This week, we look at how failure can be beneficial in your classroom. A time-saving keyboard shortcut in the treasure chest. Plus, this week’s question of the week.
Category Archives: Ed Tech
The 8-Bit Instructor: The Power of Conferencing (EP009)
This week, we look at how conferencing can be a powerful tool in your classroom. New stuff from Google and IXL. A great ed tech site in the treasure chest. Plus, this week’s question of the week.
The 8-Bit Instructor: Time-Saving Tips with Google Forms (EP008)
This week, we take a look at some ways you can use Google Forms to save time in class. There’s a fun trick for Google Docs. Plus, feedback and this week’s question of the week.
The 8-Bit Instructor: Who Gets to Level Up? (EP006)
In this week’s episode, we look at the history of grades. News and updates from Google and Quizizz. And, your 8-Bit Crew question of the week.
8-Bit Instructor: My Education Journey (EP001)
In this debut episode, I share some helpful Chrome keyboard shortcuts, I tell the story of my journey in education, and listeners get connected to the 8-Bit Crew.
Mastering Google Classroom Course on Udemy
With possibility of many school systems starting the year online, or some type of hybrid, online instruction has become an important part of prepping for the next school year. I wanted to help out, so I created a course on Udemy about how to set up and use Google Classroom in your class. It’s aContinue reading “Mastering Google Classroom Course on Udemy”
A Classroom Lesson from Aladdin: Be Yourself
Copy and paste curriculums don’t work well because there’s one key element that is missing: you.
Flipping Your Classroom Instruction with Edpuzzle
Edpuzzle has been one of my go-to sites to check student understanding.
Using Google Hangouts for Online Office Hours
I do a lot of one-to-one conferencing with my students while they’re creating in class. Since I won’t see them for at least a couple of weeks, I wanted to do my best to still have conferences with them. So I’ll be using Google Meet and Google Calendar to schedule one-on-one video conferences with students while we’re out.
3 Add-ons for Google Slides You Should Be Using
Google slides is a great presentation tools, but it’s also very useful for student work and gives you a versatile canvas to do a lot of graphic things. To even further it’s capabilities, there are add-ons that you can use to expand what you’re able to do.
The Educator's Quest 