Unleash Students’ Inner Writer with Storybird

I don’t know about you but for me, writing is hard. Nothing is more stressful than staring at that blank page waiting for the words in my head to organize themselves enough for me to write them down. I bet you have a few students who feel the same way. Storybird is a beautiful website … Read more

30 Tools in 30 Days: Day 25 Symbaloo

30 Edtech Tools in 30 Days

Day 25: Symbaloo Webmixes for Organizing Links Managing links to all your favorite sites is a huge challenge. Especially if you are a self-diagnosed e-hoarder like me. One of the tools I use to organize my many site links is Symbaloo. Symbaloo lets you create custom grids, called a webmix, of links. See my webmix for Open Educational … Read more

30 Tools in 30 Days: Day 24 Classcraft

30 Edtech Tools in 30 Days

Day 24: Classcraft Learning is an adventure. As educators, we want all of our learners to have an adventure that is truly epic. All seasoned adventurers know that success greatly depends on having the right gear in your inventory. Classcraft is definitely one of those tools you should not leave behind as you and your … Read more

30 Tools in 30 Days: Day 18 QR Codes and Google Forms

30 Edtech Tools in 30 Days

Day 18: QR Codes and Pre-filled Google Forms Today’s tool is not a tool but a tip for a tool most of you already use mashed with a tip for another tool you already use. In simple words, how to create QR codes that open a Google form with pre-filled fields. Why would you want … Read more

30 Tools in 30 Days: Day 5 Twine

30 Edtech Tools in 30 Days

Day 5: Twine I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately.  Blame it on my binge watching of Stranger Things 2 and The Goldbergs. Or maybe it is the fact that my kids are growing up becoming young adults. That leaves me longing for the simple times of being a kid in the 80s. Whatever it is, … Read more