It's a Comic!

First time in a long time that I made a comic in Pixton! It was super simple, easy enough for even kids to use!

The week three challenge in the Google Educator Group of Michigan Tech Challenge was to create a comic with Pixton, and I loved revisiting this tool. There are so many ways that using comics in the classroom can enhance learning for kids and teachers alike. From creating graphic novels, which require concise and deliberate word choice to convey a message, to depicting science experiments, I have yet to meet someone who is not a fan of creating their own comics.

Check out the Teacher's Guide to Tech, it is very handy to have on hand!

Pixton has a one week free trial, and pricing for individual teachers and classroom by the month or by the year. You can also get a quote for school-wide use. Login is simple with Google or Microsoft (or even Facebook for older kids) making this tool great to integrate into teaching and learning.

It's Here! It's Here! The 2022 Teacher's Guide to Tech!

For the past several months, me and a team of four other fantastic (female!) tech educators have been working with Jennifer Gonzalez (yes, *that* Jennifer Gonzalez, of Cult of Pedagogy) on her annual publication of the Teacher's Guide to Tech.

And it's finally here!

It has been so much fun working on the Guide - checking all the tools that were previously included to ensure the descriptions and images are still accurate representations of the tool. Then, checking all the video links to make sure they still worked, replacing them with updated links where possible.

The next step was reviewing new tool suggestions that have been collected over the past year. Some were amazing additions, some were already in the guide, and some need another year to grow (and were stowed away for a revisit next year!)

All sorts of behind-the-scenes magic happened next, cross checking links, creating the reference section, the index, and so on. It was a lot of work.

And it's finally here!

Do yourself a favor and head on over to The Teacher's Guide to Tech and grab a copy! Listen to the podcast while you're at it, and you'll hear me and the rest of the incredible Tech Guide team sharing our favorites from this year's guide!

P.S. Be sure to follow Cult of Pedagogy on Twitter for all sorts of tidbits throughout the year!

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