Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – How to Use Handwriting in Google Docs and Forms
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Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – How to Use Handwriting in Google Docs and Forms

Twice last week John Stevens tipped me off to new developments in the Google Docs and Forms Add-on called g(Math). First, he alerted me when g(Math) began supporting handwritten responses in Forms and then he notified me when the same support arrived for Docs. In the videos embedded below you can learn how to use…

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Six Ways to Create Flipped Video Lessons

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Six Ways to Create Flipped Video Lessons

A few months ago I created and posted a video about making flipped video lessons on VideoNot.es. Since then I’ve made videos about more tools for creating flipped video lessons. The most recent video is about Vialogues which allows you to build online discussions around videos hosted online and videos that you have saved on your…

Spring and Summer PD Opportunities With Me
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Spring and Summer PD Opportunities With Me

Spring is here and before too long we’ll be breaking out our flip-flops and shorts for summer. If part of your summer plan calls for professional development, I have some opportunities for you. On July 13th and 14th I am hosting the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp in Portland, Maine. This event is a hands-on…

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Create a Check In/ Out System in Google Forms
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Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Create a Check In/ Out System in Google Forms

There are many uses for Google Forms in classrooms. I’ve used Google Forms to create review quizzes, surveys, and sign-up sheets. This week I discovered a new use for Google Forms. That is using Google Forms to create a check-in/ check-out system for items in a classroom library. You can do this with the help of…

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – QR Codes & Backchannels

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – QR Codes & Backchannels

This week’s Practical Ed Tech update is a double feature. First, as promised last week, I have the recording of the webinar that I hosted about backchannel and informal assessment tools. In the webinar I covered TodaysMeet, Padlet, Dash 81, Tozzl, Socrative (although it crashed during the session), and Kahoot. The video is embedded below (click…