Category Archives: Middle School

I love summer read lists. Well okay, I have to admit I pretty much love any list of books to read. It’s fun to see what the top recommended books are. Here are some top picks for this summer that Continue reading Summer Reads 2017→

It’s that time of year when many of you are gathering photos to share with students and their families. You can create a beautiful slideshow in Photos on your laptop and even export it so that you can link it Continue reading Create a Slideshow in Photos→

Auto Draw is a great tool for when you need to create a picture fast. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a great artist. Chances are, I could draw a tree and you’d think it was a flower, Continue reading Save Me Auto Draw→

Google Docs is a great place to collaborate with others. Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to go check to see if the doc has been updated? Or wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to email Continue reading Get Notifications in Google Docs→

How would you like to begin a lesson with the perfect movie clip to hook your students? I just read about Class Hook, a great, free website that has a growing collection of short TV and movie clips categorized by subjects. Continue reading Class Hook→

I have to admit that I love shortcuts. I mean who doesn’t? The only time I don’t use a shortcut is when I’m trying to get more steps on my Fitbit – especially when I’m competing with my sister-in-law. Well, I Continue reading Google Drive Shortcuts→

Google Forms has a great feature that allows for file uploads. This is a fantastic tool for you teachers that don’t use Google Classroom, Canary, Edmodo, etc. For the most part, you are not worried about collecting assignments or projects Continue reading File Upload in Google Forms→