Welcome back to Weekly Finds! Back in 2021, I started this series within my blog to share resources I found while searching the Internet and social media. I was very surprised at how popular it was and how other educators... I'm not searching for resources quite as much as I once was, so for now,… Continue reading February 21st Weekly Finds
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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
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
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
November 12 Weekly Finds
1. Force a Copy WITH pre-loaded comments This one isn't actually a new find for me, but it came up again in my Twitter feed and it's a great Google find! As a Google Trainer and Coach, one of my favorites hacks is to force a copy of Google Docs/Slides (really, all the Google apps)… Continue reading November 12 Weekly Finds
New Google for Education Features Revealed
Google for Education hosted their premiere event, "The Anywhere School" this week to share new updates, changes and integrations within its suite of products. They announced over 40 updates to Classroom, Meet, Workspace, Chrome and Chromebooks. Here's a brief summary of the biggest updates: First up, were lots of new updates for Google Classroom and… Continue reading New Google for Education Features Revealed
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
Summer G Suite Updates and How it Affects Ts and Ss
Google was hard at work this summer updating G Suite and all of our favorite Google tools. There were so many, I wanted to go over the biggest ones and how they will affect you and your students. 1) Priority Page in Google Drive According to the G Suite Update blog, this new page will… Continue reading Summer G Suite Updates and How it Affects Ts and Ss
Using Google Tools to Support Writing Webinar Review
Disclaimer: I am not being paid for or benefiting from this review in any way. I simply attended the webinar and wanted to share my thoughts about these tools with other educators. I recently participated in a webinar from Text Help, a Literacy, accessibility and dyslexia software that helps students with reading and writing difficulties.… Continue reading Using Google Tools to Support Writing Webinar Review