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A Round-up of Pi Day Resources
Pi Day is on Tuesday. Last week I shared a few resources for teaching and learning about pi. This post is a summary of those resources and a few more.
OPEN Phys Ed offers five free physical education lesson plans centered around Pi Day. The lesson plans are designed to be used in elementary school and middle school. The five Pi Day lesson plans offered by OPEN are:
Pi TossPi Day RacesPi Day Dice RelayCake or Pi?Who Wants Pi?
To access the lesson plans you do need to register for a free OPEN Phys Ed account. Once you have […]
12 Best Crossword Puzzle Apps
Crossword puzzles are so much fun to play! We all love them and with mobile apps you can now indulge in your crossword puzzling experience anywhere anytime. I scoured the web and curated for you some of the best crossword puzzle apps out there. If you are looking for apps to create your own puzzles, check out best crossword puzzle maker apps list.
From Classic Crosswords Puzzles to Fill-in Crosswords, you will find apps with different levels of difficulty and grid styles. These apps also come with helpful features such as hints and error displays to […]
Ptable- An Interactive Periodic Table for Teachers and Students
Pi, Myths, and Daylight – The Week in Review
Good morning from Maine where the sun is shining and we’re all ready to go out and play in the snow. It’s going to be a great day for late-winter skiing. I hope that you also do something fun this weekend.
This week I hosted a webinar for a school and had a Zoom meeting with some folks who recently completed my course on how to create and sell digital products. If you take the course, I’ll be happy to Zoom with you too. Speaking of courses, Five Video Projects for […]
New ClassPoint Features for PowerPoint
Spring is almost here! I know that my kids are getting antsy and I’ll bet that yours are too. Now is a great time to try some new and fun activities. In this post I’ll highlight some ways to use ClassPoint to create some new and fun activities to do in your classroom.
Before jumping into the activities that you can create with ClassPoint, let’s take a minute to review what it is. ClassPoint is a PowerPoint application that enables you to create interactive activities within any set of slides. When you […]
Anchor is Now Spotify for Podcasters
For the last five or so years I’ve been using and recommending Anchor for creating podcasts on your desktop and mobile devices. In fact, at the start of this year I released a new tutorial on how to use it to create a podcast on your Android phone. Today, Anchor was renamed Spotify for Podcasters.
The new name is a reflection of the fact that Anchor has been owned by Spotify for the last few years. Other than the name, it doesn’t appear that anything has changed in the mobile app […]
Open World Cyberpunk Adventure ‘LOW-FI’ is Coming to PSVR 2 This Year
IRIS VR, the studio behind TECHNOLUST (2016), announced that its long-awaited open world cyberpunk adventure LOW-FI is slated to launch sometime this year on PlayStation 5, PSVR 2, and PC VR headsets via Steam and the Meta PC platform.
Update (March 10th, 2023): It’s been nearly two years since IRIS VR announced a PS5 version was coming, which initially was set to arrive sometime in 2021. Now studio head Blair Renaud says in a tweet that LOW-FI is officially coming to PS5 and PSVR 2 this year. You can wishlist it on the PlayStation Store
‘Flipside Studio’ Brings Full-featured Virtual Production Studio to Quest 2 & Rift
Virtual production suite Flipside Studio is now available on Quest 2 and Meta PC, targeting podcasters, vloggers, and anyone looking for a VR studio to produce their own video content.
Created by Winnipeg, Canada-based Flipside XR, the Flipside Studio app is packed with production tools and assets that let you to create your own virtual content, which can be livestreamed or recorded, edited and shared anywhere you might standard video, such as YouTube, TikTok, or Facebook.
Now available for free on Quest 2 and Meta PC platform, Flipside Studio lets you create solo projects or […]
Two Options Explained
A few weeks ago I published a short video that I produced as an introductory explanation of stock options. Dabbling in options trading is a hobby of mine as is producing various types of explanatory videos. Earlier this week I made a follow-up to my video introduction to stock options. This new video explains the two type of stock options that traders buy and sell. Those are call options and put options.
In the short video that is embedded below I provide a short explanation of what call and put options […]
A Great PD Opportunity for Civics Teachers in the U.S.
Summer might feel like it is a long way right now. But now is the time to start thinking about and planning for professional development you might do this summer. To that end, the National Archives is now accepting applications for the 2023 Civics for All U.S. Teacher Institute.
The 2023 Civics for All U.S. Teacher Institute is a week-long event held in Washington D.C. the week of July 17th. The big goal of the event is for participants to develop teaching activities that explore big civics ideas while utilizing primary […]
What is Discovery Education? Tips & Tricks
Discovery Education features thousands of videos as well as interactive lessons and virtual field trips.
