Education – Bearded Tech-Ed Guy

Spark It Up with Adobe Spark!

September 25, 2019 Mike Thomas

Every year tools that we love get updates, especially during the Summer when teachers are on break. Adobe Spark is one of those tools. For a quick review, Adobe Spark is a tool that allows students and teachers to create and share impactful visual stories using three media types, Video, Page and Post. I’ve used it for my Favorite Quote Friday’s, which is now Motivational Mondays, which you can find on Instagram @beardedtechedguy or my website https://www.beardedtechedguy.com When you ask Adobe what each…

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 78: Melany Laroe

September 19, 2019 Mike Thomas

Blog Updates! Awesome Tools! A shout out to Mike Tholfsen from Microsoft EDU! Check out this week’s podcast featuring Melany Laroe from Glickman Elementary and hear her journey as a teacher in the Springfield Public School District! Learn about what technology looked like in the classroom back in 2006 compared to today, listen to Ms. Laroe’s journey through teaching and technology and some awesome advice she has for new teachers.

Flipgrid This!

September 17, 2019 Mike Thomas

What is Flipgrid? According to Flipgrid they state “Flipgrid is simple. Engage and empower every voice in your classroom or community by recording and sharing short, awesome videos … together!” I just believe they are just awesome! In short, you as a teacher create a grid which is a meeting place and then the students go into that space and create a short video to answer that questions. Flipgrid has a great educator’s guide that you can get here. Your…