There are many resources that you can use for professional development online. I recently came across this course on Coursera. The Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology course is only… Read more »
I think that Common Sense Media creates great resources that support learning for use by schools and families. That’s why I’m excited ty their Wide Open School initiative. There are… Read more »
This is a great, easy tool for removing an image background in seconds. It’s super easy to use, with a quick tutorial once you upload an image.
The Creative Commons search site is now out of beta with over 300 million images. You and your students can find images for all your projects and presentations, and it’s… Read more »
Using remove.bg, I was able to remove the background of an image in 5 seconds! It completely removes the background and leaves only the people in the image. This tool… Read more »
The National Screening Room is a digital collection available from the Library of Congress. You can access the movies for free no matter where you are in the world. They… Read more »
Websites for Finding Free Images There are lots of websites for finding free images online. Here are three of my favourite for use with students, and in your own work…. Read more »
You can use Google Drive to convert an image or PDF files to text, as long is the file is 2MB or smaller. There are only two steps to the process.
Flipgrid Completely Free Microsoft is apparently on an acquisition spree. Their most recent purchase is Flipgrid. Here is the Twitter update announcing this: The story of Flipgrid is the story… Read more »
Apple had a special education event on March 27th, 2017 to showcase new offerings for education. It was held at a high school in Chicago and featured teachers as presenters… Read more »