DIY Tech Fixes for Teachers
The content of this post originally appeared on my other site, PracticalEdTech.com and subscribers to my newsletter got a copy of this poster sent to them as a high resolution PDF. Many of the problems that people experience with their computers and with web-based tools, can be remedied through simple fixes like running updates and […]
How to Restore the Windows 11 Taskbar
Last week I took some time off which included shutting down my primary work computer. When I restarted it, my Windows 11 taskbar was gone! I know I’m not the only one to experience this problem because I got an email from a reader who had the same problem. I sought a solution to this […]
What to Try When a Web App Isn’t Working
Two weeks ago in my Practical Ed Tech Newsletter I outlined six things to try when a website or web app isn’t working as you expected it to. Based on click-through, that was my most popular newsletter of the year! For those who haven’t seen it, the handout from that edition of the newsletter is […]
Five Things to Check When a Website or Web App Doesn’t Work as You Expected
I regularly field emails from readers who are experiencing problems with web tools not working as they expected. Here’s my short check list of things that you should check when a website doesn’t work as you expected it to work. Nine times out of ten, one of these things fixes the problem. 1. Is your […]
What To Do When Your Classroom Technology Fails
In my previous post I highlighted five things that you can do to make sure that your classroom technology is ready for the new school year. But even if you do all of those things, there will still be times when things don’t go as expected. Here are a few things that you can do […]
What To Do When a Website Doesn’t Work the Way You Expect It To
On a fairly regular basis I receive emails from readers who are experiencing frustration with a site, app, or add-on not working for them the way it worked for me in one of my demonstration videos. I try to answer all of those emails, but I don’t always get to them as quickly as I […]