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11 Best AI Art Generator Apps (iPhone + Android)
After I covered the best web-based AI art generators, in this post I share with you a collection of AI art generator apps that you can use on your mobile device to generate stunning artwork. All of these apps, from my own experience, are simple and easy to use. No technical knowledge is required.
The key to generate beautiful AI artwork is to provide expressive prompts. The clearer prompts you use the better art you generat. This is the case with all AI generators, good prompts are what make one’s artwork standout from the rest.
You can […]
How to Create Your Own Online Connecto Game
Connecto is one of the many online game creation templates that Flippity offers. Flippity calls it Connecto, but the style of game is exactly like the classic Connect 4 board game (I’m sure that for trademark reasons Flippity can’t use that name for their Connecto game template).
In a Connecto game students see a question and have to answer it correctly in order to get marker on the board. The object of the game is to connect four markers in a row before your opponent does. Of course, […]
‘War Thunder’ Studio Announces PSVR 2 Combat Flight Sim ‘Aces of Thunder’, Trailer Here
Gaijin Entertainment, the studio behind combat simulator War Thunder, announced a new flight sim coming to PSVR 2 called Aces of Thunder.
The online game is said to focus on World War II planes, such as the American fighter P-51 Mustang and British Spitfire, however future add-ons are planned to bring combat aircraft from other eras, Gaijin says.
It’s said to feature competitive online battles including modes like team versus team, single duels, and modes with custom settings.
The game is also set to include “[p]hysically accurate flight and damage models, derived from the leading War Thunder military action simulation game, [to] further […]
How to Start Using Plickers in Your Classroom
Last week I led a workshop for a group of special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and consultants. One of the elements of the workshop was about creating and conducting fun formative assessments. To that end, I introduced the group to Plickers. It was a hit!
Plickers has been around for almost a decade. It’s still a great tool because of its simplicity combined with its effectiveness. The way that it works is students hold up QR codes (I have mine laminated) to respond to your prompts. You use your […]
What is Nova Labs PBS and How Does It Work? Best Tips and Tricks
Nova Labs PBS is a research-based learning platform that uses real data to challenge students.
The Don’t Say Gay Law Explained for Teachers and Parents
What is ‘Don’t say gay’ law?
‘Don’t Say Gay’ is a moniker critics use to refer to the Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law (HB 1557). The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill was signed into law last year by Florida governor Ron Desantis (republican).
Here is what the law says:
“Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten […]
Best Research Methodology Books for Students and Academics
‘Rec Room’ is Putting on Its First-ever ‘Rec Rocks’ Music Festival This Weekend
Rec Room, the popular social VR platform, is putting on its first in-game music festival this weekend, suitably dubbed ‘Rec Rocks’.
The immersive concert experience is set to take place this weekend, March 11th & 12th, and feature headliners Tokyo Machine (EDM) and pianist/singer/songwriter Ethan Bortnick.
Check out the full list of artists below:
Tokyo Machine – EDM
Ethan Bortnick – Alt-Pop
Haven – Pop
Charlie Curtis Beard -Rap
Suzy Shinn – Rock
The Royal Foundry – Alt
Akintoye – Rap
Clinton Kane – Pop
Rec Room says its free two-day music festival will let you explore virtual stages set in the […]
Short Lessons and Activities for the Start of Spring
The snow in our yard is at least two feet deep right now. This was concerning to my youngest daughter who asked me on the way to school, “can we have spring if it’s still snowy?” My answer, of course, was that spring will still start even if our yard is buried in snow. That then led to a brief explanation about seasons.
If you find yourself teaching some lessons about the start of spring, here are some resources that you might find helpful.
Pi Day Printable Art Activity from Drawings Of…
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Yesterday morning I shared some physical education activities for Pi Day along with some video lessons for Pi Day. Today, I have another Pi Day resource to share with you. This one comes from Lillie Marshall’s Drawings Of… website that I reviewed a couple of months ago.
On Drawings Of… Lillie Marshall is offering three free printable coloring pages for Pi Day. The first is a visual explanation from the “Pi Queen” and the other two are sheets of little pi-themed cards that students can color and give […]
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35 Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate Women’s Day
For all the women out there: Happy Women’s Day! In fact, everyday should be a women’s day because women are amazing. To honour you on this special day, I went ahead and prepared this list of best Women’s Day quotes.
1. “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own […]
Best Deaf Awareness Lessons & Activities
The following free deaf history and awareness lessons and activities highlight the accomplishments of deaf people in the arts, education, sports, law, science, and music.