This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. As a teacher, for years, I loathed the PDF file. It was that file that I couldn’t edit or manage very easily. I’d print off hard copies for my students, but when I started teaching technology, I was eager to discover a way to digitally annotate […]
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. If you’ve used VideoNot.es, you know that it is a powerful application that allows users to take time-stamped, synchronized notes alongside a YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, edX, Udacity or Coursera video. Students using this app can record their thoughts and ideas to share with their peers, […]
This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Google Apps for Education is a wonderful, collaborative program that allows students to create, collect, and curate artifacts of learning. While there is a wide variety of programs that can be used to create digital portfolios, here are four ways that the GAFE suite of programs can facilitate […]
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. The Chrome App Launcher is a more powerful tool than many people realize. Accessed from the taskbar in Windows, the dock in Mac, or the shelf on a Chromebook, the launcher does much more than simply launch applications. It can streamline workflow and increase efficiency by […]
This post first appeared on Daily Genius. In his blog post on Kidblog.org entitled, Top 3 Reasons I Have My Students Blog, Steve Kowalski says, “When it comes to writing, the more feedback a student receives, the more they want to write. Even a small number of comments creates positive reinforcement that will motivate students […]
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Vocaroo is a simple, free voice recorder that allows users to create an audio recording with just a few clicks. Once recorded, the audio file can remain on the Vocaroo servers and be easily transmitted via a link, or it can be downloaded into several different […]
Here at EdTechTeacher, we take pride in the fact that all of our Instructors have been classroom teachers, and many of our instructors have come to us because of long relationships that began either at one of our events, online, or during a workshop. This summer, we want to introduce you to some of our EdTechTeacher […]
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Google Keep is a program that allows users to quickly and easily create, access and organize information such as notes and lists. Before discovering Keep, I’d been using a different note-making app on my Android phone. I made lists, checked items off lists, and colored my notes […]
