October 2014
16 posts published in October 2014.
- How do we support Future-Ready Teaching? By making Future-Proof Teachers.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…
- What I'm Reading: We shouldn't forget Clifford StollClearly, 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.…What I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: You can now Mirror your Chromebook to an Apple TV with AirParrotWhile 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…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: Audrey Watters asks really great questions.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…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- Forms for Personalized LearningA Session at #DEFA14
- What I'm using: Mic Note for recording audio and syncing it to written notes on a ChromebookI 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…What I’m Using
- What I'm Using: A Google Apps Script to make a QR code for every document in a Google Drive FolderSomeone 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…What I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: How to copy Google Drive folders and their contents using a ScriptThis 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…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I’m Learning: How to limit the number of words in a response to a Google Form question.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…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I'm Using: YouiDraw – An amazing Vector Graphic App for Chrome(books) that works with Google Drive.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…What I’m Using
- What I'm Reading: My favorite blog post of the moment with more than a little bit of snark. (H/T Ani McHugh – @teacherbiz31)If you are someone who is interested thinking about data differently or perhaps critiquing the current system of emphasizing Rigor, Grit, and…What I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: You can embed a Hangout button pretty much anywhere.So, I should have probably realized this, but you can set up a Google Hangout with a simple click of a button. You can do this in your own website…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: Tilde.Club is AmazingI love this blog post. It is such an amazing story of how crowd-sourced collaboration actually happens. It is also a wonderful writing piece to…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I'm Using: Atom (an amazing open sourced text editor)I am a huge fan of quick and dirty text editing. I am now in love with this application. Atom A hackable text editor for the 21st CenturyWhat I’m Using
- Love Letter to Connected Teachers and LearnersThis video demonstrates the one of the most fundamental ways I look to connect educators: Online Roundtable Discussions. This project has allowed…