about creating an online course with ConvertKit. A couple of weeks ago I published a blog post about building a professional development course and distributing it via Gmail. In those posts I gave the example of distributing a series of tutorial videos about topics like using Google Forms. If […]
Join Me on Monday!
The July session of the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp begins on Monday at 10am ET. If you haven’t registered, you can do so up until an hour before it starts. There is a July session and an August session of the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp. In all both sessions we’ll cover ten […]
One Week Left!
The first session of the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp is just a month away. If you haven’t registered for the session of your choice, you can do so up until the day before it starts. However, there is only one week left to complete the early-bird registration. There is a June session, a […]
Ten Topics Covered in Teaching History With Technology
The next session of my popular Teaching History With Technology course begins tomorrow. There is still time to register right here. There are ten big topics that will be covered in the course. All of the lessons in the course can be applied to elementary, middle, and high school settings. These are the ten big […]
Join Me Next Week for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp!
Next week I’m hosting the third session of the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp. The first two sessions were full of enthusiastic teachers who asked great questions and shared great ideas over the course of ten interactive webinars. Some of the topics that sparked the most questions were online assessment, digital portfolios, video creation, […]
The Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference – Call for Proposals
In December I’m hosting a free online conference called the Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference. The purpose of the conference is to give teachers an opportunity to share their creative classroom projects with other teachers. If you have an idea that you would like to present, please complete this short presentation proposal form. If you’ve […]
A New, Free Online Conference for Teachers
I’ve decided to try something new to end 2019. That new thing is organizing a free online conference for teachers. I’m calling it the Practical Ed Tech Creativity Conference. It will be held over the course of three afternoons/ evenings in December (10-12). But I can’t do it alone. So I’m looking for people who […]
17 Lessons in Teaching History With Technology
This coming Monday evening (7pm ET) I am hosting Teaching History With Technology on PracticalEdTech.com. This course meets five times (once per week). There are seventeen concepts that are covered in the course. Each concept can be applied to the creation of technology-infused history lessons. The concepts covered in the course are listed below. Using […]
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 […]
Three PD Courses Starting This Week
This week will kick-off a fun final month of 2017 for me and, I hope, for you too. This week I am starting three Practical Ed Tech courses. Tomorrow night at 7pm ET How to Teach With Video begins. This three night event is being taught by Keith Hughes, Tom Richey, and me. We’ll cover […]
Four Online PD Opportunities Starting In July
In June I hosted four online courses for teachers and school administrators. In July I am offering four more online learning opportunities. A description of each course, its dates and times, and registration links are included below. If you’re a subscriber to the Practical Ed Tech newsletter be sure to use the discount code “subscriber” […]
Getting Going With G Suite – An Online Course
Next Tuesday at 7pm Eastern Time I am starting a new section of my popular online course Getting Going With G Suite. Once again this course will offer a graduate credit option. This course offers everything you need to know to take advantage of the great things that G Suite offers to teachers and students. […]
Practical Ed Tech Webinar FAQs
Starting in May and running through the end of August I will be hosting five different professional development webinars for teachers and school administrators. I recorded the video embedded below to answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked about my Practical Ed Tech webinars. Watch the video and you’ll get the discount code […]
Teaching History With Technology Begins on Monday Night
Last summer twenty-five middle school and high school teachers joined me to learn about tools and tactics for teaching history with technology. So far another 15 are registered for the next offering of the course which begins on Monday night. Registration is still open. The three week course begins on January 9th at 7pm Eastern […]
Wednesday Webinars – A New Professional Development Series
I teased this earlier in the month, but now I’m ready to officially announce a new series of Practical Ed Tech webinars that I’m calling Wednesday Webinars. Wednesday Webinars is a series of one-hour webinars designed to give you practical ideas that you can use in your classroom right away. Each webinar will provide you […]
A 5 Week Jump-start on G Suite for Education
Next Monday night I will be starting a new section of my popular online course Getting Going With G Suite for Education. This course is designed for folks who are new to using G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education) in their classrooms. People often ask me for an outline of what […]
FAQs About Practical Ed Tech Webinars
This week I have received a bunch of questions about the Practical Ed Tech courses that I am teaching in October. These are the most frequently asked questions and my answers to them. 1. Will it be recorded? I want to participate, but I can’t make it to every webinar. Yes, all of live sessions […]
Three Online PD Courses Starting In October
With the new school year underway it can be hard to find time for professional development. Fortunately, online courses can make it a bit easier to find time for PD as you can join classes from home, work, or anywhere in between as long as you have Internet access. Next month I’m hosting three online […]
Summer Online PD Opportunities With Me
The Practical Ed Tech Summer Camps have sold out, but there are other ways to learn with me this summer. This summer I’m offering three online PD courses for teachers. Two of those courses include a graduate credit option. You can bookmark the menu of courses here or read on for more information. Getting Going […]
Teaching History With Technology – An Online Course Starting Monday
Next week I’m starting a new version of an online course that I’ve offered a few times in the past. Teaching History With Technology is an online course designed to help you learn and develop new ideas for using technology in your history, civics, or geography lessons. Some of the things that you can learn […]
Earn PD Hours and Graduate Credit While Learning About Google Apps
Starting tonight and throughout the next few months I will be teaching three sections my online course Getting Going With GAFE. This five week course is designed to help teachers, teacher-librarians, and school administrators learn best practices for using Google Apps for Education. Through my partnership with the Midwest Teachers Institute you can earn three […]
Two Online PD Opportunities With Me in January
Do you need professional development hours in 2016? If so, take a look at the two online PD opportunities that I am offering in January. On January 5th I’m starting a new section of Getting Going With GAFE (Google Apps for Education). Three graduate credits are available in that course. More information about that course […]