Currently, under the Tools menu in any of the Google apps, be it Google Docs, Slides, or Sheets, there's a helpful feature called the Explore tool that allows users to research information, add quotes, cite sources, add images, links, documents from Drive, charts, and formulas, all without leaving the app. However, this tool is set… Continue reading Explore tool vs. Tool Finder in Google
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September 30th Weekly Finds
1. Planning Equitable & Inclusive Assessments One of my unofficial goals this year is to ramp up how we as educators approach designing items; whether it's a single activity, whole unit, or assessments, and provide resources that help change our thinking. I like things that I can refer to and these two tweets, which I… Continue reading September 30th Weekly Finds
September 23rd Weekly Finds
It's definitely been a busy few weeks! I will get back to posting regular Weekly Finds each Friday. 1. Digital Notebook in Science This digital notebook looks similar to the digital notebook templates from SlidesMania with tabs leading to different pages. The entire slide deck uses custom sizing to represent regular paper size at 8.5… Continue reading September 23rd Weekly Finds
July 29 Weekly Finds
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
June 24 Weekly Finds
I've officially transferred over to preparing for the next school and have my eyes peeled for some great finds to share; I got a few weeks behind, but have some great ones for this week! 1. SlidesMania School Bundle I love SlidesMania and it's one of my favorite places to go when I need templates… Continue reading June 24 Weekly Finds
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
May 20 Weekly Finds
1. Recommended Reading for New Teachers If you're in a position like me, you're still trying to finish out one school year, but already planning for the next. Such is the life of a coach. I know we will have several new teaching staff members next year and am always looking for ways to support… Continue reading May 20 Weekly Finds
May 6 Weekly Finds
1. History Daily Podcast One of my favorite podcasts is American History Tellers, which often tells of history not told in history class over the course of 4-5 episodes. But the same podcast host (and writer and producer) has another podcast called History Daily that tells of what happened on that day in history. These… Continue reading May 6 Weekly Finds
February 18 Weekly Finds
1. Writing Alt Text This one really grabbed my attention this week: https://twitter.com/_antbot/status/1491945517781237761?s=20&t=Yx4M8PA7-yHtnMTTw6exkg Writing alt text is really hard I'm trying to really amp up my accessibility use, but I totally relate to this post! It can be hard! Thankfully, there are some great resources in this thread like this website that shows "What constitutes… Continue reading February 18 Weekly Finds
January 21 Weekly Finds
1. Skew The Script Cult of Pedagogy just put out its list of Ed Tech tools to try in 2022 and a math website, https://skewthescript.org, was among the list! It has lessons for Algebra I, II and Prob and Stats and AP Stats. Skew The Script offers free curriculum that makes math what it already… Continue reading January 21 Weekly Finds
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