Monday, December 12, 2016

#DeviceFreeDinner


Combining Common Sense's #DeviceFreeDinner with The Family Dinner Project's Conversation Starters and Dinner Games is sure to make some lasting memories this holiday season. Give it a try at your house!

Holiday Themed Games and Websites


If you're looking for some fun online games this holiday season, check out technology rocks. seriously's recent blog posts. Some have a religious tone while others are secular. 

20 Chrome Extensions, Web Apps, & Add-ons for Math


I recently came across this list of 20 Chrome Extensions, Web Apps, & Add-ons for Math. A few are geared toward elementary but there are several that could be helpful at the high school level. Take a look!

21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs


Check out this list of 21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs. There are several helpful Chrome extensions that you may want to investigate further. The list includes Test-to-Speech extensions, Readability extensions, Reading Comprehension extensions, Focus extensions, & Navigation extensions. 

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Doodle: Scheduling Made Easy


Doodle is a FREE website designed to help schedule event or meeting times. Create a Doodle with all of the possible dates/times for a meeting or holiday party then send the link out to your team. Everyone selects all the times they can attend and the one with the most votes wins! Easy!

Monday, December 5, 2016

App: PhotoScan by Google


If you're looking for a way to scan old photos without a scanner, check out Google's PhotoScan app (iTunes, Google Play) mentioned in this DMN article

Digital Citizenship and Documenting Learning


This article on Digital Citizenship and Documenting Learning explores the the relationship between literacy and documenting learning. HOW does documenting learning have an effects on awareness, skills and developing habits around the so called 21st century “Now” literacies.