Common Core, Book Trailers, and Three Good Tools for Creating Them

In last month's issue of The Digital Shift I featured the site Book Trailers for Readers . Book Trailers for Readers was developed by t...

Subtext & Tellagami - Two Apps to Attack Reading Comprehension

This is a guest post from Holly Clark at EdTechTeacher.org an advertiser on Free Technology for Teachers. Subtext and Tellagami are two am...

QwikSlides - Quickly Create Multimedia Presentations

QwikSlides is that latest tool developed by Russel Tarr at ClassTools.net. Through QwikSlides you can quickly create slideshows that live o...

How to Create Google Documents With a Landscape Orientation

Earlier today on Twitter I answered a fairly common questions about Google Documents. That question is, "can you create a document with...

Google, Video, and Maps in Common Core-aligned ELA & Social Studies Lessons

Earlier this week I conducted a workshop on using Google tools, video tools, and Google Maps Engine Lite in Common Core-aligned ELA & So...

Lessons About the Iditarod and Dogs In General

This weekend the Iditarod sled dog race begins. If you're looking for some materials to use to teach about the Iditarod or dogs in gener...

The Week and Month in Review - Exhausted and Energized

Good evening from Toronto, Ontario where earlier today I presented at the York Region District School Board's Google Camp. It was fun da...