I began organizing my unit on Nathaniel Hawthorne this week. I sat and looked at the old tattered copies of The Scarlet Letter that had been passed down to me from one of the veteran teachers. I flipped through a few pages and my head started to hurt. How was I going to convince my fifteen year olds that this… Read more →
Vista Print.com is always one of my favorite stops for cool printables, business cards, and even tee shirts. Even if you are not ready to plunk down any serious cash, remember that they offer MANY free goodies. You may have to be creative with the way that you use them. Check out some of their ongoing specials that do change… Read more →
It is estimated that there are twice as many mobile phones in use than there are computers. While there are numerous digital applications for computers, but the mobile application arena is still emergent. That may seem hard to believe when you think about the infusion of technology and increase smart phone use. For high school educators it may seem even less… Read more →
Storybird is a very user friendly collaborative storytelling site! It makes it easy to create stories digitally and present them in a professional, aesthetically appealing manner. Users can even collaborate and produce a digital storybook together. Storybird has a wide appeal. Elementary through high school students can use this application! For primary students, this tool would allow them to publish… Read more →
Teachers often create documents using images that they found using clip art. Unfortnately, if you want to save those images as gif or jpeg files, you cannot. Unless you have the image already saved, transferring that image into a Word Press web site, other presentation software, or any other use that requires a saved picture, is a challenge. When this… Read more →
One of the most common questions I am asked is, “What program to you use to develop your site?” That answer has changed a lot over the past decade of designing and maintaining different web sites for student use, professional development, and different classes that I have taught. In the late nineties, I was a FrontPage fan. When that began… Read more →
I have posted about QR Codes in the past. There are numerous possibilities for how they can be used in the classroom. This semester, I want to explore a bit more about not only how to integrate this technology into my Tech Toolbox, but how to create them for myself. An easy way for beginners to create your own QR code… Read more →
A few days ago I discussed the emergence of QR codes in marketing formats. In America they are most commonly showing up in magazines to promote events, films, and products. Overseas QR codes have become an active part of many markets. Japan and Australia are just a few of the more common. Intrigued by this concept, I have begun to… Read more →
