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Reset and Reimagine the Future of Education at the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit in DC – February 24
At the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit outside of Washington, D.C., district administrators will participate in interactive workshops to explore solutions to help to reshape and reimagine the future of education.
How to Convert Google Forms into Microsoft Forms
Yesterday I published separate collections of tutorials for using Google Forms and for using Microsoft Forms. But what if you are transitioning from a Google Workspace environment to an Office 365 environment and don’t want to recreate all of your forms from scratch? There is a solution to that problem.
In the new video that I have embedded below you can see how to convert a Google Form into a Microsoft Form. As you’ll see in the video, the process isn’t perfect but it beats the heck out of having to re-create everything from scratch.
Students Can Create Their Own Video Games With Construct 3
Construct 3 is a video game creation platform that students can use to develop their own games. The games students can create with Construct 3 aren’t simple quiz-based games like many other platforms offer. Instead Construct 3 offers students an opportunity to create games that might remind you of some classic video games like Mario Brothers, Zelda, or Space Invaders.
Construct 3 uses a visual programming language and a drag-and-drop interface. Students don’t need to have prior programming knowledge in order to create a game with Construct 3. That’s […]
6 Google Scholar Tips From Its Co-Creator
Google Scholar can be a great tool for teachers and their students. Here’s how to get the most out of it.
What is Descript and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks
Descript makes video and audio editing, all in one place, easy.
60+ Great Educational Websites
The world of educational technology is evolving meteorically and what is relevant today might be irrelevant next month. That’s how volatile the nature of the EdTech world is.
Crossword Labs- Create, View, and Print Crossword Puzzles
Crossword Labs is a simple and free crossword puzzle maker that allows you to design, print, and solve crossword puzzles online. No software download and no registration is required. Crossword Labs was built by Matt Johnson, the guy behind JeopardyLabs and Bingo Baker.
Best Audio Recording Apps for Teachers and Students
Eight Tutorials for Getting Started With Microsoft Forms
This post was inspired by a former colleague of mine who reached out to me for some help as she transitions from a school that uses Google Workspace to one that uses Microsoft Office 365. Specifically, she was concerned about losing access to Google Forms and whether or not she could use Microsoft Forms for the same purposes. Fortunately, the answer is that you can do just about all of the same things with Microsoft Forms as you can with Google Forms.
If you find yourself using Microsoft Forms for the first time or you just want […]
Dozens of Tutorials for Getting Started With Google Forms
In a video that I made last week I mentioned that the vast majority of my videos don’t get more than a few hundred views. But there are some outliers. The biggest outlier is my simple video about the basics of creating a quiz in Google Forms which has received nearly half a million views. That’s just one of more than forty Google Forms tutorials available on my YouTube channel.
On my YouTube channel and in my playlist of Google Forms tutorials you’ll […]
5 Good Websites Like YouTube
YouTube is definitely one of the most popular video platforms online but it is not the only one. There are several other alternatives teachers can use particularly in schools where YouTube is blocked. Here is a list we have curated for you. Enjoy
YouTube is one of the best if not the best video site out there. YouTube first founded in around February 14, 2005 and since then it has grown so exponentially that as of 2021 YouTube boasts 2.24 billion users from all around the world thus becoming one of the leading video platforms online.
Best YouTube Alternatives for School
Youtube is a great video website that since its introduction in 2015 has revolutionized the media world in unprecedented ways. Millions of content creators are using YouTube to share their works and reach audiences from all around the world. Unfortunately, YouTube does come with a number of distracting and sometimes outright inappropriate elements that make several school districts restrict its access. If it happens that your school enacts a YouTube-free policy within its premises, the options below are good alternative video websites to try out.
What Is TED-Ed? Everything You Need to Know
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Why I Keep Making Videos That Nobody Watches
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I make a lot of videos. On average I publish about 25 videos per month. Some of my videos have gotten hundreds of thousands of views. But those videos are the outliers on my YouTube channel. The vast majority of my videos don’t receive more than about a few hundred views. So why do I keep making them? I made a video to explain the answer.
Watch! – Why I Keep Making Videos That Nobody Watches
Didn’t watch the […]
Create Your Podcast This Year
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If you’ve been thinking about creating a podcast, this is the time to do it. If you’ve been thinking about having your students create podcasts like Tony Vincent’s students did way back before podcasting was trendy, this is the year to do it. Creating a podcast has never been easier. In fact, you can record, edit, and publish a podcast on your phone.
Good and Free Tools for Creating Podcasts
Today, Anchor is my go-to recommendation for creating podcasts. It lets you do all of your recording and editing in your web […]
Contests, Maps, and Drawings – The Week in Review
Good morning from Maine where normal winter weather has returned. It’s cold and clear as I get ready to head out to our local ski area. Last weekend it was warm enough that my family went skiing one day and rode our bikes outside the next. This weekend we’ll be sticking to the snow sports. I hope that you have something equally fun planned for your weekend.
This week a bunch of people registered for my new course on creating and selling digital products. If you’re interested in joining the course,
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Codemasters’ First Quest-native Racing Sim to Release on Quest 2 Next Week
EA’s Codemasters is getting ready to launch its first Quest-native title next week, a VR version of popular arcade racing sim GRID Legends.
GRID Legends for Quest is set to launch on January 12th, which is quite the surprise since we haven’t heard anything of it before finding the listing on the Quest Store. The game is currently available for pre-order, priced regularly at $30, but on pre-order sale for $27.
The game is said to include the full single-player story mode, race creator to design races, and online multiplayer, which unfortunately doesn’t include cross-play with flatscreen versions […]
Best 3D Modelling Software for Chromebook
Here are three good 3D modelling softwares to use on your Chromebook. Some of the things students can do with these tools include: build models in pre-made shapes and templates, share and print 3D files, discover 3D models online, collaborate with others to create 3D sketches and many more.
