Headers That Move: The Missing Piece in Your Google Forms
The one trick that will transform your Google Forms: custom header images! Design and animate stunning headers using Google Slides or Canva to make your forms unforgettable.
Bulk Create Thank You Cards in Canva
Nothing beats a handwritten thank-you card, but when you’re a teacher, you might have an overwhelming number of cards to write. Let me show you how to use Canva to design, personalize, and print a set of personalized thank-yous.
Irresistible YouTube Thumbnails
YouTube thumbnails serve as billboards to capture viewers' attention and encourage clicks. Read about strategies content creators use to make their thumbnails more compelling.
Burst Mode on iPhone & iPad
Burst mode on iPhone and iPad is incredibly handy for capturing action shots or quick poses.
Cover Images in Google Docs
Want to make your Google Docs more visually appealing? You can add a striking header image that stretches across the entire width of your document like the image you see above.
The Butterfly Effect: Bluesky Basics for Teachers
Curious about the buzz on Bluesky? Discover how this decentralized platform is bringing educators together with familiar features, fresh possibilities, and hashtags like #EduSky that are sparking vibrant conversations.
Tic Tac 15 Game
Discover how I used AI and Google Sites to create Tic Tac 15, a strategic math game with a nostalgic twist.
Carve and Dress a Turkey
Turkey Carving is an activity I remember from my own fifth-grade experience. Just before Thanksgiving, my teacher handed each of us a graham cracker and challenged us to carve it into a turkey silhouette—using only our teeth!
Rad Ratings
Google Forms has a brand-new question type—ratings! You can now ask respondents to rate things using a customizable scale, ranging from 3 to 10.
Picture in Picture
Canva’s video editor allows layering videos, but only one video track is available. Use this workaround for controlling the timing of layered videos.
Drawing-Driven Dumps
A brain dump is a form of retrieval practice where students write down everything they remember about a topic without looking at notes. How about a brain dump that uses doodles instead of words?
Rubric Revelation
Single-point rubrics, which outline success criteria without pre-set levels, are quicker to create and allow for more personalized feedback.
“Does anyone have any questions?” Say this instead.
Hearing crickets after asking if anyone has questions? Teachers share their solutions to a common classroom challenge.
Video Responses with Padlet
Padlet can be a replacement for Flip/Flipgrid. Collect and share video responses by changing a padlet’s settings.
Great K-5 Environmental Lessons from Green Guardians
Green Guardians offers free and premium lessons for K-5 students about environmental literacy.
“Code” Math Games with ChatGPT + Google Sites
Put your problem-solving skills to the test and create your own math games. I share my experience authoring The Percent Progress Game, and I encourage others to unleash their creativity and see what they can build with ChatGPT and Google Sites.
Top Tweets from 2022
Wrap up 2022 with me by reviewing my top tweets. Let's take a look at what received the most engagement. Spoiler: Wordle alternatives were quite popular!
Vocabulary Practice to Make Your Head Spin
Let me tell you about intriguing ways to get heads spinning and thinking about vocabulary words with spinning wheels and a chatbot.
Wordle Inspired Games for the Classroom
Wordle has inspired the creation of many other grid-based word and number games. I'm listing some that teachers might like to offer students.
Top Tweets from 2021
I wrap up each year by reviewing my tweet that earned lots of likes and retweets. Check out what was popular in 2021.