Technology For Education

Most schools have a policy that requires students to sign in and out of a classroom if they request to leave the room during class time or a...

It has been a while since I posted about technology. I took a well needed break from writing as well as from technology. A little tech detox...

Getting students to read in the classroom always poses a challenge. Here is the typical scenario, the teacher assigns a reading complete wit...

Most teachers should have a notice like this attached to their emails... CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attac...

Chrome seems to be one of the popular browsers for education...(in due time Opera will take over, but that's just my opinion). Chrome i...

As an Earth Science teacher, weather is always a fun topic to cover with students. We all experience weather everyday, but we hardly ever ta...

In my efforts to run a paperless classroom, I was in search for a digital planning book. I tried using Google Calendar, and it was tedious a...

Being a science teacher I'm always looking for cool new toys and ways to incorporate STEM and get my students to learn, without realizin...

This may not apply to everyone, however it is a great use of technology to help explain some potentially confusing science or math concepts....

I know it's not that new of a service, it has been around since 2013, so I guess it is a toddler in the realm of technology. However, He...

There have been times, when it would have been nice to quickly be able to share a document with students, but only share the document for on...

Here is a fantastic guide for using twitter. I think it really is the "helping friendly book" of twitter.  A Dr. Seuss-In...

There has been a bunch of posts and information floating around recently about classroom noise monitors. Free Technology For Teachers had a...

Have you ever been working on your computer at night, and found the screen brightness and color bothersome on your eyes? I use Linux Mint as...

Students are always looking for ways to add pictures into projects. Many times they grab an image from Google that's labeled for reuse, ...

Chromebooks are slowly, but surely integrating into schools around the world. One fantastic idea, but one that requires someone willing to w...

I stumbled upon this nice tip guide shared by  Shaun Pinney  as seen on his  blog post. Take some time and peruse through the document, th...

If you were to walk into my classroom, you would most likely freeze in shock and horror at the presumable "mess" that clutters ...

Sometimes it is useful to record your desktop and computer usage as a tutorial for students. I often do this when teaching with Google Earth...

As a teacher, I often require students to be creative and present projects that are visually pleasing and unique. I am by no means an artist...