Remember that time we did the Flip (Formally Flipgrid) tech incentive? It was the hottest tool, and really cool and everyone signed up for it and we all, students and teachers, got burned out by it?? I bet that might be the last time you used it. Since then, they have rebranded, increased functionality, and are still offering a Flip'n (see what I did there?) cool platform that you can use to ignite engagement. I recently watched a Ditch...

A free flashcard tool with Quizlet set importing, class options, and self study mode is something I Knowt you will be excited for! Let's get started! Go to KnowtI created my account with the Sign in with Google SSO button (You, and your students should too) From your Knowt Home you can create new flashcards, notes video lecture notes, import flashcards from quizlet, and upload files from your driveYou can also create folders to organize...

 Use Smart Chips and tables inside docs to create custom workflows, resources and materials for yourself and students. Select your creation, create a custom building block and reuse whenever you need! 1. Create the layout and add the elements you want. I like a table for this. 2. Add Smart Chips to make it amazing 😍... Don't know what Smart Chips are? Check out my post here. 3. Select what you want to make a blockI have...

Add a timer or a stopwatch, tag teammates and tasks, even embed files... you can do all of these things and more with smart chips. What's a smart chip? How do I add them? Why didn't I know about this sooner? Let me answer these questions for you and while I am at it I can answer the all encompassing question - Are we alone in the universe? Ha, not really, I can't answer that, but I certainly can give you all the deets to getting...

Cyber Sandwich is a 20-30 minute EduProtocol where students use critical thinking and collaboration to execute a "compare and contrast" while synthesizing concrete understanding. Jon Corippo would say: Reading, writing and thinking all in one bun 🍔!The Gist: 1. Take two aspects of a category that you would like students to compare.     ex: Primary source documents for Global I on a topic.2. Divide students into groups of...

Kami is so much more powerful that just a PDF tool. In addition to it's amazing feedback tools, Kami now supports auto and teacher scored questions (in Beta)! Many of us think Kami is a great tool for assigning students PDF's to annotate... which it is! But you can also build lessons and student activities directly in Kami using the rich tools available in the editor. To get started with Kami questions: 1. Turn on the Beta questions (keep...

I'm digging into the Eduprotocols class with the great Jason Cring... If you aren't in the class you're missing out! But if you want a few highlights without taking the whole class, you're in luck because here is one Eduprotocol to start now! The Fast and Curious Protocol - This is an entry level protocol that can have an immediate impact in your classroom. It focuses on speed and accuracy and student's innate curiosity of their performance...