Remind 101 Donors Choose Giveaway

If you know me, you know I love a good giveaway (I'm always looking for free stuff for my classroom!).  Remind 101 is going strong with Teacher Appreciation Month and is having a great giveaway.  You can win a $250 Donors Choose gift card.  If you aren't familiar with Donors Choose, it's a site where donors crowd fund a project for your classroom.  Check out Donors Choose and Remind 101 and enter the giveaway!

An Easy How to For inserting tables in a Word Document

I've come to realize that a majority of my students don't know how to inset tables into a Microsoft Word document or a Google Doc.  I've created two short videos to share with my students and I'm sure many of your students could benefit from them as well.  Feel free to share them!

What other things did you think your students knew how to do and then realized that they didn't?


How to Insert a Table in Microsoft Word - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgiOpM44q04

 


How to Insert a Table in Google Docs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92g_9Tp4OQ

 

Top 10 Posts of April and What I've been up to

Happy May!  I hope all of the April showers brought you all some May flowers.  April was a great month.  I was fortunate enough to go to the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) National Conference.  It was so fantastic!  If you have never been I recommend that you see if you can go at least once.  For each time slot there were about 5-8 sessions that I wanted to attended.  I got some fantastic resources and met some awesome people.

What is your way that you connect with other teachers?

Top 10 Posts of April

1. ChemThink
2. Free Online Graph Paper
3. Bill Nye Worksheets
4. Mayim Bialik's NSTA Keynote Presentation
5. PowToon Slides - Animated Slide Shows
6. Creating a classroom supply or wishlist online
7. StudyBlue Pro - give it a try!
8. Remind 101 gave me a Badge!
9. NMLSTA Boston 2014 Share-A-Thon Presenter Handouts...
10. StudyBlue - flashcards and quizzes

Educational Technology on Pinterest

Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon?  I have and even though many people use it to sell their stuff, you can find some good resources on it.  This year I've been experimenting with flipped and blended learning and came across this collection of Pinterest Boards that go along with that.  There are also some boards on Educational Technology.

What is one of your go to site for new resources? 

NMLSTA Boston 2014 Share-A-Thon Presenter Handouts

As promised I am sharing some awesome resources I came across at the NSTA conference.  I went to a National Middle Level Science Teachers Association share-a-thon and there were some great things that people were doing.

NMLSTA and the presenters were nice enough to share their resources in the a shared Dropbox folder.

While you don't need a dropbox account to view the files, if you want to make a copy to save in your own dropbox you can get an account here. 

What is one of your favorite places to find new resources for your classroom?

StickR TrackR

I have a lot of technology in the classroom and love to share it with the kids.  They don't always put things back where they are supposed to (and sometimes accidentally walk away with them)

I just learned about a neat little sticker that allows you to track things (similar to find my iPad, but for anything!).  It's called TrackR and you can get on a list to get one for free.

The wireless coin sized StickR TrackR device attaches to commonly misplaced items. Using an iPhone or Android app, you can quickly locate your lost or misplaced items in seconds by causing the item to ring, using the app's hot & cold sensor, or via the last known GPS coordinates. Watch the Video Below to Learn More.

How do you keep track of stuff in your classroom?

Google for Education

If you have been reading my blog or seen any of my presentations you might know that I obsessed with Google (both in and out of the classroom).  Google really wants to support it's educators.  They have developed some certificates that you can earn.  Some are basic exams and some are more extensive certifications.  One of the basic ones, that is also offered for free, is the Google for Education Basics Exam.  If you are looking to learn more about Google Apps or just want to brush up I recommend you checking it out.

Where do you go for technology professional development?