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The purpose of this post is to share with you this collection of helpful letter pickers that you can use to generate random letters.  Regardless of the purpose for which you want to use these alphabet generators whether you want help with generating a strong password or whether you want to use them with you students to enhance their vocabulary skills, these letter generators are definitely worth considering. All of these letter pickers simple and easy to use almost with no learning curve. They are also  free and do not require any login or registration. Depending on the tool you select, they offer various features from generating single and sequence letters to supporting different languages. Go through the collection and select the one that works best for you.    How to use letter generators with students and kids? Random letter generators are great tools to use with kids and students in various activities but more specifically in vocabulary-focused activities. For example, you ca...

Looking for some good group generators to use with your students in class? The list below has you covered. It features some of the best random group maker tools out there. No sign-up is required to start using these tools. The process is simple and easy: type students names and click on spin to let the wheel select random names to use to create various groups in class.  Random group maker tools (as is the case with name pickers) are especially helpful in group work activities where students work together to create optimal learning experiences. Group work is an essential part of the learning process.  Through distributed efforts students get to develop the social skills of empathy, collaboration, and coordination. Technology has made it even easier for teachers and educators to boost collaborative teamwork and cultivate social emotional learning. 1- Random Group Generator Random Group Generator by  Classtools is an example of an EdTech tool designed specifically to help teachers t...

In today's post I am sharing with you a collection of educational resources where you can download and print free graphic organizer templates to use with your students in class. Graphic organizers are great tools to help students visualize learning and make their thinking processes visible. They can be used as scaffolds to enhance understanding by enabling students to organize information, deconstruct abstract concepts, and simplify complex information.  Graphic organizers come in different forms and types including diagrams (e.g., Venn diagrams, Cluster diagrams, Timeline diagrams, etc.), charts (e.g., T Charts, KWL charts, Hierarchy charts, etc.) , maps (e.g., concept maps, mind maps, bubble maps, spider maps, etc.), among others. There are also graphic organizers created specifically to help students learn certain skills such as writing, reading, vocabulary, math, and more.  Graphic organizers provide several learning benefits: They can help students hone in their problem sol...

So you are planning to write a book but don't want to be caught up in the vagaries of editing and formatting. I feel you. The technicalities of book writing can be time and effort consuming, that is if you choose to do themselves yourself, which several authors do. But there is always the choice to hire a professional editor to do the work for you. From a personal point of view, hiring a professional editor is all worth it.  After all these months of hard work putting together your ideas and coming up with this unique intellectual piece, your work definitely deserves a well-designed framework to host it. However, if you would rather do the work yourself, here are some viable options to consider.  Writing a book on Google Docs Google Docs is a good writing tool and I have used it to write some of the chapters of my doctoral thesis. I find it quite reliable and simple to use. Google Docs provides all the necessary features you need to brainstorm, outline, and write your book but ...

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 embrace the educational potential of this platform and do our best to leverage it in our instructional practice.  In this post, I share with you some practical tips to help you  make the best of YouTube in your teaching and learning. So instead of using it to procrastinate and kill time, you can use YouTube to optimize your students learning, access professional and personal development video content, create and share your own video content, and many more.   Here are some helpful YouTube tips for teachers and students 1- Search with your voice You can search YouTube videos using voice input. You only need to grant YouTube access to your microphone. This feature is also helpful for students with special needs.  2- Use YouTube search filters When searching for video content on YouTube...

Today's post features Google Docs templates that teachers and students can use for a wide variety of educational purposes. The purpose is to empower you with resources that can make a difference in your overall productivity and add value to your work.  Docs templates are pretty basic in terms of design and layout but they do offer powerful editing features to help you create professional looking materials. Think of these Docs templates as sources of inspiration, some sort of a springboard towards creating a more personalized design, one that has your own touch and reflects your own teaching/learning needs. Google Docs templates are available for free from Docs gallery. All you need is a Google account. Docs templates cover various categories including:  Google Docs book templates, Google Docs notes templates, Google Docs resume templates, Google Docs essay templates, Google Docs report templates, Google Docs lesson plan templates, and many more.  You can browse through the collecti...

Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay. Several researchers and students are unable to afford the high costs required for access thus crippling their efforts to participate in the generation of quality knowledge. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers. In fact, some of the basic founding principles of human knowledge are interdependence, accumulation, and collaboration. Strip any society of these principles and it becomes implausible for its members to produce quality scholarship. I know the frustration and disappointment researchers and students feel because of paywall restrictions. I am very familiar with this feeling and ...