Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

My main goal, whenever I am out of the classroom, is to find ways to keep students learning, engaged, and to never “lose a day” of class. I want the work that I assign when I am out of the classroom to be meaningful, not simply “busy” work in hopes that they will not be a behavior problem for the substitute. I truly believe that you can develop true and meaningful lessons for your students to complete when you are out of the classroom without leaving behind work that simply “fills the time”.

 Last September, Google announced that the Google Drive app was being shut down in March 2018. Let’s look at what this mean to you as end user.

If you don't own an appropriate picture then look for images that are in the public domain. While Google Docs does have a built-in image search tool, Google Images is far from the best place to find images that are in the public domain.

I love taking Google Apps to the next level. Here is a short video to get you up and running for the start of the school year. Learn to create interactive diagrams, maps, or photos in Google Slides that will engage students and inspire them to create their own! 

By replacing /edit in a Google document's URL, you can do some pretty nifty tricks! You can transform a shareable link into a Preview, Make a Copy, Template, or PDF link.

Over the years I've used a lot of Google tools in my social studies classes. Here are my five go-to Google tools for social studies classrooms. How to videos accompany each tool featured below.

t is not reasonable to be able to give all students high-quality feedback on multiple problems. However, the feedback loop is one of our most powerful tools for students to learn. When students do work and only receive a grade we are in danger of it being perceived as busywork. Rather than turning in work for a grade have students turn in work for feedback.