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The return to school this year is different from previous years. It is a special event where teachers get to see their students after a prolonged period of physical absence during which distance... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4nMr0

What is the Best Reading Help App for Kids? Reading 15 to 20 minutes each night might have even become part of the routine before children head to bed, and many teachers assign these minutes as... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4mLsM

If you want to know how to create the perfect resume for a teacher keep reading. Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers out there but your resume is going to need special attention to be in... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4m558

Images speak louder than words. The communicative power of the visual is well documented in the communication literature. Our daily experience also attests to this fact. Visual cues draw our... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4hcJ0

In today's post, I am sharing with you some of what I think are  the best YouTube channels that provide educational video content designed specifically for kids. I particularly focused on... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4fql9

WideOpenSchool, a platform powered by Common Sense, offers this interesting resource featuring "recommendations for field trip tours, activities, and videos". I have been sifting through their field... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4d1vh

Google Classroom has this handy feature which allows teachers to create and attach rubrics to assignments they share with students. Rubrics provide instructions and guiding criteria for assigned... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4bls9

Automagical is a cool Google Drive add-on that generates Google Forms from PDFs, Google Docs, and images with handwriting. Automagical can save you so much time and help you enhance your overall... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4YMFk

Google Docs editor embeds a number of important accessibility features that you can use with your students in class. Drawing on information from Docs Help I summarized the four main accessibility... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4X85R

Interactive presentations are key to creating engaging learning experiences. Polls, quizzes, and live Q&A are important interactive features that can liven your presentations and turn your... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4TpRD

iPlayText is a cool app that can play text as a podcast. It works with Wikipedia articles or you can upload your own text and have the app read it outloud for you. This is especially helpful for... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4QK1c

Below are two good music apps that are free today and only for a limited period of time. I discovered these apps through the awesome Apps Gone Free platform and thought music teachers and music... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4QJzt

Below is a collection of some of the best math add-ons that work with various Google Drive services. Most of them are math editors that you and your students can use to carry out complex mathematical... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4N5n8

A few days ago I shared with you Radiooo which is a tool that enables you to travel through time and discover popular hits during various temporal eras. In today's post I am sharing with you a... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4KWxp

Below is a collection of some of my favourite Google Sheets add-ons that I believe every teacher and educator should at least be aware of. These are tools that provide you with tons of functionality... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4KG9K

Games are important learning tools. Besides boosting motivation and increasing engagement they also develop a number of key strategic and cognitive skills. With the ubiquity of digital tools and... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4G9cB

If you are like me and you use Apple products on a daily basis this tip is for you. It will help facilitate your workflow and enhance your overall productivity. Handoff is an excellent feature that... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4FsCK

Project Look Sharp is a platform that offers a wide variety of educational media literacy resources to "help K-16 educators enhance students’ critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4BgJG

In today's post I am sharing with you this collection of Chrome extensions to help particularly students with dyslexia enhance their reading skills. The tools bring added functionalities to Chrome... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S4BLZK

Helperbird is a good tool for students especially for those learners with Dyslexia and ADHD. It is a powerful extension that combines a number of features including dyslexia fonts, text to speech... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S48d18

Radiooooo is a musical time machine I discovered recently through the Music for Makers page. It allows you to find and listen to music from various eras and geographical locations. You simply... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S47881

Since its creation 15 years ago, Twitter has radically transformed the dynamics of web 2.0 communication. With its emphasis on brevity and conciseness, Twitter became the top microblogging platform... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S43M51

AR-kid: Space is a cool educational app that takes young learners on virtual journeys into outer space. Drawing on augmented reality technology, AR-kid: Space creates immersive learning experiences... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3zv5k

Want to create your own set of manipulatives to use in your class with students? Flippity has this awesome tool that lets you convert any Google Spreadsheet into click and drag objects. The process... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3zd08

YouTube can be a powerful educational platform if used effectively.  It hosts tons of educational video content that is readily accessible and for free. As teachers and educators we can not but... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3xQf7

In a previous post I discussed the importance of comic strips in education and provided one example of an easy tool students can teachers can use to create their own comic strips. In today's post, I... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3v2yh

Canva comic strop maker is a good tool teachers and students can use to create cartoons. Comic strips can be used for a wide variety of educational purposes including digital storytelling,... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3v2ws

If you are looking for a free file transfer tool to help you send large files WeTransfer is a good option to try out. WeTransfer allows you to send up to 2 GB for free. There are two ways to send in... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3qBv2

Flashcards are important visual tools that can be used for a wide variety of instructional purposes in class. From presenting and revising new vocabulary to sharing writing prompts and checking... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3h5zf

Empowering students voice is key to meaningful lasting learning experiences both within and outside the classroom. Pedagogical empowerment, as I like to refer to it, is  a student-centered... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3cNMd

Last week one of my readers emailed me asking about a Chrome extension called Dualless. This extension splits your browser windows into two with the ability to customize the ratio as you want. While... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3Xmtd

Looking for summer reading activities to share with your students and kids? This collection from Seesaw has you covered. It features 28 educational summer learning  activities designed... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3VNpT

After we covered the latest updates in Google Docs, today's post focuses on Google Forms. Like Docs, Forms is also expecting the addition of some cool features that will  further enhance Forms... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3V3Zx

Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create a wide variety of visuals and graphic illustrations including posters, infographics, flyers, brochures, newsletters, presentations,... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3R1gr

Fullscreen Interactive Google Slides is a handy Chrome extension that lets you view your Slides in fullscreen while still in editor mode. This is definitely a helpful feature to your Google Slides.... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3Mf7d

Over the last few days Google Docs announced the release (and the expected release) of a number of key features that will be of tremendous help for us in education. These new features are part of a... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3Mf56

Wakelet is a powerful curation platform that allows you to make the best of the educational web. Wakelet promotes collaborative teamwork by offering users the ability to co-construct collections and... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3HkQX

The pandemic has changed every aspect of human existence, including the way education is imparted. Regular schooling is no longer the way students learn. Right now, online and hybrid models are the... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3DrhZ

Smart chips is one of the latest updates in Google Workspace and is meant to boost workflow and enhance users productivity by interconnecting various Google services. In Google Docs users are now... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S3DrZG

ClipDrop is a great Augmented Reality app that allows you to transform the physical world into the virtual space. Using ClipDrop you will be able to easily capture any visual from your physical... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S37vHW

Over the last few years animated GIFs resurged into the visual scene of the virtual world playing prominent roles in the communication structure of  the social web. Animated GIFs gained in... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S37X56

Squid is a good application that allows students to handwrite their notes on Chromebook devices the same way they would using a pen and paper. They can use a stylus, a pen, or simply their fingers to... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S34JsL

Creating digital portfolios is a great way to empower students voice and motivate them to actively engage in the learning process. Learning, however, is a process, a life-long one and we need to... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S31YtD

Reading Progress is a new app in Microsoft Teams designed to help students enhance their reading fluency and comprehension through independent reading practice. Even while the app is still in its... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S30lsp

Apple's Everyone Can Create curriculum is a great resource to help you make the best of Apple technology in your instruction. The curriculum has been recently updated in order to 'take advantage of... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S2yrf4

Infinite Painter is a Chromebook app that allows students to create expressive artwork and engage in design creation activities in and outside class. The app offers a wide variety of tools and... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S2xvSQ

As our students and kids become more and more dependent on digitality to connect, study, and learn, the need for digital citizenship becomes even more persistent. As teachers, educators and parents... ....read more http://dlvr.it/S2tWNq