I am a big fan of free classroom tools. Most of the tools that I recommend are free. But sometimes you really should pay for the "p...

Sometimes learning occurs at unexpected times in unexpected ways.  That's what happened to us this week around the dinner table. I h...

I was recently asked if it was possible to disable automatic spell check on a Chromebook. The person who was asking is a great teacher a...

For the past few months I have been recording interviews for the Chromebook Classroom Podcast . Each episode features a conversation wit...

I get regular solicitations from EdTech companies wanting me to feature their product or service on my blog. I'm honored that they hav...

Staying up to date on constantly changing  Google EDU products can be challenge. The help, I have started a monthly e-newsletter that will ...

For the past 18 days I have been in Pangasinan, Philippines working with Rushton Hurley , Kim Randall , and Leslie Fisher to train 106 Fil...

I don't post personal news on this space very frequently, but there have been some significant developments in my life that have a direc...

Have You Ever.... Gotten in trouble with your administration because of something you wrote? Had a student tell you how much they hate y...

This week I spent a couple of days at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA learning more about Google's plans for the Chrombook. Joinin...

In years gone-bye, information was a critical resource that determined success. Today, information is cheap and easily accessible by anyone ...

I love Google Apps and use them with my students all the time. One day, on a whim, I decided to do a screen capture of the growth of a co...

Every year I pick five professional goals to work on during the school year. This marks my third year of this process: 2009-2010 Goals 2...

As a die-hard Internet user I live and die by the bandwidth of the network that I am using. The capacity of the network determines what ...

Flickr: Originauk Moose " Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This familiar proverb of Biblical origins is ju...

I'm a big supporter of educational technology. This blog is primarily dedicated to sharing tips, tricks, and ideas on how to successfull...

Flickr Via Tomroid Are you an artist or a day-laborer? A day-laborer does the bare minimum, follows the rules, doesn't go outsid...

Helping students with a lab If I'm absolutely exhausted at the end of the day I know that I have been truly teaching. Standing in fr...

I'm single handedly trying to start a new trend: conference session trailers/commercials. The next time you present at a conference, p...