Free Technology
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The Week in Review - The Most Popular Posts
Good morning from Maine where it is a cool and overcast start to the Fourth of July. It has rained almost all week and that's okay because...
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How to Use Kahoot With Google Classroom
We're halfway through 2020. This week I'm taking some time off from the blog to work on some other projects. The rest of this week I'm...
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How to Record a Screencast With Flipgrid
We're halfway through 2020. This week I'm taking some time off from the blog to work on some other projects. The rest of this week I'm...
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50 National Geographic 360 Videos
Watching 360 degree videos is probably my favorite thing to do with my Google Cardboard viewer. A lot of people don't realize that a...
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July PD Opportunities With Me
Last week I hosted the first Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp . I realize that the middle of June isn't the ideal time for everyone...
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Google Adds Spanish Grammar Suggestions to Google Docs - But Not for Schools
Grammar suggestions has been one of the best improvements to Google Docs in the last year. So far those suggestions have only been...
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Story Spheres - Create Audio Tours of Immersive Imagery
Story Spheres is a free tool for adding audio to 360 degree images that you own or have the rights to re-use (Creative Commons licensed...
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Spacecraft AR - Explore NASA Spacecraft With Augmented Reality
Spacecraft AR is a free iPad and Android app offered by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The app enables students to learn about...
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Explore the Royal Academy of Arts in Google's Arts & Culture Apps
Google's Arts & Culture site and corresponding apps make it possible for students of all ages to virtually explore thousands of...
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Short Lessons About the Longest Day of the Year
It is going to be over 90F here in Maine today. That temperature will make it feel like summer a few days before the summer solstice. Many...
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How to Create Your First Google Sites & 5 Ways to Customize It
Summer is here (in the northern hemisphere) and after a break from school you might start thinking about next year and what you need to do...
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The Week in Review - The Most Popular Posts
Good morning from Maine where the sun is shining and the air has that perfect early summer feel to it. It's going to be a great day for...
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Canva Now Has a Desktop App for Windows and Mac
Canva is a tool that I use almost daily for everything from creating YouTube thumbnails to designing full presentations like the one that...
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Three Free iPad Apps for Learning Programming Basics
An iPad isn't the ideal device for practicing coding and programming principles. I prefer to have students use a full-size Windows or Mac...
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Sharing vs. Publishing Google Docs
I have published more than 1,000 tutorials on my YouTube channel over the last ten years. Some of those videos feature older versions of...
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About the Circles and Ovals in My Videos
A bunch of times this week I've received emails and Facebook comments about the oval shape that I have started using when overlaying my...