For my Online AP Calculus course, I send a newsletter home at the end of the first month to explain the various tech tools we use and why we use them. To me, it’s important that parents understand the class format and expectations, and the exciting opportunities for communication and reflection that students will have … Continue reading
Posted in October 2017 …
#Productivity Tip: Using @Gmail Filters to Automate Email Organization #InboxZero
Do you subscribe to newsletters that you love to read when you have time, but that you wish wouldn’t clog your inbox or bother you during the day? I have a lot of these types of messages, and during the school day, I do not want these emails to get in my way. Because one … Continue reading
How I’m Using @Boomerang to Optimize my Email Workflow #Productivity #InboxZero
It must have been early 2013 when I was introduced to Mailbox. Those of you who were fellow fans of the app know that it was discontinued in 2016 to the heartbreak of many. Why was Mailbox so revolutionary for me? It opened up the option to snooze an email to the date and time … Continue reading
Using @SutoriApp + @Flipgrid to Document & Reflect on Class Experience (Including Template) #edtech #stuvoice
If you haven’t used Sutori before, I hope that this post will inspire you to check it out. Sutroi looks like a vertical timeline tool, but I think of it more as a tool to tell a visual story. With the release of Sutori’s new embed functionality, I had a chance to write a guest post … Continue reading
Email Challenge Half-Way Mark: Taking Control of my Inbox #Productivity
I have hit the half-way mark in my email challenge. I will start by saying that one of the strongest takeaways from this experience has been the importance of setting a daily intention. I am no yogi, but I do incorporate yoga into my regular routine. At the beginning of a yoga practice, I start … Continue reading
The Story of My Twitter Handle & A Giveaway from @akcdoglovers #edtech
Many of you probably know the story of my Twitter handle: @buddyxo. Buddy is the name of my dog – a now 12 year old black Toy Poodle. Back in 2010, I was sitting at the Alan November BLC conference and Alan told us that we all needed to be on Twitter. So, the first … Continue reading
Email Challenge Day 1 – Taking Control of my Inbox #Productivity @boomerang @jkglei #InboxZero
As I wrapped up Day 1 of my Email Challenge last night, I took a moment to jot down some thoughts… I realized just how much my email drives what I choose to do next on a daily basis. Even though I make a to-do list at the end of each day to guide what I … Continue reading
How & Why to Use @PearDeck’s New @Google Slides Add-on #edtech
A huge thank you to Alice Keeler for the opportunity to write a guest post on her very amazing blog – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler. In my guest post: Pear Deck + New Google Slides Add-ons, I talk about how I use Pear Deck to: Engage each learner in the classroom; Gauge how students … Continue reading
Email Challenge – Taking Control of my Inbox #Productivity #InboxZero @boomerang
For the past year, I have been doing research with some of my colleagues on productivity strategies. A group of us formed a PLC, and we are continuing our work this year. One of our primary goals in this PLC is to think about not only what we are doing to boost personal productivity but, … Continue reading
October Reads: @CallingIshmael Project with @BullisSchool Students & Staff #edchat #edtech @flipgrid
It’s October, so time to switch up the stories in our Call Me Ishmael payphone! This month, we again featured stories shared by students in Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School as well as an administrator, a teacher, and a staff member. To add something fun to the mix, we tapped into a project that … Continue reading
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