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The Wonderful World of Web Widgets

A web widget is a bit of code you can add to your website (or blog or wiki). The code can grab content from one website and insert it into another site. Explore dozens of categorized widgets–widgets you might consider adding to your own website.

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iOS Magic: iPad and iPhone Tricks Revealed

Step right up to see impressive iPad and iPhone tips and tricks! Learn stunts like annotating photos without an app, compelling Siri to flip a coin, conjuring up keywords on a page, hearing highlighted text, making clutter on web pages vanish, closing all Safari tabs in the blink of an eye, and more!

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Perfect Illumination with a Ring Light

Ring lights, also known as diva lights or selfie lights, provide bright, even lighting for photos and videos. Read why I absolutely love filming with a ring light.

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Google Document URL Tricks

By replacing /edit in a Google document's URL, you can do some pretty nifty tricks! You can transform a shareable link into a Preview, Make a Copy, Template, or PDF link.

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Favorite Chrome Extensions

Extensions for Chrome are little programs that add functionality to Google's web browser. I've made graphics for my favorite ones.

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Instagram for Teachers

Instagram can be a powerful learning and communication tool for educators, so I've written a guide for teachers.

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Google Classroom for Professional Learning

I learned a lot from teaching a six week online class for educators in Google Classroom. Now I’d like to share tips and advice for using Google Classroom for professional learning, including the fundamentals of Classroom, a cheat sheet for post options, and the workflow I used with the adults in my class.

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Start Youngsters on a Coding Adventure with Cubetto

Cubetto is a wooden coding robot for children ages 3-6. My four year old twins and I have been playing with Cubetto for a few months, and I'd like to tell you about the robot and our experiences. Also check out other coding toys for kids.

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Top Web Links, Tweets & Instagram Posts from 2016

Let's see which web links I shared on social media got the most clicks in 2016. I've also included my top tweets for each month and top 10 Instagram posts. There's plenty of great stuff to explore from 2016!

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Know Students Better: A Visual Guide to Formative Assessment Tools

There is a very wide variety of digital formative assessment tools that can be used for free. I’ve made simple graphics for 18 of them. Most of the tools work with any web browser, so they are great for laptops, computer labs, iPads, Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones.

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Live Broadcasts from ISTE 2016

Join me on Periscope as I broadcast live from ISTE 2016 in Denver June 26-29! Come with me as I visit poster sessions, see what teachers are learning, and get a chance to hear from ISTE's closing keynote speaker. If you miss a live broadcast, don't worry. They will all be archived.

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Instagram Accounts Worth Following

You can learn a lot from what others post on Instagram. Like any social network, the value is all in who you follow. Let's preview some great educational accounts to follow.

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