AudioNote is a fun app. AudioNote 2 is a new upgraded version. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth upgrading to the new AudioNote 2 version. So right now I’m using the AudioNote app on my iPhone. The app popped up a little window saying that I could upgrade to the new AudioNote 2 which […]
How to Draw on a Screenshot: Quickly Add Arrows and Text on a Screenshot (Windows)
How to Draw on a Screenshot UPDATED (Dec 10, 2019): This post was originally written in 2013 – I used Dragon Naturally Speaking and talked about screenshots. The content is still relevant today and is slowly being updated. Stay tuned! Back in 2013 when this post was originally written, I did a presentation for teachers […]
How to e-mail MarkBook student reports to improve parent-teacher communication
One of the hardest things to do well as a teacher is to keep parents/guardians regularly informed about how their child is doing. Many families have a computer at home, and many parents/guardians use e-mail on a regular basis.This means that the tech savvy teacher can use classroom technology to send home electronic updates and […]
How to Use Your IPad 2 and Evernote Peek to Help Your Students Study
Here’s another reason why the iPad is a useful teaching tool in your classroom. Not only can you use the iPad to take notes in the classroom, but you can also use it to create virtual flashcards to help your students study for a test or exam. Sure, you could use index cards, post it […]
Save Time by Creating Customized Shortcuts on Your Computer for Frequently Used Sentences or Text Strings
Teachers spend a lot time marking – assessing and evaluating their students. Best practices suggest that providing very specific qualitative feedback can produce great results. For example, 1) what a child did well, 2) where a child needs to improve, and 3) specific steps on how to improve. The problem is that writing out long […]