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Flippity for the Win!
On the 8th day of Create-mas I share with thee Flippity. I have had a love affair with Flippity for so many year but we have some new items added. They recently added multimedia flashcards. What a great way to chunk up information into bite size pieces. I find that when you have less information on each slide/flashcard it is easier for students and to be honest anyone absorb it. Like all Flippity items it uses a spreadsheet that you put in your own data/content. Flippity does a wonderful job giving clear and concise directions for the novice and expert spreadsheet user. You make a copy of the spreadsheet then…
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Coolors: Color Perfection
On the 7th day of Create-mas I share with thee……Coolors: Color Perfection!! If you are like me you are constantly trying to color match on presentations or trying to find the perfect color scheme. I would find one color that was perfect but then was not sure which colors were the best complement. When taking a PD with Tony Vincent I was introduced to Coolors. Coolors.co allows you to look at trending color combinations, search for a color via hex code, and create color pallets all without creating an account. By creating a free account you can save your color combos. Check out Coolors.co where you can get the HEX…
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It is beginning to look like CREATE-MAS!!
I love the holidays and I wanted to give a gift to everyone! Welcome to the 14 Days of Create-Mas!! I love educational technology and literacy so I decided to combine them both. It is that time of year again where I take some time to share some of my favorite tools, resources, and creative ways to use technology and literacy. With each reveal of a new website/resource/idea. This concept was first introduced to me in 2019 by Ryan and Brian from the Check this Out Podcast. Quite a few different educators are continuing this tradition and creating their own versions such as the 12 Days of Chrome-mas, 12 Days…
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Yes, Graphic Novels are Reading and other FREE Online Sources
Finding open source quality eBooks can be a struggle. As I was looking for other items I came across a beautifully illustrated version of Aesop’s Fables presented by The US Library of Congress. The US Library of Congress is one of the underutilized resources out there (in my humble opinion). Another resource that I quite enjoy are the plethora of webcomics that are updated nearly every day. During the pandemic I created a google doc with some of my favorites. Some are for younger and some are for older audiences but the graphic format is extremely popular with students and adult alike. I recently went to an author talk with…
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