Teachers live in a digital world. We use computers and email systems to store and communicate student information to parents, teachers, and other colleagues: marks, assessment information, tests, special education data, etc. Could one of your students guess your password? Obviously, this isn’t a problem if you teach grade 1, but if you teach in […]
CrashPlan for teachers
Someone once told me, there are three things that are inevitable in life: death, taxes, and hard drive failure. If you’re like most of us, backing up your hard drive is a chore that you never quite get around to. Until disaster strikes. We live in a digital world. Our kids have been photographed since […]
iPhone 5 cases: OtterBox Defender or Lifeproof Fre?
I recently got the iPhone 5. Two words: love it. In fact, I don’t know how I lived without it. I used to have an old school hand-me-down iPhone from my brother. I use the Pocket Informant iPad app to try to manage my calendar and to do list. I use pocket informant and ToodleDo […]
Using Dragon Naturally Speaking in mind mapping software
Some students use Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software as assistive technology the classroom. Voice recognition is not a magic solution that will help all students, but for some students, writing using their mouths instead of their hands can be a more effective way for them to get their ideas onto paper. Mind mapping software […]
What tech to buy next for your classroom? Chromebook? iPad Mini? iPad 2? Nexus 10? The New iPad?
I’m trying to decide what technology to buy next for my classroom. Right now, I have my own personal iPad 2 in the hands of some students to help them with their learning. (The wonderful thing about using my old technology in the classroom is that I can feel less guilty about upgrading to the […]
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