ReadWorks Digital is built upon the popular ReadWorks service for finding articles aligned to grade level, lexile, and Common Core standards. ReadWorks articles are accompanied by reading comprehension questions, vocabulary lists, and discussion questions. The ReadWorks Digital platform makes it easy for you to distribute articles and assignments to students in an online classroom environment….
The end of the school year is here or will soon be here for many of us. While it is best to build digital portfolios over the course of a semester or school year, creating a digital portfolio at the end of the year is still a good way to collect and showcase examples of…
Last week’s Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week was about how to create a video of your Android phone or tablet’s screen. In response to last week’s tip many people asked me how to create screencast videos of iPad screens. There are a couple of ways that you can create a screencast video of…
Leading the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp has been the highlight of my summer for the last few years. This year it is going to be better than ever because I’m hosting it twice. Just three tickets are left for this year’s Practical Ed Tech BYOD Camp on July 11th and 12th. The Practical Ed Tech…
I often receive emails from teachers who want to create tutorial videos or have students create screencasts on Android devices. AZ Screen Recorder is a great option for doing that. AZ Screen Recorder is a fantastic free app for creating screencasts on your Android phone or tablet. Unlike a lot of Android screencasting apps AZ Screen…
Watchkin is a free service that allows you to watch and project YouTube videos without seeing the related sidebar content typically seen on YouTube.com. Watchkin can be used in a few ways. You can enter the direct URL of a video into Watchkin to have the sidebar content removed. You can search for videos through…
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