Tech Tool of the Month: Google My Maps – Part 1

Google My Maps is a web-based tool that allows students and teachers to create and share custom maps. My Maps allows users to collaborate on maps in real time. Multiple users can simultaneously create and edit maps that incorporating markers, shapes, and lines to personalize the map and layers to help organize the map’s content. … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Do I Have a Right? – Part 2

Part 1 of this blog introduced you to Do I Have a Right? and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using it in your instruction. Today’s post offers detailed instructions for this tool and ideas for using it in the classroom. Do I Have a Right? : When you arrive … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Do I Have a Right? – Part 1

iCivics’s Do I Have a Right? is an immersive role-playing experience designed to help students deepen their understanding of constitutional law. During the game, students assume the role of a lawyer establishing their own legal firm and get an opportunity to apply legal principles to real-life situations. Players delve into the intricacies of constitutional amendments … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Fakebook (by Classtools.net) – Part 2

In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced you to Fakebook. We discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework using Fakebook in your instruction. Today’s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom ideas.  Fakebook:  When you arrive at Fakebook, there are various options to add information. You can … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Fakebook (by Classtools.net) – Part 1

Fakebook allows students and teachers to create Fakebook pages (similar in design to Facebook). Profiles can be made about real or fictional people. You can include images, profile photos, friends, posts (that can be dated), and additional information. You can save a project (by creating a password) and return to work on it later, making … read more »