Automatically Mute Your Phone at School or Work with IFTTT.com
You know that moment when the room is quiet and everyone is calmly focused on a speaker– and then someone’s annoying ringtone goes off...
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March 24, 2023
What’s Different Between the Life of a Classroom Teacher vs. Instructional Designer?
How is the day-to-day life of an Instructional Designer different than that of a K12 classroom teacher? Many classroom teachers are looking to make...
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
August 24, 2022
Microlearning is not a Platform, it’s a Design Choice
One frequent buzzword you’ll hear a lot in the eLearning world is “microlearning”. More often than not, it’s pushed by companies trying to sell...
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SMS, IM, OMG?!? Private Messaging Apps and Your Circle of Friends
Sending short text messages is one of the most popular ways to communicate with friends from your mobile device. It’s great because you don’t...
Use Keynote or PowerPoint to Make App Mockups and Wireframes
If you’ve ever wanted to create an app for mobile, desktop, or the web, you might not know where to start. Creating interactive app...
Speed Read any Site with Squirt.io
We’ve already discussed how great it is to make any website more readable with a simple bookmarklet. Take it to the next step by...
WebRTC: A New Standard for Free, Open Video Chat, File Sharing, and More In the Browser
Everybody loves video chatting with friends, sharing files, instant messaging, and web surfing together. In education, it seems like we always need newer and...
Top Android Apps for the Productive Teacher 2013
After reading a few end-of-year wrapups, I realized that I’ve never done a roundup of useful Android apps for productivity and education. This is...
With new EdTech, Ask Yourself: “What Problem am I Trying to Solve”?
It’s no secret that people have a hard time critically evaluating technology. Our tiny mammalian brains are powerless to resist the charms of a...
The ‘Angry Birds’ Guide to Online Lesson Design
(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). A popular reason for exploring gamification in online learning is because we...
Did you know? Your Smartphone is a Powerful Medical Reference Tool!
The adoption of Android and iOS smartphones “skyrocketed” in 2010, which means ever more health sciences students, faculty, and staff have access to powerful mini-computers...
Jobseekers! Easy Job Multi-Searching with RSS Magic!
When you’re looking for work, keeping up with the online job listings is a job in itself. This tutorial will teach you how to...
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