Every student is an MVP! Share their success through the Student “Play of the Week,” with Google Slides. It’s so important that we celebrate student success and help every student to feel like an MVP of the classroom. Below is a guest post from Pam Hubler, sharing a super fun way to get students recognizing […]

Let’s have some fun with Winter Magnetic Poetry with Google Slides!   Winter is coming! Well, at least for some of you. Things are still pretty warm here in Texas! This is the third installment of magnetic poetry templates that I have shared. The first one was Collaborative Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings. The second […]

The Hour of Code is coming! Are you ready? Here’s your Beginner’s Guide to the Hour of Code! (This post was originally published on Edsurge.com.) In case you haven’t been paying attention, computer science skills are vastly becoming some of the most in-demand skills of the twenty-first century. In fact, some call it a new […]

Jimmy Fallon cracks me up, and I love to find ways to use some of his Tonight Show games in the classroom. In this post, I’m going to show you how to Teach Like the Tonight Show: Mad Lib Theater in the Classroom. This is the fourth post in a series I have done over the […]

The biggest edtech conference in the world, ISTE, took place in Chicago last week, and y’all, it did NOT disappoint! Here are 8 Things I Don’t Want You to Miss From ISTE 2018. ISTE is my busiest conference, and I spend most of my time presenting and signing books. In case you missed it, I […]

SNEAK PEEK: Shake Up Learning’s ISTE Presentations 2018! Hey, y’all! I promised that I would be sharing EVERYTHING from the ISTE conference this year, and guess what? You get to see my presentations before I even share them at ISTE! Yep! You heard me! To show you how much I appreciate your loyalty to this […]

The 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 ONLINE COURSE! PRICE DROP!!! (Now, only $45) Since we are several months into 2018, and I still want you to complete the 18 Challenges, I decided to drop the price by 25%! You can now enroll for only $45! What’s This Course About? The 18 Challenges Course is […]

Dynamic Learning with G Suite Ready to move the learning in your classroom from static, one-and-done activities, to more dynamic learning—Dynamic Learning with G Suite? This post will show you how you can use G Suite tools to support dynamic learning experiences for your students! Technology presents us with a unique opportunity in education, an […]

4 Ways to Blend Learning with InsertLearning InsertLearning is an extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons, and it is the perfect companion to your blended learning lesson plans. This extension is AWESOME, y’all!!! You know how it seems that when you create a lesson these days that you need like twelve links […]

(updated on 11-7-17) Differentiate with Learning Menus and Choice Boards I love learning menus, and it is one of my favorite ways to incorporate student choice and to differentiate learning. And with digital tools like G Suite for Education, it’s super easy to make menus interactive, digital, and more dynamic! Digital Differentiation offers teachers and […]