Into the Driver's Seat

Spread the loveAre you looking for QR code apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed. OoGali– OoGla provides you with a smoother, more efficient way to collect data for the price of less than a ream of paper. It records student behavior automatically, in real time using innovations such as QR codes and mobile technology so that you do not have to even look at your device. Guide your students by spending quality time interacting […]

In the last month I've shared videos about how to make split screen videos in Flipgrid and how to make whiteboard videos in Flipgrid

Whiteboards are a staple of face-to-face classrooms. During remote learning, you can still recreate that experience. Here are 10 ideas to get you started. Let's face it. When you're not present in your classroom, you miss your whiteboard. It's convenient. Everyone in the room can see it.

SpeechTechie will help you find speech language pathology and technology resources for your lesson plans and therapy. This blog shows you the best free internet sites and apps related to speech and language goals

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Take a look at these tools to improve your own reading or writing. Whether for business or for fun, you're sure to find one to help you.

by Nick LaFave

"Teleprompt.me uses your computer’s built in microphone to automatically scroll through your script as you speak. Not only is it free, but it performs nearly perfectly. I was impressed by how well Teleprompt.me kept up while reading fast, skipping words, or inserting words. It didn’t miss a beat. The only downside I have found is that it currently only works with the Chrome desktop browser (sorry, mobile devices)."

So many of the Google tools are valuable for many content areas and grade levels. When a teacher finds a creative use for one, it’s almost always easy to cross it over to another class. Almost always. Except for one. Math. My teaching career has been in high school Spanish. But working with math teachers, […]

"Mind mapping is a creative exercise that begins when you write down a central idea or theme, then draw lines that branch out into new "nodes," each with a new word or idea that's related to the first.

"Simple enough. And you can certainly mind map on a blank piece of paper, but digitalizing the process lends convenience and flexibility to the process. With a digital mind map, you're not confined to the size of your paper and can easily move ideas around with little effort.

"We tested dozens of mind mapping tools, and here we'll present the 11 best to help you decide which is right for mapping that mind of yours."

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By Sean Fahey and Karly Moura

Indispensable apps and sites that tech up your teaching. Explore this Essential Back-to-School Tools for Teachers Top Picks list of 39 tools curated by Common Sense Education editors to find relevant and engaging edtech solutions for your classroom.

by Miguel Guhlin

Jim Lerman's insight: 

Guhlin is always a great source of advice. Do check him out.

Sometimes we receive worksheets in PDF from our daughter's teachers for her to work on. Our printer doesn’t work very well, and I know some of the families don't have a printer at home, so in order to make the PDF editable for her and her classmates to complete using a computer, I use Google Slides..

I don't get nearly as many requests for help with file conversion as I did 5-10 years ago, but I still do get them from time to time

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

This Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re helping educators build inclusive learning environments with new features, partnerships, and more.

Free PDF tools are hard to come by, but don't worry! PDF Candy has forty-four EdTech tools for teachers that make working with PDFs easy.

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Jim Lerman's insight:

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Check out these strange and lesser-known Google tools for your classroom that use AI, machine learning, body movements, data, and more!

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education