Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

Automatically add a date to Google Slides.

Use Google Slides instead of Google Docs. You can make your Google Slides portrait by setting it to 8.5 by 11

Guest Post by Melody McAllister  Last week, Alice Keeler and I hosted the Schoolytics Team on our Teacher Tech LIVE Broadcast:  We talked with the Schoolytics Team about their Mission […]

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson In our last post, we spoke about the first step of becoming an #MIEExpert. The #MIEExpert community (short for Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Community, and […]

Join the Summer of Math 2021 Guest Blog by Howie Hua Last Summer I created a weekly math session called “Math Summer” where teachers do math together over Zoom. I […]

Seeing a lot of questions at once can be overwhelming. Divide up your Google Form into sections to help break up the length of the Google Form. Think pages! Each […]

Easily get a report of a students missing assignments from Google Classroom.

Google Slides has updated it’s way it lets you add colors for backgrounds and fonts.

I like to say to only assign individual student documents 20% of the time or less. It is SO time consuming to open each students document, even if you use […]

Guest Post by Rachelle Dene Poth With so much happening and extra burdens on our time, it is more important than ever to focus on ways to make time for […]

Guest Post by Melody McAllister What is the Black Lives Matter Movement? This April, I had a great lineup of bookchats, starting with Hedreich Nichols, which I blogged about here. […]

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson How can I be more involved with Microsoft Education? I get really excited when I am asked this question but I sometimes struggle on how […]

GeoGebra is 100% FREE Use Illustrative Math Curriculum Illustrative Mathematics is a free, creative commons OER math curriculum that takes a more modern approach to how we teach mathematics. GeoGebra […]

Check out these 5 things you can do in Google Jamboard.

Mange your Google Docs bullet lists and numbered lists more easily.

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Guest Post by Rachelle Dene Poth As a Spanish and STEAM teacher, I love bringing emerging technologies into my classroom. One area that we spend a lot of time on […]

Install Add-on TemplateTab TemplateTab is a Google Sheets Add-on that allows you to duplicate a graphic organizer within a spreadsheet for every student on your roster. Hack TemplateTab Hack TemplateTab […]

Guest Post by Melody McAllister Where Do I Even Begin? If you are reading this post because you want to grow in becoming an anti-racist educator, I just want to […]

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson BONUS! Although I gave my favorite five Microsoft Educator Center courses previously, I couldn’t help myself and decided to add another. So, consider this a […]

EquatIO works with Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, Jamboard, and more to add math to these products. It is FREE for teachers. You will need to install the Chrome extension […]

Design your own badges in Google Drawings.

Free Gamification template for students to have choice and level up.

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson Victoria’s Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses – #1: Creating Classroom Communities Using Social and Emotional Practices Okay, so technically I am cheating a bit–this is […]

All are welcome, especially those who work with pre-service teachers or those who are looking to get into education. Specific topics discussed are “things we wish we knew” before entering the profession, technology integration, and equity. The link to sign up is here. When you sign up, you’ll receive a link for live attendance.

Today my lesson involved circles so I wanted the student to model their math with circles not ellipses. Google Jamboard is a great tool for students to show their learning. […]

Guest Post by Melody McAllister What is the Black Lives Matter Movement? We see #BLM​ everyday. It brings comfort to some and stacks up walls for others. There is so […]

YES!! You can now BOLD, Underline, Italicize, and add a bulleted list into the description of Google Classroom Announcements and Assignments. Note that all new features always “roll out.” Meaning […]

One of the most effective things you can do to become better at using the computer is to learn keyboard shortcuts. Learn one a week!! I use keyboard shortcuts in […]

Guest Post by Rachelle Dene Poth Spaces for Digital Portfolios! As we work to prepare students for the future, it is important that we find ways to help students focus […]

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson Number 3 is one of my personal favorites: it focuses on Techquity! “Techquity” refers to the infusion of technology and equity, and equity refers to […]