In March of 2018 I was attending a computer science and coding workshop hosted by Patricia Brown. During one portion of the workshop. Patricia discussed methods for funding STEM projects and tools.  She mentioned the obvious curriculum ties and grant funding through Donors Choose and other funding sources. In addition, she recommended a service that I had never heard of before, Tryazon.  Tryazon is a service that gives individuals the opportunity to host a free party focused around one of a variety of products to generate interest and awareness in the partner product. 

For the past few years, I've been using podcasts as one of my main vehicles for consuming content. I still love learning by reading books, participating in Twitter chats, and reading blog posts written by educators in my learning network. Listening to podcasts, though, has been a great way for me to stay connected and learn on my own time, even when I can't have a screen in front of me. As I have been listening to some of the amazing educational podcasts like Dads in Ed, The House of Edtech, Note to Self, among many others, I started to wonder 

It's no secret to educators that strong school to home communication is one of the secrets to student success. But, how can educators develop and maintain a strong line of communication when they have hundreds of students and dozens of responsibilities in addition to planning, leading learning, and grading? I've 

Recently, my school district's District Professional Development Committee (DPDC) hosted its third annual #C6Learns Twitter Challenge. I love everything about the few weeks out of the year that we facilitate this Twitter challenge, but most of all, I appreciate the opportunity to peak into classrooms that I might not get to visit regularly. One of the great bits of learning I had a chance to peak in on this year was teachers sharing how they are currently using Google tools with their students. ​

On the most recent episode of The House of #EdTech, a podcast hosted by New Jersey educator Chris Nesi, Chris shared his One Word for 2018 (#oneword2018). One Word is a way to get rid of lengthy, unrealistic resolutions and give yourself a single word to guide your personal and professional growth throughout the year. This episode got me thinking about all the times I have resolved to do things in January only to see myself forget all about those resolutions by the second week fo February. 

2017 was such an exciting year for me both professionally and personally. One of my proudest accomplishments of the year (besides welcoming Gabriel Paul into the world) was restarting my blogging journey.  While I didn't blog nearly as often as I would have liked this year, when I did, I shared some of my favorite classroom activities, discussed my ideas for sharing with my #edtech message with my 

Recently I was helping a group of high school teachers get started with Google Classroom. One of the participants asked about an easy way to fill out scoring guides when using Google Classroom. When she asked that, I thought for a few seconds and showed her how to add her scoring guide as an attachment in a Google Classroom assignment. She was happy with that solution, so for the time being, I moved on to the next question.  The more I thought about it, though,  I realized that  while this was a great way to substitute technology for paper and make grading a more efficient process, that we could modify the activity and work flow to get students to engage with their work