Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Links of the Week

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

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This week I have 4 resources from around the Internet and 5 resources from my blog.

▶️ Recorded Video

You can watch the recorded live stream where I demonstrate the resources and go into more detail on each one.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBkLzk2Rwps

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New resources from around the Internet...

🦶 Giant Steps

https://www.giantsteps.app/

Free gamified practice tool from the makers of Pear Deck
Independent practice and collaborative games
Create your own Practice Sets or use those from the Public Library
Customized avatars, gamification, feedback, and rewards for student motivation

🗺️ TeachersFirst Reading Treks

https://www.teachersfirst.com/reading-treks/

A free collection of virtual field trips based on a piece of literature or text, from grades K through 12.
Each includes a Google Maps file (in KMZ format) that can be opened in Google My Maps or Google Earth, with loads of locations, images, videos, text, and more.
Each includes an instructional strategy handout (in PDF format) with activities and resources.

📜 Untold

https://untoldhistory.org/

Untold is a free collection of short, compelling videos that bring American history to life through the examination and exploration of people, politics, objects, the arts and more.
Untold shines a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom.
New videos are released every week.

🏆 Top 100 EdTech Influencers

https://www.edtechdigest.com/downloads/state-of-edtech-2023-2024/

I am so honored to be included in this list of amazing educators by EdTech Digest!
Download your free copy to read about the state of EdTech, see what's now and what's new, and learn about this awesome group of EdTech leaders.

And new resources from "Control Alt Achieve"...

🧰 Free Media Resources for Projects

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/02/free-media-resources-for-projects.html

I recently did a presentation on free media resources to use in student and staff projects, so I took some time to update and expand all of my lists for:

🖼️ Free Photos
✂️ Free Clipart and Icons
🏃 Free Animated GIFs
🅰️ Free Fonts and Text
🔊 Free Sound Effects
🎵 Free Music
▶️ Free Videos
🔱 Free Design Templates

I am sure there are other resources I have missed from these lists, so please feel free to share ones that you recommend. I would love to learn from you. Thanks!

🤯 Google Chrome Can Do That?!

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/02/google-chrome-can-do-that.html

A while back a did a series of blog posts and videos on Google Chrome, where we explored lesser known features, tips, tricks, and helpful ideas for getting the most out of Chrome including:

📌 Pinning Tabs
😀 Icons and Emojis for Bookmarks
📁 Bookmark Folders
🗓️ Using History
📚 Reading List
🔳 Making QR Codes
🔎 Google Lens Image Search
💬 Live Captions
🕶️ Incognito Mode
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
🧩 Extensions
➕ Managing Multiple Accounts

To make it simpler to access all of that content I have pulled everything together in one place. Check out the post above for details and short videos for every topic.

💥 2023 SPARCC EdTech Conference

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/02/2023-sparcc-edtech-conference.html

As part of my job at SPARCC in North Canton, Ohio, I help run a free educational technology conference each year. This year the conference will be both in-person and virtual, and will be held on July 18, 2023.

📢 Call for proposals are open
✅ Free registration is open
💡 More details can be found in my blog post above

📰 What's New in Google - February 2023

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/02/whats-new-in-google-february-2023.html

For an easy way to catch up on everything new in Google for Education from the last month, check out the recorded video, detailed agenda, and all the links from the GEG-Ohio February 2023 Meeting.

As usual we shared lots of news, updates, helpful ideas and resources for schools

🐟 Dr. Seuss "One Fish, Two Fish" Activity

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2017/02/one-fish-two-fish-sort.html

With the birthday of Dr. Seuss coming up this week (March 2nd) I wanted to reshare one of my classic templates for "Read Across America" activities.
This "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" Google Slides template lets students explore the concepts of sorting items by conditions in a Venn Diagram.
Get a copy and all of the directions in the link above!