Our school visits concluded with a trip to Salvatierra—recognized as one of the most important and beautiful historical centers of the state of Guanajuato. After touring the lush, tropical grounds of the prepa and adjacent hacienda also used for classes, we journeyed to a nearby park to enjoy an authentic Mexican barbeque.  It was in […]

The second stop on our adventure to Guanajuato, Mexico was a very special one: Penjamo Prepa! Not only did we have the chance to connect with the English teachers and principal Jesus Lugo Martinez over an amazing lunch, but we were able to meet the Director of Schools (Superintendent), Ricardo Gomez—a kind and wonderful man […]

Greetings from Guanajuato City—the colorful capital of the state with the same name located in the mountains of central Mexico. My adventure as part of a delegation representing the Penn State University Office of Global Programs and Bellwood-Antis High School has been quite an experience thus far!  From touring a variety of cultural and historic […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » Fill Any PDF Form Turn any PDF document into a form that can be uploaded, altered, saved and sent to others. » Shelfari […]

Every photo is a blank canvas—until now, that is!  With Pocket Labeler—an iPad, iPod and iPhone app—users can create cool photo messages, captions, borders and even wallpaper backgrounds using eight colors of vintage embossed style labels. Take new photos—or use library favorites—to create fun and impressive images containing sayings, phrases, wishes or jokes.  It’s really […]

It’s hard to believe that another school year has come to an end—my 23rd!  Wow!  Where does the time go? Even though summer vacation has officially begun, I will continue to update Edutech for Teachers over the next few months—in between traveling and conducting professional development sessions, that is.  One journey will take me to […]

Need a digital scribble space? Then be sure to experiment with AnswerGarden, a web-based polling/survey tool that allows users to create and publish a question.  Once visitors submit answers, they are immediately displayed as tags in a basic word cloud.  Data can also be exported to Wordle or Tagxedo to create a more visually appealing […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » Flipbook A drawing activity that allows users to create simple animations and share them with the world! » Fotobabble Attract and engage […]

What do geocaching, educational robotics, Discovery Education and wikis have in common?  Besides being “cool tools”, these topics—and many more!—will be featured at Techapalooza 2012, a technology integration event being held on August 6-8, 2012, at the California University of Pennsylvania.  Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to collaborate with other educators, win great […]

Creating all sorts of audio for and with your students has never been easier!  That’s right!  With Audacity, an open source, cross-platform software for recording, editing and mixing sounds, you and your students will be developing meaningful projects related to any topic imaginable in no time!  Not only is this “cool tool” free, but it is […]