Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers and Goal: Go on an Epic Selfie Adventure Selfie- a picture taken of oneself shared via social media. Each year, I present at various face-to-face and virtual conferences around the world. I remember to take tons of pictures of the memories and magical moments shared with teachers I […]
Month: June 2015
Let's Present! 21+ Digital Poster Tools & Tips
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. – Albert Einstein The poster project is one of the most popular assignments teachers give students to show their understanding and research. I still remember the amazing posters my international teens […]
Teacher Zen with Google: 50+ Tips, Tools, & Apps
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! “Learn with great passion. Learn with great enthusiasm.” – Lailah Gifty Akita Google has many free incredible apps and tools that work on any device to bring you Teacher Zen. You can accomplish so many time consuming tasks, such as grading, assessment, providing feedback, research, creating spreadsheets, […]
Video Projects to Engage Learners: 20+ Tools & Tips
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! ”Humans are incredibly visual and powerful, moving images help us find meaning… [and] video helps capture and contextualize the world around us.” – Dan Patterson Some of the most popular apps and social networks (Periscope, Meerkat, Vine, Instagram, Youtube, etc.) make it easy for anyone to quickly […]
Audio Projects for Digital Learners: 30+ Resources
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! “Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world.” – Harry von Zell One of the safest ways to integrate technology is to get students to record their thoughts, ideas, or learning with web tools and mobile apps. Students can create podcasts, host radio […]
EduGems: Anti-Test Art, Messy Learning, 250+ STEM Ideas
Vol 1:4, click here to read the other EduGems issues! This EduGems issue includes messy learning, creating digital books, 250+ STEM ideas, autism apps, and more! I also regularly share these incredible resources on Twitter, @ShellTerrell. If you’re on Twitter, follow these educators! Challenge: Try one of these ideas, resources, tips, or tools. If you […]
Creating Digital Books: 15+ Ideas & Resources
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. – Vladimir Nabakov During one of my teaching internships, my mentor had us create books we read to children from the Boys […]
Collaborative & Creative Online Learning
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers! “The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative … productive … learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” – […]