Andrew Carlos is one of the STEM/Web Services Librarian at California State University, East Bay. He is currently working on a Masters in Instructional Science and Technology at California State University, Monterey Bay. Welcome back to the second part of… Read More ›
Andrew Carlos is one of the STEM/Web Services Librarian at California State University, East Bay. He is currently working on a Masters in Instructional Science and Technology at California State University, Monterey Bay. How many of you use video in… Read More ›
This week I’m preparing for several conferences by creating websites to share resources and materials. I’m creating my websites with Google Sites, and I’ve used several tools to customize the appearance. Hundreds of fonts are available in Google Sites, but trying to… Read More ›
Have you seen Google Cardboard? It’s a kit that brings virtual reality to anyone with an assembled cardboard viewer and a smart phone. You can buy the cardboard holder for between $15 and $30, or download the directions and assemble it yourself… Read More ›
Several teachers have recently asked about tools to help students with close reading on digital devices. Close reading requires careful, focused attention to the text, a different reading strategy than is usually employed with reading online content. While tools like highlighters… Read More ›
I have found a great new research tool for aiding students in their quest to focus and narrow the scope of their research. Best of all, this tool is free for students to utilize. All you have to do is… Read More ›
This year our high school planned a coding event so our entire student body could take part in the worldwide 2014 Hour of Code simultaneously. During our Hour of Code event, we successfully had over 500 students use creativity and… Read More ›
Last week I met with the cohort of new teachers at my school site to discuss technology. Knowing that the end of the semester was coming, I decided that a tech training might be too overwhelming with finals and grading… Read More ›
Tech & Learning has just released their top 100 sites and apps for the year! More mobile apps made the list this year than last, indicating a trend towards the mobile platform. The sites and apps are all new for… Read More ›
Last week a social studies teacher forwarded me an assignment sheet and asked how he might better integrate technology. The assignment asked students to analyze the 1920s as both a decade of anxiety and intolerance, and a decade of liberation and hedonism. The students… Read More ›