Looking for some fun activities to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then look no further! Listed below are some really spook-tacular collections of educational Halloween resources that are sure to creep out your students—in a good way, of course! Whether it’s writing prompts, science experiments, Halloween candy math, Edgar Allan Poe videos or haunted vocabulary, […]

It’s Tuesday again and that means it’s time to roll out another tech-isode in my “Tech It Up Tuesday” series in which I will share an edtech tool, app, site or other resource that can be utilized in the educational setting. Seems like a great day to learn about the coolest dictionary known to hombre, […]

It’s Tuesday again and that means it’s time to roll out another tech-isode in my “Tech It Up Tuesday” series in which I will share an edtech tool, app, site or other resource that can be utilized in the educational setting. This week’s selection focuses on Snappy Words, an online visual dictionary and thesaurus that […]

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! » Meograph Create four-dimensional interactive stories using maps, videos, audio, images and links. » ExamTime Preparing for a test or just learning […]

Time for the next tech-isode in my “Tech It Up Tuesday” series in which I will share an edtech tool, app, site or other resource that can be utilized in the educational setting. This week the focus is on Knoword, an online word game that can help boost vocabulary, spelling, and speed of thought while […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest web tools that can be added to your edtech toolbox for the upcoming school year! » Freerice.com Have your students play this online vocabulary game, and they’ll learn while donating food to people in […]

Even though there is always a mind-boggling amount of invaluable info shared on the Discovery Educator Network (DEN), one of the best resources available is the Spotlight on Strategies (S.O.S) series, a must-see DEN favorite designed to provide teachers with simple yet effective instructional practices for using digital content to support student learning. To date, […]

Ever need a puzzle to review content area vocabulary, spelling words or for a class newspaper or other school-related publication? Then look no further than Puzzlemaker, an online puzzle generator that both teachers and students can utilize to create a myriad of customized brain teasers including word searches, criss crosses, math squares, mazes and more! […]

Not quite ready to “fall” into November yet? Then hang on to October by rewinding through a must-see lineup of cool tools, media projects, brand-new Diigo bookmarks and related resources that will surely power up the tech in your classroom. Just hover over the interactive image below to expose the most popular posts from the […]

For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog, you know that I’m a total ThingLink addict. In my (humble) opinion—I believe it is one of the most useful, dynamic, all-inclusive web tools currently available for both teachers and students. I love, love the many ways that an interactive image can be integrated […]