If there's one topic that's been buzzing around the teacher's lounge lately, it's the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in...

    I am an associate professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Northern Iowa.  One of the classes I teach is an educator prep...

I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Dr. Sarah Montgomery for her Teaching in 10 Podcast.   This podcast is  designed to all...

I just partook in an interesting FlipGrid Live Event called "Build Your Mental Fitness with Goldie Hawn and Dido Balla."  This was...

You have used Zoom but want to GO BEYOND THE BASICS. Doug Shaw and I have been leading educators beyond the basics of Zoom for the past 18 m...

Enter Key is Lava Dr. Doug Shaw Shares: Hello. Don’t you hate it when you look up a recipe online and you have to wade through paragraphs o...

The Dot by Peter Reynolds is one of my favorite books. This picture book is a reflection on how to nurture creativity in people.  It is sim...

"Shiver Me Timbers, Matey." TODAY, September 19 is  "International Talk Like a Pirate Day."  This is the day where you c...

Sharing your screen in Zoom is not difficult, doing it SMOOTHLY can be challenging at times.    The key is using Keyboard Commands.  It is e...

OK, having read my previous posting,  Learn Faster by Watching Faster , and asked "How does faster watching/listening affect learning?&...

  Videos can be informative but they can take a great deal of time as well. Interestingly enough, you can speed up videos and still un...

 I HATE it when my students turn off their cameras in class! I didn't select teaching as my role in life to talk to a bunch of boxes on ...

The first 5 minutes are the most important part of a class or meeting. The closer students feel to their teacher and learning environment, t...

   Taking attendance can be difficult through Zoom.  Your students are on multiple gallery screens and you don't have the time to flip b...

I have had many educators and students ask how to update their Zoom client version so that they can use some of the more recent functions li...

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Even though I have made a reputation for teaching other educators how to use Zoom; regardless of the fact that I have been t...

I have had a number of educators ask me how I prepare for teaching through Zoom.   Aside from outlining my class session, I have a number of...