As someone who engages in a lot of Professional Development (PD) activities – delivering and receiving, one of the overarching gripes I hear is that no one wants to be “talked at”. And, I have to say, I agree. In the hopes of combatting this, I have delivered PD that mimicked how a student wouldContinue reading “March Madness PD”
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One Tool That Gets Me Through It All
Nearpod. Flipgrid. Jamboard. Canva. I hear so many tech tools being touted as the “best” tool for my classroom. Most of us have identified our go-to tool and we even get slightly offended if others disagree or believe there’s another one better out there. Every tool serves a purpose and we, as instructional designers forContinue reading “One Tool That Gets Me Through It All”
Add Borders to Your Google Docs
The Google Suite – Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. – has been a life-saver throughout my pandemic teaching. Along with Google being my go-to, there are still some features it is lacking. One such feature is the ability to add a border around my Google Doc. While I know I can already do this in MicrosoftContinue reading “Add Borders to Your Google Docs”
Ideas for Using Word Cloud Generators in the Classroom
Word Cloud generators have been around for a long time. I remember in my early years teaching I would use a word cloud generator (the name eludes me now) where I had to type in all of my students’ words/phrases to come up with a generically shaped cloud of words. Word Cloud generators have comeContinue reading “Ideas for Using Word Cloud Generators in the Classroom”
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