Episodes

Dec. 12, 2022

Sharing Stories with StoryMap

We're always looking for different way for students to share their knowledge. This week, we found a cool site that does just that! StoryMap is a fun way for kids to tell a story or share their research without spending …

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Dec. 5, 2022

Zorbi & Postlight Reader Chrome Extensions

Who wants to make learning a tiny bit easier? This week we have two Chrome Extensions that help streamline everyday educational tasks! They are quick, helpful and can be used in any content area! Zorbi Postlight Reader Find a...

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Nov. 21, 2022

What Can You Do with Vocaroo?

It's Thanksgiving week in the U.S. We have a mini episode for you! Vocaroo is a super simple website for any age student to use! Go to Vocaroom.com, click the record button. Then click the red button to stop and …

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Nov. 14, 2022

Sites that Make Reading Fun!

It's reading time! Depending on the grade level and content that you teach, reading looks very different. So, this week I have two reading tools that have very different purposes. On this episode, we explore Teach Your Monste...

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Nov. 7, 2022

Creating Fancy Forms with Typeform & Jotform

Now that we are back in the swing of things let's talk about student projects. 😍 A lot of the teachers I work with love to build projects into their lessons and are looking for quick ways to have students …

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Oct. 31, 2022

Identifying Credible Information with Checkology

I am super excited to chat about Checkology, this week! Checkology is a tool from the nonpartisan News Literacy Project designed to support educators with lessons on media literacy. They have all kinds of topics from journali...

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Oct. 17, 2022

Creating Stories with My Storybook

Many of the teachers I coach with are looking for new ways to engage their students in writing. That means I'm always on the lookout for easy sites students can use to create stories. This week, we chat about My …

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Oct. 10, 2022

Hour of Code

Just take an hour, and code! I love to build coding into my classroom when ever possible. Coding skills help with so many other content areas and it's fun! The activities that students have access to now, are far beyond …

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Sept. 26, 2022

Snappa and Adobe Express

Now that we are back in the swing of the new school year, let's talk about student projects. 😀 A lot of the teachers I work with love to build projects into their lessons and are looking for quick ways …

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Sept. 19, 2022

Genial.ly Updates

I'm really excited to chat about Genial.ly this week! There have been so many improvements and upgrades since the last two episodes ( 2 & 50 ) on which we discussed Genially. The developers are definitely keeping educators in...

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Sept. 12, 2022

Using Spinner Wheel in Your Classroom

Spinner Wheel is a fun and easy tool you can use in your classroom. We have talked about a variety of ways to use random number generators to randomly select students in past episodes ( Random Group Generators You'll Love …

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Sept. 6, 2022

September 11th Resources & Civics Across Content Areas

We are back! Season 5 is finally here and I am so excited to share all kinds of free tech tools with you this season! I hope you had some time over the break to do what ever makes you …

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July 18, 2022

Virtual Vacations

It's summertime! And while you might not have the time or gas money to travel the world, there are some great virtual tools that will help you feel like you're there! This week, we explore The Hidden Worlds of America's …

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June 6, 2022

Skill Support for Summer Break

We're heading into summer! And we're on Episode 123 to round out the end of Season 4! 😄 Number geeks unite! On this episode, we share some awesome sites for students to review skills over the summer. These sites are …

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May 16, 2022

Cloud-based CAD Software for Teachers & Students

We're heading into one of the final weeks of our fourth season. This week, we're talking about Onshape. Onshape is an awesome (and free) CAD tool that is great for educators and students. OnShape allows you to create 3D desig...

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May 9, 2022

KidsGardening - A Cool Gardening Site for Teachers & Students

I hope thistle cheer you up! Spring is finally in the air around here and a little garden inspiration seemed to be in order. This week, we are chatting about an awesome site that gets kids interested in gardening and …

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May 2, 2022

Creating Music with Chrome Experiments

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! I know how hard teachers work and you are appreciated everyday! I thought we would experiment 😉 with some Chrome Experiments creative sound sites, this week. These are fun and easy to use. To...

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April 25, 2022

Teaching Science to Elementary Students

t's Science time again! On this episode, we have some awesome tools to support K-5 classrooms! There are so many cool ideas packed in these websites. The two sites we chat about this week are great resources and can actually …

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April 11, 2022

Creating Digital Books with Canva and Google Slides

As we start to approach the end of the school year, it's a great time to create books of your students' work. This week, we'll walk through how to create digital eBooks using Canva. We'll also show you how to …

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April 4, 2022

Star Wars Excitement

Star Wars! If you're a teacher who embraces May the 4th (be with you) as Star Wars Day, I thought I would share some fun sites to help your planning! These sites and activities can be built into a variety …

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March 21, 2022

Teaching Kids with Toy Theater

Beat boxing? Spirographs? Digital math manipulatives? We're having some fun this week! Join us as we talk about the fun online tool, Toy Theater! Toy Theater is a pretty well-known site for elementary school teachers, and it ...

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March 14, 2022

Fun Ways to Use the Desmos Graphing Calculator with Students

This week, we're talking about the fun and popular math activities software, Desmos! Desmos is a free online graphing calculator that allows teachers to set up classes and assign different interactive graphing assignments to ...

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Feb. 28, 2022

Writing Poems with Poem Generator

It's poetry week and we have an awesome tool for you! Poem Generator allows students to appreciate poetry without getting frustrated. You just need to follow the directions and the poem generator AI helps you create a masterp...

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Feb. 14, 2022

Teaching with Wordle!

Everybody loves Wordle! On this episode, we explore the original Wordle and how you can use it in your classroom. We also explore Custom Wordle and a SlidesMania version of Wordle that will be a big hit in your classroom …

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