Education Technology

I'm recovering from injections to my back for my herniated discs and relaxing this weekend. Monday is graduation and Tuesday is the last day of school. This summer I'll be attending a couple of educational conferences, running and EMS Instructor training program and taking a couple of short trips. One trip is to Philly, which we fell in love with at ISTE last year. And, part of the trip, thanks to my wife, is a visit to the Philly Zoo and a meet-and-great with a tiger. Should be fun!

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones also.


1. 10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have

2. 4 Ways Technology Helps To Diversify Education

3. Plagiarism of my blog happening right now

4. Physion - free Physics Simulation Software

5. A Great Blog post on teacher uses of Evernote

6.  Conceptboard - visual collaboration on ideas and documents

7. EdTech Magazine's 50 Must Read EdTech Blogs & my additions to list

8. Aviary launches free mobile app photo editor for iOS & Android

9. Thank you and Farewell to TeachPaperless Blog



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The new silly standardized testing the district came up with for grades 3-11 is finally done. Yeah! Next week is final exams for grades 9-11 and graduation rehearsal for seniors.

This weekend will consist of some relaxing, some reading, some shooting at the range, and maybe a movie. All done with my wonderful wife.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones also.

1. Bloomin' Apps - Apps to Support Bloom's Taxonomy - updated!


2. PBLU - Project Based Learning resource for Educators

3. EdmodoCon 2012 - free online educational conference Aug 8th

4. 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have

5. Google is buying QuickOffice - here's what that means

6. Education Dive - education news, trends, resources, tech and more

7. Slide.ly - create free online photo slideshows - now open to all

8. Great, free Educational Games from NOAA about oceans and air

9. Any.do to-do list app available on Android, & now iPhone and Chrome browser

10. Wonderville - awesome, fun, educational science resources



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Seniors are done. They have completed their final projects (rockets) and their final exams. Next stop, graduation practice and then graduation.

Next week we have some new silly standardized testing the district came up with for grades 3-11 and then the following week are final exams for grades 9-11.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones also.


1. The Death of Worksheets 

2. NearPod - create and share lessons on iPads in classroom - free

3. Chalkable - educational apps and classroom management system

4. Embedit - embed any file in your website or blog - free

5. 10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have

6. Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more

7. CyQuiz - create your own quizzes and games for free

8. EdCamp CT is Aug 10th. I'm going. Are you? You should be!

9. New Chromebook, Chromebox and updated Chrome OS - look awesome, great for education



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The rocket launches went great this week and senior finals start next Tuesday. I can't believe the school year is almost over.

As we enjoy this long Memorial Day Weekend in the United States, take a moment to remember the brave men and women who have given their lives to defend our freedom.


Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones also.


1. NearPod - create and share lessons on iPads in classroom - free
2. Livescribe SmartPen - 5 years of smartpen use and my review

3. 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

4. InstallFree Nexus - us MS Office or LibreOffice on any device through the cloud and

Update on InstallFree Nexus and Rndr - work great on a Chromebook!

5. Game On - Increasing Learning through Online Games

6. Giza 3D - great, interactive 3D recreation of the Great Pyramids

7. Google Doodle Honors Bob Moog - inventor of Moog Synthesizer

8. Rockets Project a Success! Fun day launching today




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The end of the school year quickly approaches as our seniors start their final exams on May 29th. My physics classes are working on their Rockets project. They are almost done with the construction of the model rockets, are doing the physics analysis and calculations and we will be launching them next week, weather permitting.



Today I will be spending the day at CPEP Day. This is the final competition for the after school, pre-engineering program that I advise at my school. Students from around Connecticut will be competing in a variety of project competitions that they have been working on all year. It's a fun day, with students showing their hard work from the year. CPEP is a great organization and something all states should have.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones from last year also.


1. Google 80/20 Rule Applied to Education - for students too!

2. ChartTool - create nice charts with Image Charts from Google
4. Understanding Genetics-Human Health and the Genome - free resource from Stanford U

5. ScanURL - check any web address to make sure it's safe

6. GCFLearnFree - free online learning about lots of topics

7. Google Groups - connect, share, communicate, discuss - great for education

8. 5 Different Ways Technology Has Made Learning Easier

9. WhatWasThere - historical photos linked to Google Maps - visit the past!

10. EdCampCT is Aug 10, 2012 - registration now open - free, awesome PD



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The end of the school year quickly approaches as our seniors start their final exams on May 29th. My physics classes are working on their Rockets project. They start with a WebQuest on NASA's site learning about rockets, the physics of rockets, and model rockets. Then they design and build a model rocket, analyze it and do all the calculations to predict the altitude it should reach. Then we launch them and track the actual altitude. It's fun, a great way to apply many physics topics into one project, and a great way to end the year.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday's.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there (and of course  check out all of the articles on the site). Peruse some of the older ones from last year also.


1. Evernote buys Penultimate handwriting app - could mean good things for Education

2. Wappwolf Automator - automate file actions in Dropbox and Google Drive
4. Clipgenerator - easily create free videos from pictures,music, and text

5. FreeFoto - thousands of free images to use

6. Powerful Learning Practice - Day in the Life of Connected Educator

7. Some awesome things happening at Adobe relating to Education

8. Language Immersion for Chrome - helps you learn a foreign language

9. Tech Ease - great tech support site for educators

10. Great Livebinder on Google for Education resources



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Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday's.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there.


1. Apps to Support Bloom's Taxonomy - Android, Google, iPad and Web 2.0

2. Google Search Education - teach your students to search better
4. Edmodo - free social learning platform expands and improves

5. Edmodo - awesome free social learning network - has free Digital Citizenship poster for download

6. Google Docs updates - 450 new fonts, 60 new templates, image insert options, and more

7. Tinkercad - web based, free CAD app

8. Google in Education - one stop shopping for Google Education resources



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Spring is really here, again, in Connecticut. It got rainy and cold earlier this week, but this weekend is a beauty. We are off to a friend's wedding today, so it should be a fun, happy day. Enjoy your weekend.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday's.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there.

(Here's a couple of good ones from yesterday: End of the School Year Approaches - lesson ideas and reflections and Google Sells SketchUp 3D modeling software - promises free educational version to continue and Zoho Planner - plan, organize, share, and get things done.


1. Google Drive is here! Really! No, I mean it. Free online storage.

2. Evernote tip - Create a table of contents with note links
4. Great resource for using iPads in the classroom

5. CX - file sync, share and backup service with 10GB free account

6. Free Google Docs CheatSheet - great resource for Google Docs users

7. The Noteboard - $10 Foldable Pocket Whiteboard

8. edWeb - social network for educators - great resource

9. Weebly for Education - create a free class website and blog

10. CIA World Factbook - excellent resource about countries of the world



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Vacation time! Woo hoo. Did you ever notice that vacations come right when you need them the most? We are on spring break for the next week. My wife and I are planning to take a day trip to New York City (only a 90 minute train ride away) and relax a bit. We are thinking about visiting the Bronx Zoo, American Museum of Natural History and Central Park, depending on the weather.

Here are the most read posts from the past week: And don't forget to check the posts on Friday's.They don't always have time to become the most read, but there are usually some good ones there.


1. Excellent Google Docs Resource for Educators

2. 6 free MindMapping Apps/Services for education
4. Infographic - What do High School Students want from mobile tech

5. Google Education on Air - free online EdTech Conference

6. Twiducate - free social networking for schools

7. 5 Great Smartphone Apps for the High School Science Classroom - Guest Post

8. QuickOffice - essential app for mobile devices

9. Android for Education Resource Page Added to blog

10. Evernote - tips for students to be more productive with it



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