This is to support the Future-Ready District Pledge work that the U.S. Department of Educational Technology is leading. This is the hangout that is happening tonight: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cnc635m5ngf6ocmbqkbv7q6b6gs How would you support Future-Ready Teaching? How do you make sure teachers are Future-Proof?
While this may not be a game changer for some. For those who heavily invested in Apple TVs and are now investing a lot in Chromebooks, this is huge! While it isn’t free, I think it could be important to think about strategically purchasing licenses for classrooms. AirParrot – Chrome …
Clearly, we have the benefit of hindsight on our side. In 1999 when this book was written, I could see this argument really making a lot of sense. I believe that the author of this book was one of the great contrarians before the first EdTech bubble, during the time …
This post is from a while ago, but I found it again and was compelled to make sure it gets seen by even more people. The questions she asks were originally for EdTech companies, but I wonder if they should apply to those who are trying to leaders in districts …
This one seems pretty obvious, but there are often dozens or hundreds of files that need to be copies in Google Drive (giving you a copy that you own rather than using the original). This script lets you do that. Follow the linked instructions for best results. How To: Copy …
I love how this works on a Chromebook and how there are a whole bunch of different features, like timestamping and editing the recording on the fly. I will be playing with this a bunch, as it syncs with Google drive so well. Mic Note -Audio Recorder & Notepad – …
Someone shared this on G+ the other day, and I thought it was really wonderful. Just make a copy of this spreadsheet and you will be able to designate a Google Drive folder to pull from in order to create a QR code for every document in that folder.
While you can use the advanced data validation properties of a Google Form question to limit the number of characters in an answer, you will need a regular expression in order to limit the number of words. If you ever have such a need, here it is: ^\s*(\S+\s+){1,9}\S*$ This regular …
I really like this application, as it is so fully featured. It seems to be even better than Inkscape. I also really enjoy that there are MANY different templates to start from. YouiDraw, Online Vector Graphic Design, Drawing Online Logo Maker. Create stunning vector Graphic design with YouiDraw online. It’s …