Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – How to Use Google Drawings to Create Mind Maps
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Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – How to Use Google Drawings to Create Mind Maps

On Friday at the 21st Century Technology and Learning Symposium I presented a short workshop about mind maps and timelines. Google Drawings was one of the tools that we used to create mind maps during the workshop. In the video embedded below I provide a demonstration of how to use Google Drawings to create a…

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Six Styles of Video Projects and Tools for Creating Them

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Six Styles of Video Projects and Tools for Creating Them

The process of creating and publishing videos can be a great way to get students excited about researching, storytelling, and sharing their work with an audience. For teachers who have never facilitated video creation projects in their classrooms, choosing the right style of video and the right tools can be a bit confusing at first….

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – RefME Helps Students Create Bibliographies

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – RefME Helps Students Create Bibliographies

RefME is a nice service that students can use to create bibliographies. The service offers Android, iOS, and browser-based tools to help students save references, organize them into projects, and create bibliographies. In the video embedded below I provide an overview of how to use RefME’s browser-based tools. It is worth noting that RefME and…

Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Take Advantage of the Google Drive Template Gallery
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Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Take Advantage of the Google Drive Template Gallery

If you’re like me and you struggle with designing good spreadsheet templates, the Google Drive templates gallery is for you. Likewise, if you find designing good looking slides to be a challenge, the Google Drive templates gallery is also for you. Overall, the Google Drive templates gallery is a good place to find designs for…