Full disclosure: I was not asked to write this post by any person or entity, nor did/will I receive any compensation for it. There are no affiliate links anywhere in this post. I wanted to do a quick follow-up to this late paragraph from my last post a month ago: I…
Category: Tools of the Trade
Wishing You a Productive New Year
Every so often I like to write about how I work and the tools I use to make my workflow as efficient and effective as possible. Vicki Davis’ recent post about the productivity apps she likes got me thinking about what has changed in my own workflow since my last…
Use Android 4.3 Owner Info to Recover a Lost Nexus 7
To celebrate my blog’s sixth birthday I thought I’d go back to my (ed)tech blogging roots and do a quick write-up on my new toy, Google’s updated Nexus 7 tablet. One of the changes Google brought to Android 4.3 is the “Owner Info” option, which allows you to insert text…
Why I Love My Kindle (and Your Students Might, Too)
For my birthday/Father’s Day gift this year, my wife and kids got me the newest non-tablet model of the Amazon Kindle, the Paperwhite. I’ve already read several books on it in the month plus I’ve had it, so I’m feeling pretty comfortable with the device and discussing what it can and…
My Go Bag
Although I am a building-based school psychologist (which means I rarely leave my one building for work-related purposes), my recent forays into Edcamp organization, consulting, presenting, and grad school have me learning and working on the road more than ever before. While I’m on the move at school, I can…