The wait is over! There is finally a spelling and grammar checker for Google Docs! You can now help students improve their writing with this awesome new tool! As a writing teacher, I often struggled with ways to help my students improve the grammar and spelling in their writing. I marked up paper after paper, […]

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 […]

160+ Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students I have put together a Google Chrome App and Extension Database for Teachers hat is loaded with apps and extensions for productivity and classroom integration. In this post, you will find 160+ Chrome Apps and Extensions for Teachers and Students! This database is searchable and filterable […]

How to Create a Dynamic Reading Experience with Read&Write for Google Chrome™! Dynamic Learning is all about going BEYOND the traditional bounds of the classroom and the class day. In this post, we will look at How to Create a Dynamic Reading Experience that goes BEYOND what was previously possible. Going “Beyond the Tools” is […]

45+ Google Tips for Teachers and Students The Shake Up Learning community never fails to amaze me! They are always sharing new ideas, lesson plans, tips, tricks, and asking insightful questions. This week was no different. Each week I pose a new question to the Shake Up Learning community on Facebook. (Join here!) This week […]

G Suite for Education: Explained (and a FREE Google Doc!) If you are new to Google, or if you want to become a Google Certified Educator or Trainer, you should learn the basics of G Suite for Education. (It will be on the Level 1 exam.) What is it? What does it include? How does […]

16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students If you follow my blog, you know I curate a lot of resources for teachers. This post brings together a suggested list, a curated list if you will, of 16 curation tools for teachers and students from the Shake Up Learning community. Choosing how to curate and what […]

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 […]

Here are the BEST Blog Posts of 2017! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts from 2017. I can’t believe we are nearing the end of 2017! As Shake Up Learning approaches its fourth anniversary, I want to take a moment to THANK YOU! You have […]

Use These Chrome Extensions to Enhance Your Google Classroom Experience! As a lot of us are gearing up for the start of school and beginning to set up our classes in Google Classroom, I thought it was a great time to share three Google Chrome extensions that can make your experience better for you and […]

Google Apps for iOS The following is a list of Google Apps for iOS (from Google, Inc.). This list is exhaustive and includes several apps that are not on the infographic Guide to Google Apps for the iPad. Some of these have natural classroom integration, and some are more for personal or business use. Some are […]

Reinventing Math Class Guest post by John McGowan, Math Product Manager, Texthelp Let’s get real for a minute: math has always had a bit of an image problem, hasn’t it?! As a teacher for over fifteen years, I know all too well that many of my students just aren’t as excited by the subject as […]

Help Students Get Organized, Track Progress, Take Notes, and more with Google Keep! Google Keep is a robust G Suite tool that can help teachers and students create and share notes, lists, and reminders. There are so many possibilities that I decided to put together this post and infographic with ideas for how Google Keep can […]

Up Your Skills With the G Suite Training Chrome Extension Ready to take your Google skills to the next level? No time for extended workshops and training, but need hands-on guidance? Need an easy way to help students learn and navigate Google Classroom, Gmail, Docs, etc.? This awesome G Suite Training Chrome Extension from Google […]