Is Your Lesson a Grecian Urn? 30Oct2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Far too many students are doing projects that look creative but offer almost no opportunity for real learning. Time for the Grecian Urns to go.
Create Videos in Minutes with simpleshow 28Aug2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez This free, easy tool can help you create engaging, content-rich videos for the classroom in no time.
16 Ideas for Student Projects Using Google Docs, Slides, and Forms 31Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Your students probably already use these tools to write papers or create presentations, but they could be doing other projects you may not have thought of.
Project Based Learning: Start Here 26Jun2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Maybe you’ve always wanted to try PBL, but you just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Here’s a set of beginner-level resources to get you started.
Student-Made E-Books: A Beautiful Way to Demonstrate Learning 10Apr2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Need a fresh idea for the end of a unit? Instead of writing a paper or doing presentations, have students create PDF e-books they can enjoy and share for years.
What’s so great about Google Drive? And why should my students be using it? 25Sep2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Google Drive is much more than an online file cabinet. It’s loaded with free tools students can use for serious academic work. Let’s look at what it can do.
Tools to Help Students Follow Their Passions 26Apr2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez With a little help from technology, a young filmmaker, musician, writer, or artist can pursue their work like a pro.
Introducing the Teacher’s Guide to Tech 18Mar2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Does the idea of exploring technology overwhelm you? Do you ever wish someone would just organize it all and explain it to you in clear, simple language? Then this is your lucky day.
Could You Teach Without Grades? 20Feb2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez There’s a new movement of teachers who are giving up traditional grading and finding different ways to measure student learning. Starr Sackstein is at the front of the pack, and in a new podcast episode, she tells me how it all works.