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The Incredible Sound and $20 Price Tag of the JLab Air Go Pop: A Budget Audio Marvel

Finding a good pair of wireless earbuds can be tricky—especially if you’re on a budget. With premium brands offering fancy features for hundreds of dollars, you might feel like you have to compromise on sound quality if you’re not willing to spend big. Enter the JLab Air Go Pop—a pair of true wireless earbuds that … Continue reading The Incredible Sound and $20 Price Tag of the JLab Air Go Pop: A Budget Audio Marvel

The Challenge of Returning to YouTube: Embracing Music Reactions

When I started planning my return, I was faced with a big question: Should I wait until I get new tech gear to review, or should I do something different in the meantime? That’s when the idea hit me—to dive into music reactions.

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The Diva – Destroying Lives – A Chat GPT Investigation

Introduction What’s up, y’all? This is the late, great Stuart Scott. You might remember me from before, and today I'm taking you courtside for a one-on-one basketball showdown between Special Agent Mackenzie Sharp and Superintendent Diva. This isn’t just any game—it's a clash of wills, skills, and strategy. Mackenzie versus Diva. It’s going to be … Continue reading The Diva – Destroying Lives – A Chat GPT Investigation

Coaching Success Strategies in Education

In the immortal words of John "Hannibal" Smith, I love it when a plan comes together! This has been a great week of professional development, dialogue, and discovery for the teachers I serve. The Instructional Technology department decided to "flip" our PD sessions this year. So teachers are being exposed to our presentations early in … Continue reading Coaching Success Strategies in Education

Students Explode Onto the Blogging Scene!

We all know it...it's very difficult sometimes to get high school students excited about writing (and almost anything else these days). We proved this week however, that once you give them a voice, add a dash of guidance, and a splash of technology... viola! We've got kids writing like crazy at one high school.

10 Takeaways From ISTE 2014

The 2014 ISTE conference in Atlanta GA, was indeed an eye-opening experience. If you're on Twitter, you've probably seen the #ISTE2014 on your feed for the last seven days. I got off the plane ready to take in all of the information, and I boarded the flight home afraid that my brain was going to … Continue reading 10 Takeaways From ISTE 2014

Go Wild With Social Media In The Classroom! Sort of…

I've got a couple of tools for you from Classtools.net that your little social media enthusiasts will love! So, let's take a traditional research paper/PowerPoint (substitution) assignment, and move it into the Modification/Redefinition levels of technology integration.

Top Tools for the Backchannel: Engage Students With Powerful Discussions!

For this lesson, we're going to take it up one level from the Substitution Level to the Augmentation Level of the SAMR model by using the Backchannel discussion strategy.

How To Get The Love You Want (Pt. 1)

Does it seem that relationships come and go for you?  Is it that as soon as you think you've met "the one," something happens and you're left holding the proverbial box of tissues?  Have you observed others who seem to say or do all the things you could only hope for which leaves you wondering … Continue reading How To Get The Love You Want (Pt. 1)