Google Chrome is a wonderful web browser that does a lot. While it is easy to use, Chrome’s power really lies in the extensions you can add to the browser.
Author Archives: Lee Tucker
App Spotlight: iorad (video)
When I’m trying to teach my students how to use any kind of ed tech, I inevitably have to put together some kind of tutorial to walk them through the process. I spent a lot of time taking screenshots, typing instructions, and organizing it into an easy-to-follow tutorial. It took a long time.
Using Custom Paragraph Styles in Google Docs (video)
Setting up customized paragraph styles in Google Docs is a simple process.
3 Steps to Add a Table of Contents in Docs (Video)
If you’ve ever created any kind of lengthy Google Doc, then you know how annoying it can be to try to scroll through a long document to find a specific page. Google Docs will create a table of contents for you in just a few simple steps.
My Year in Reflection: Student Choice and Student-Centered
At the end of every school year, I do a lot of reflection. I have my students complete surveys, and I think through a lot of what I did throughout the year. This year brought about a lot changes in my classroom, so there’s been a lot of reflecting to do with this school year.
Using Various Question Types in Google Forms
Google Forms is a great app that you can use to gather information from students, parents, and colleagues. Forms has several different types of questions that are useful in many ways. Here are a few ways you can use each type of question in Forms.
Twitter for Education: Using Social Media to Expand your PLN
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, you name it, there’s a social media app to go along with it. Social media has saturated our culture, for better or for worse. Whether you like it or not, this is a part of our culture. And like many things, it can be both beneficial and harmful.
Don’t Use Technology for Technology’s Sake
Through a few opportunities this year, I entered into this new technological world in education, and it’s been great. But there is one thing that I’ve seen that is dangerous myth out there.
5 Tips for Using Google Forms Quizzes
Google Forms can give you a lot of versatility when it comes to quizzes in class.
Why I Changed My Mind about (and Perception of) Extra Credit
For the last few years, I have refused to give extra credit. Why bother? If the students can’t bother to do the regular credit, why should they get extra credit? That’s what I reasoned, and it made sense.