May 26, 2020
Screencast-O-Matic Now Has a Handy Powerful Screenshot Tool
I have been using Screencast-O-Matic for years. I used it to record all of my video blogs, how to's and more. So when I learned they were releasing a screenshot tool I was a happy kid and even happier when I got to tinker with it. If you have used Screencast-O-Matic before than you will…
May 18, 2020
Rocketbook Beacons and Beacon Powered Think Board X. Two ways to share content with remote viewers in real time
About a year ago, Rocketbook announced Rocketbook Beacons. If you are new to the idea of Rocketbooks and Beacons I would suggest checking out my Rocketbook Resource Page. The Beacons can be used on their own. No Rocketbook required. With Beacons, you can turn any surface into a surface that…
May 13, 2020
A Not So Quick Overview of Wakelet
I have been mentioning Wakelet quite a bit in my webinars and presentations. It seems like my audiences are filled with people that know and love Wakelet and those that have never heard about it. So, with a cranky Internet connection making me have to edit a few times (apologies) in the video below,…
May 5, 2020
Displaying a mobile device on your computer via Doc Cam, Cable (Mac) and Reflector
I posted a blog post about an app called iDocCam an app that lets you display your mobile device on your computer using a WiFi connection. It lead to inquisitive educators asking me about other display options for their computers. I recorded variations of this video in 2015 and 2018…
April 23, 2020
There is now a screen recorder in Flipgrid. Perfect for Remote Learning
As a great way for teachers and students to harness social learning, Flipgrid has become even more popular in the age of unexpected mass remote learning. I have been grateful for many companies during this time. Making unexpected changes, adding new features and handling a large swell of…
April 16, 2020
iPevo iDocCam A New App that lets your wirelessly display your mobile device on your computer and even perform some tricks
As of this typing, remote learning is the core way most educators are teaching their students. In the process they are having to reinvent ways to deliver content. One of the situations educators are needing is the ability to display their mobile device on their computer screen as if…
March 23, 2020
Screencast-O-Matic. My Go To For Screen Recordings Including Turning Them Into Animated Gifs
Screencast-O-Matic has been my go to screen recording tool for well over a decade and might be a helpful Remote Learning solution for you. It's easy to use, feature packed and works on Chrome, Mac, PC, iOS and Android. It has handy features such as showing mouse movements, mouse clicks, Webcam…
March 19, 2020
The Novel Effect. Read books aloud and have the room fill with sound effects and character voices.
I learned about The Novel Effect a few months ago from Kathy Kersznowski The Novel Effect will listen as you read and add sound effects to enhance your reading adventure. The Novel Effect supports hundreds of books. Also, at the time of this blog post many kids are currently in a remote…
February 18, 2020
Challenge Mode in Kahoot. Have students answers questions at their own time and now at their own optional pace and on the web
Kahoot Challenge mode provides a link to a Kahoot that allows students to answer questions on their own using their own device by placing all of the possible answers on the students device. While this feature has been available for awhile there have been two great additions to it recently. You…
January 5, 2020
An overview of Pear Deck
Pear Deck is a solution that adds various forms of interactivity to both Google Slides as well as Microsoft PowerPoint. Interactivity can be added from a variety of slide templates they provide or by adding Pear Deck features to slides you have already created. While Pear Deck has been out for…