Taking ownership of shared devices can be tricky. Often, teachers want to keep things flexible and do not assign specific devices from a cart or charging station. That way students can take what is available when the learning objective calls for a digital service. Being in Google or using an online site makes this practice […]

A real concern for teachers is having students search online safely. I have had this conversation with many of you. Three suggestions that I have given are: Use a kid-friendly search engine, like KidRex. Supply the websites for students, for example, use our shared resources on a district curriculum links page. Keep your eyes peeled […]

Recently, a video posted online helped me resolve an issue with Google Classroom (see here). I decided that I should try my hand at an instructional screencast. My topic: how to pull that Works Cited list into Google Classroom. It’s important for us to teach students to be good digital citizens and cite sources, no […]