Last spring my Tech Club students wrote and produced a video about the importance of recycling in our school and submitted it to a contest sponsored by the Intermunicipal Relations Committee of Blair County. Not only did their work earn top honors in the local competition, but the winning video was automatically entered into the State […]

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about “The Monster Trash”, a video my BAMS Tech Club students produced and then entered into the Intermunicipal Relations Committee’s Recycling Video Competition. Well, the results have been tabulated and the winner is… Yep, you got it! Those trashy kids of mine managed to win yet […]

Thrilled… Honored… Flattered… Grateful… Just a few words to describe my reaction to recently earning two 2013 Edublog Awards: Best Teacher Blog and Lifetime Achievement. Yeah, really! I still can’t believe it! A huge shout out to all of the people who sent some voting love my way—my family, friends, BASD colleagues and especially my […]

Hey, Edutech for Teachers fans! The nominations have been tallied and voting is now open for 2013 Edublog Awards. But guess what? The good news doesn’t end there! I’m totally psyched to announce that Edutech for Teachers is a finalist in two categories: Best Teacher Blog and Lifetime Achievement! Woo hoo! Please help me win […]

Hey, Edutech for Teachers fans! Guess what? It’s that time of year again! Yep, nominations for the 10th Annual Edublog Awards are officially open! And that could only mean one thing! It’s this Geeky Girl’s app-ortunity to give a huge shout out to friends, colleagues and developers in the edtech world who continually inspire me […]

OK, Edutech for Teachers fans and followers! The results are in and I’m completely honored and excited to announce that this blog has been officially named the 2012 New Blog of the Year! How cool is that! I’m totally speechless—and for those of you who know me personally—that’s a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence! Thanks so much to all of you […]

Hey, Edutech for Teachers fans! The nominations are in and voting is now open in the 2012 Edublog Awards. But the best part is that I am excited to officially announce that Edutech for Teachers is a finalist for a 2102 Edublogs Award in the New Education Blog category! Yes, I am totally psyched! Please help me with achieving this goal […]

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! » ClassBadges A free online tool in which teachers can award digital badges for student accomplishments. » Tildee A free online tool […]

Since I became interested in educational technology many years ago, I had a professional and personal goal to create a blog of my own—one in which I could share “cool tools” and the positive impact they can have on learning. However, as I surfed through the Internet reading and learning from a variety of awesome […]