After a little break, Weekly Finds is back and I have been collecting some great finds over the last couple of weeks and am eager to share! 1. 90-Day Instructional Coach Plan A few Instructional Technology Coaches I know in surrounding counties (and perhaps beyond) got together and created this plan for new instructional coaches.… Continue reading July 29 Weekly Finds
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2022 Summer Professional Development
I recently sent out this list of free summer professional development opportunities to my staff and wanted to make sure others were aware of these great events too! Google’s The Anywhere School, June 7 - 1PM EST 2. Wakelet Community Week, June 13 – 17 online 3. Kahoot EDU Summit, June 14 – 15 online… Continue reading 2022 Summer Professional Development
New Features Revealed in Flipgrid
Flipgrid held their annual Flipgrid Live event this week to announce new features coming to the popular app. First up, was the new Camera features that include: Adding Backdrops to Videos, where you can remove your background and choose from a library of images or upload your own, OR choose content from your screen or… Continue reading New Features Revealed in Flipgrid
Tech Tuesday Season 5, Episode 12 – Playlists, Pathboards, and Choice Boards
On today's episode, I’m continuing to discuss the topic of innovative and interactive activities from my last episode, focusing specifically on Playlists, Pathboards, also known as Pathways, and Choice Boards, also known as Learning Menus. These three strategies are so similar, I felt lumping them together in a separate episode would be better time well… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 5, Episode 12 – Playlists, Pathboards, and Choice Boards
Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 11 – Interactive Activities
Today’s episode is featuring some innovative and interactive activities that you can do whether you are face-to-face or virtual or both at the same time! I’ll start with the easiest activities to create and move towards the more complex. https://youtu.be/2o7ux_5PMsU One of the easiest activities to allow students to tell you what they know is… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 11 – Interactive Activities
Tech Tuesday – Season 5 Episode 8, Canvas Integrations
Today, I'm focusing on integrations with Canvas using the external tool feature in assignments. While there are lots of different integrations, I’m focusing specifically on the subscription products used in my district: Pear Deck, Newsela, and Edpuzzle. Even if your district doesn’t have these products, they are set up in a very similar way, so… Continue reading Tech Tuesday – Season 5 Episode 8, Canvas Integrations
Tech Tuesday Season 5, Episode 7 – Discussion Boards Part II
Today, I'm focusing on discussion boards, part II. In my last episode, I covered how to develop discussion board questions, how to use video discussions and different platforms to use. Today, I’ll be focusing on how to evaluate and grade responses, including using rubrics. Let's jump in! https://youtu.be/tjQ2iYT9ZQA EVALUATING DISCUSSION BOARD RESPONSES In the last… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 5, Episode 7 – Discussion Boards Part II
Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 6 – Discussion Boards, Part I
Today, I'm focusing on discussion boards. Way back in season 1, I covered this topic when Canvas was still a new thing in my district and teachers wanted to know how to effectively use the discussion boards feature. With our current online situation, discussion boards are so very relevant and should be one of your… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 6 – Discussion Boards, Part I
Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 13 – Cool Tools for Remote Learning
Welcome to the last episode of Tech Tuesday for season four! This episode is not only the last episode of the season; it’s also my 50th episode overall! Hard to imagine, but exciting nonetheless that there are 50 different episodes that you can look back on and find tips and strategies as you continue your… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 13 – Cool Tools for Remote Learning
EdTEchRVA 2020 Conference
Last Wednesday, I attended (and presented) at the EdTechRVA conference in Richmond. It was probably one of the last events with anyone over 250 people to attend before the state called for social distancing. (I wonder how that statement will read to anyone who may look back at this? Good gracious, it's a been a… Continue reading EdTEchRVA 2020 Conference