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Considerations for Using Classroom Tech

As Matt Miller from Ditch That Textbook notes, classroom technology has the potential to be transformative. With the buffet of edtech choices...

Translate Google Meet Menus, Chat, and Captions Live

Google Meet is an incredible way to connect with students and parents, but if language is a barrier, the connection and the learning suffers. In...

Translate a Google Doc with Google Translate

One of the first steps we can take to make communication and learning more accessible is to give options for translation. In this quick video, learn...

IDOE Educator Standards for Blended and Online Teaching

Providing students with high-quality digital learning opportunities requires educators to have a specific set of knowledge and skills. This resource...

Moonshots! A Game of Radical Thinking

A "moonshot" is thought of as an incredibly ambitious and innovative project, and Moonshots! the game will bring innovation (and fun!) right to your...

Ten Tips for Creating a Quality Video

With blended learning, educators are creating a lot of instructional videos for their students, which can be an overwhelming task. This video...

Google Slides: Memory Books

Have you ever thought, "My students just aren't old enough to use Google Slides?" or "I'm not sure I can foster student reflection and metacognition...

Google Fonts (& Icons!)

Are you looking for that perfect font? Perhaps you're trying to teach your learners how to navigate Google Classroom and would love all of the...

Tips for Creating a Successful Digital Classroom

The folks from Common Sense Education have created a video that gives some great tips for creating a successful digital environment. You don't have...

Technology Integration Matrix (TIM)

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. This model is a bit more...

Taking on Cyberbullying on YouTube: A Teen Perspective

Helping our students understand how to become responsible digital citizens is essential, especially on YouTube.  One way to ensure proper...

Squid: Digital Notetaking

Sometimes a keyboard isn't enough, and you want your students to use a pen and paper. Squid allows for this functionality on a variety of...

Sharing Your Google Calendar

Google Calendar allows you to receive reminders about upcoming activities and quickly schedule events and meetings. Sharing your calendar with...

GrowNextGen: The Curriculum

GrowNextGen provides teachers with free, high-quality STEM units and lessons that bring agriculture principles and practices into the science...

ReadWriteThink Student Interactives

ReadWriteThink is an amazing database of standards-aligned Language Arts lesson plans and resources for K-12. Their Student Interactives provide a...

Microsoft Lens

Do you have students that are struggling with reading or working through material that is in a paper format? Using the Microsoft Lens app may be a...

Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is a digital polling tool that allows participants to respond to custom, teacher-generated polls or questions through text...

iPad Apps for Student Reflection

Are you using iPads in your classroom? If so, you probably know what a fantastic tool they can be for producing student work! What about iPads as a...

HyperDocs: A Lesson in Action

HyperDocs are transformative, interactive digital lessons that are perfect for blended learning classroom environments. This video demonstrates the...

How HyperDocs Can Transform Your Teaching

HyperDocs are an interactive way to package learning and replace the worksheet method of delivering instruction. Using HyperDocs is the perfect way...