Free Technology for Teachers: Documents, Maps, and Clocks

Good morning from Maine where it is unusually warm for November. There have been many years in the past when I have been skiing by this point in the fall. Today, we’re going to the beach! We won’t swim because the water is quite cold despite the warm air temperature. Instead, we’ll have fun exploring and looking for beach treasures. But before doing that we have more leaves to rake which is a different kind of fun. I hope that whatever the weather is wherever you are in the world that you have a fun and relaxing weekend!

This week the inaugural class of Animated Explanations began. I’ve been amazed at how many people signed-up for the class and the kind feedback that I’ve received so far. I’m looking forward to seeing how the second week goes. If it continues to go well, I might run it again later in the school year. 

These were the week’s most popular posts:
1. A New Primary Source Crowd-sourcing Project from the Library of Congress

2. How to Make Multimedia Maps on Padlet

3. How to Create a Digital Map Collection in Wakelet

4. The End of Daylight Saving Time is Near…for this year

5. How to Import PDFs Into Book Creator Projects

6. Why We Procrastinate and Tips to Stop Doing It

7. The Difference Between Stocks and Bonds