FreeReading is a great site for all kinds of early literacy resources. One of my favorite parts is the decodable reading passages. Unfortunately, to date, these have only been available as pdf files. Pdfs are good for printing, but not
Webinar on online learning
On Tues., Oct. 11, 5pm EDT (2pm PDT), we’ll be hosting a one-hour webinar to talk about online and blended learning. Anyone is welcome to attend. (Here is the sign-in link.) Webinar – Online Learning: What works and what doesn’t?
Free, online professional development
I have been working for the last few months on an exciting project that is launching today. The P2PU School of Ed pilot opened sign-up today for seven free, online, open-licensed professional development courses for K-12 teachers. This program is
New free ebooks
We are pleased to announce a new collection of ebooks, especially written for elementary and middle school, that are free and open licensed. These books include subjects in ELA, math, social studies, and science and are formatted in web, Kindle,
Mobile flashcards from the Open Dictionary
The Kids Open Dictionary now has an option to create mobile flashcards using gWhiz. This free app supports the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, BlackBerry, Android, and more. To make your flashcards: (Before doing this, you need a Google Docs account
The potential of Common Core
There is a lot of discussion about the new Common Core standards right now. States are cross-walking their current standards to the Common Core and adding their 15%. Districts are frantically trying to figure out how they’ll implement the new
Using Google Docs to embed videos
Did you know that you can use Google Docs to upload a video and generate an embed code? I didn’t until today. This is a nice workaround for a way to embed videos to a web site without having to
Blended learning
We’ve been doing a lot of work here lately in online and blended learning, building courses and helping teachers think about how to use online learning as a tool to help differentiate instruction. Blended learning is the way that many
Yes, the iPod is now a handheld computer
Since the very popular handheld computers from Palm and others were phased out, I have often been asked what to replace them with in classrooms. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a great answer. I really like mini-laptops (aka netbooks), but they
Invitation to be interviewed about mobile tech use
I got this email today. If you are a teacher using mobile technology, check this out. (I didn’t get the questionnaire link, but I’m sure you can contact Lois to get it.) Lime Design Associates (www.limedesignassociates.com) is currently working on