Next Thursday, January 30th, 2014, in conjunction with ‘The Learning Liaisons.com’, I will be hosting a webinar on ‘Ways to use the Design Process to Transform Thinking and Learning’ at 7pm EST/6pm CST. Please join us as we discuss what the design thinking process is and strategies for using the design process to assess systems […]

I have several online and offline presentations coming up in the next few months and am having trouble deciding whether to go with AirServer or the Reflector app to mirror an iPad. I haven’t used either one before so this will be a new endeavor for me. I don’t have access or own an Apple […]

Have you ever had to send a large file and your email client won’t allow that large of a file to get to its recipient? I came across an article from Makeuseof.com about a web tool to send large files. The tool is called ‘Filemail‘ and so far it has been a lifesaver. It saves […]

The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) has planned a variety of events to celebrate ‘Digital Learning Day‘ on February 5, 2014. Teachers throughout North America will participate in a variety of events to immerse students in a digitally rich environment with technology devices and activities. The Digital Learning Day has lesson plans and other resources to […]

In the educational technology world, there has been great discussion about ‘flipped classrooms’. Flipped classrooms are described as students completing homework and/or assignments in the classroom and watch the lecture/demonstration/instruction in video format at home. Most schools post to a campus’ YouTube Channel. A large majority of students learn best when things are presented in […]

Saturday, January 25, 2014, will be filled with lots of online webinars and face to face events. First is Educon taking place in Philly. There are some fantastic presenters leading sessions and discussions and as a virtual attendee you get to chat and listen in on the sessions. Students from Chris Lehmann’s school, Science Leadership […]

Have you ever wanted to wish the Olympic athletes good luck or send a congratulatory message after a winning performance? McDonald’s has made this possible. You can send a Twitter message with the hashtag #CheersToSochi and all messages sent with that hashtag via Twitter or the microsite, http://cheerstosochi.com will be displayed in Olympic Village in […]

It is hard to believe but the weekly webinar series, Classroom 2.0 LIVE, turned five this past January 2014. We are having a celebratory smackdown of technology tools on Saturday, February 1st at 12pm EST/11am CST. Everyone is invited and if time, grab your headset or earbuds and share a tool. It isn’t necessary to […]

Everyone is invited to join me for a "Classroom Renovation - Rethinking your Classroom through Technology" webinar on February 3, 2014 at 6pm EST/5pm CST where I will feature an introduction to the design thinking process and showcase ways to transform your teaching by implementing global projects and cell phones/mobile devices. Using this process in […]

If you haven’t used any of the online flashcard sites, I highly recommend "CardKiwi". It is super easy to use Cardkiwi to make a flashcard set and the service is free! You can add vocabulary words, words in English and another language or facts about a historical event. The uses are endless and Cardkiwi is […]