Ten Things Schools and Teachers Can Do Free With Cel.ly

You are probably familiar with Remind 101 and Class Parrot, but perhaps you haven't yet tried Cel.ly because you thought you already had your texting needs covered or maybe initially it looked too complicated; however, Cel.ly is in a whole other league from those other popular tools and is well worth...

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15 Things to Know About Your New Chromebook

I think every Chromebook should come with this page. Print it out and put it in the box this Christmas! And if you see something we left out, please comment on this post and let us know.15 Things to Know about Your New Chromebook1. There are a few things you can do with your Chromebook offline, but...

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Engagement Defined

I'm impressed with what I've read so far of Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work by Phillip C. Schlechty. Below is a portion that especially stood out. I wish I could Tweet the highlights from my Kindle Cloud Reader, though if I shared everything I like, I would undoubtedly...

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What do Students Do When the Teacher's Away?

Yesterday I had Instructional Rounds scheduled with a group of teachers involved in a special project. One of the 7th grade teachers I was scheduled to visit had a family emergency and wasn't able to be at school. I decided to go ahead and see what was going on since I already had the time...

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You are WINNING

I heard a story recently about an Instructional Technology Specialist who observed a great lesson in a teacher's room. The ITS said to the teacher, "Wow! That was wonderful! I'm so impressed!" and the teacher replied, "I know, but don't tell anyone or they'll all want to steal my lesson, then everyone...

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If You're Not Prepared to Be Wrong . . .

"If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original"-Sir Ken Robinson, TED Talk: Schools Kill CreativityFrom the best TED Talk ever, Schools Kill Creativ...

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I Quit (Guest post by Beth Still)

Beth Still@BethStillSocial studies teacher & online course designer. Moodler. Founder of the ISTE Newbie project. Difference maker. Super power: cat herder.#digicon12 organizer.I’ve had enough. I used to love my job, but  I just can’t do it anymore. Forty percent of my students are failing...

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What do Kids do with Chromebooks in the Classroom?

Here's a little video about a few of the thousands of things kids can do on a Chromebook in the classroom . ....

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Best Wireless Headphones EVER for under $60

I love these headphones so much that it would be wrong of me not to tell you about them. I'm not recommending them for work so much as for pleasure, though I love them in all settings. They connect to my phone via Bluetooth--no wires-- and work flawlessly with my iPhone 4s and Galaxy Note 2 (though...

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Simple Sticker Staff Development Project

Create a staff development project using stickers and clouds and motivate your staff to attend after school trainings. Enjoy!Materials: http://goo.gl/Zb...

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Fry Up Easy Graphic Organizers and Infographics with Lucidchart: Guest Post by Lucidchart's Eliza Wright

Guest Blogger: Eliza Wright, reach Eliza @lucidchart on TwitterWish you had access to a free online tool that allowed you to quickly fry up graphic organizers for the whole class?  Give Lucidchart a try.  As a popular diagramming web application, Lucidchart offers a modern solution to the...

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Chromebook Keepers: Fried Ways to Keep, Store, and Manage Chromebooks, Idea 1

In our district, we wanted to spend as much money as we could on Chromebooks, and though we thought the Chromebook cart was mighty spiffy, it was also mighty expensive, so teachers have found all sorts of creative off-label ways to store Chromebooks. I hope to publish several more photos and ideas,...

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Fried Questions: The Question Slip

Part of transitioning to being the "guide on the side" is helping students become more reliant on each other and themselves than on you (the teacher). The Question Slip is a great option to wean students off your nurturing care and help them become more self and team reliant. Here's how it works, after...

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What's the Difference Between Doing Projects and Project Based Learning?

Do you have ideas that should be added to this list or do you notice something that needs to be changed? Please let me know in the comments and you will see the document form of this list change accordingly.Here's the Google Doc version of this fi...

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Analog Twitter Project Templates (Printables)

The term "Analog" means pre-digital. For example, the wristwatch that has dials and gears is an analog watch. Analog Twitter is non-digital Twitter. This kind of activity is usually used with students too young to participate in the "real thing," without adequate access to technology, or by students...

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friEdTechnology Got an Android: Switching from an iPhone 4s to a Galaxy Note 2

I've been a die hard iPhone fan for years, but for my 41st birthday tomorrow I decided to get a Galaxy Note 2. The iPhone withdrawal pangs have almost stopped now, so it is with barely shaking hands that I write . . .I like the Galaxy Note 2.I'm impressed.Here are the features that won me...

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Best of the Web 2.0 Tools for Education 2013

Every year I make a Web 2.0 Tools Prezi for the Tech Ninja Conference at the local Region 6 Education Service Center. Below you'll find this year's version of the presentation, greatly pared down from past years. There are getting to be so many great tools that it's more important to know which ones...

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A Vision for the Classroom Today

I am inspired to write this vision by John Maxwell’s book Developing the Leader Within You, specifically the chapter entitled “The Indispensable Quality of Leadership: Vision.” I realized that what my WOW! Academy probably does best is to convey a vision, but I can’t offer that to every teacher right...

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Introduction to Google Drive for Educators

Introduction to Google Drive presentation. Please comment and let me know what I should add!Also check out this doc from my Twitter friend Rae: Google Docs BasicsRae Fearing@RaeFearingEd Tech Coordinator, Former Bio Teacher, Leading Edge Certified, M.S. Science EducationCrescent City, Ca ·&nbs...

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Fall WOW! Academy in The Woodlands, TX and ThingLink

Check out this week's Fried Byte Newsletter and learn about The Original WOW! Academy for Project Based Learning and Technology Integration and ThingLink, the wonderful interactive image tool.The application deadline for the Fall WOW! Academy is Sunday November 11th, so apply so...

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