One thing that surprised me during last spring’s testing season was the heavy use of computer-voice instructions and listening passages…
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10 Classroom Uses for Grammar Fail Photos
As English teachers, it’s our duty to train the next generation of Grammar Police, arming our young people with the…
It’s My Honor to Introduce
`Tis the season for graduation speakers to start preparing remarks as they’ll soon populate podiums across the land, hoping to…
Happy Birthday, TpT!
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of Teachers Pay Teachers, a website that has radically improved my life both professionally…
Randazzo’s Rules of Order #8
This week, I’m sharing some practical tips about how to survive (and possibly even thrive?) when you’ve inherited a problem…
An Experiment in Human Cloning
Okay, so I had a crazy idea. I was set this week to introduce my freshmen to the Hero’s Journey,…
Look Ma, No Hands!
One especially valuable tech nugget shared at this weekend’s EdCamp is the recent addition of Voice Typing to the Google…
Easily Amused
I’ll admit, I like goofy things. Apparently, so do the folks at Google, who have several tools we can use…
Interactive Whiteboard Fix
It’s official: My SmartBoard is dead. After eight years of faithful service, the board recently gave up the ghost after…
Feelin’ Zippy
I have officially broken up with the Scantron machine. We had a decent run, but the recent mess of semester…