Teaching with Technology https://usingeducationaltechnology.com Using educational technology to enhance the learning environment and increase student engagement! Fri, 02 Jan 2026 03:44:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-new-facebook-header-32x32.png Teaching with Technology https://usingeducationaltechnology.com 32 32 Creating Gems in Gemini https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/creating-gems-in-gemini/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-gems-in-gemini https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/creating-gems-in-gemini/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 03:44:54 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=4036 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2026, which is somehow my TWELFTH year of blogging about educational technology and classroom ideas, and sharing my reflections with all of you. I’ve fallen off the wagon a bit when it comes to posting, but I’m still here! Here’s a quick glimpse into some changes since I last shared ... Read More about Creating Gems in Gemini

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/creating-gems-in-gemini/feed/ 0 Start the Year with 3 Engaging Activities! https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/start-the-year-with-3-engaging-activities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=start-the-year-with-3-engaging-activities https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/start-the-year-with-3-engaging-activities/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:03:21 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=4025 Happy August! Remember when I said I was going to write more this summer … wasn’t that a funny joke?! Ha! Do you ever feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel? Please tell me I’m not alone! Even though I haven’t written like I had hoped to over the summer, I did at least ... Read More about Start the Year with 3 Engaging Activities!

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/start-the-year-with-3-engaging-activities/feed/ 0 Questions (and Answers) for AI https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/questions-and-answers-for-ai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=questions-and-answers-for-ai https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/questions-and-answers-for-ai/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 02:17:53 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=4021 Hey, all! Happy May! My district wrapped the 24-25 school year with a half-day yesterday, and I’m SUPER excited to have a bit of downtime (a BIT since I’m teaching three classes this summer online!) to rest, relax, and recharge! Over the last few months, I feel like AI has taken the world of education ... Read More about Questions (and Answers) for AI

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/questions-and-answers-for-ai/feed/ 0 What’s the word?! 2025 Edition https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/whats-the-word-2025-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-the-word-2025-edition https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/whats-the-word-2025-edition/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:06:45 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=4010 Hello, friends! Happy … 2025?! How in the world is it 2025? Does anyone else feel like last year FLEW by? Good heavens! I know I’ve been a bit absent lately, but I’m still here! My daughters are involved in SO many after school activities (Bible study, Confirmation classes, volleyball, travel volleyball, basketball, track, dance, ... Read More about What’s the word?! 2025 Edition

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/whats-the-word-2025-edition/feed/ 1 5 Favorite Tools for the 24-25 School Year https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-favorite-tools-for-the-24-25-school-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-favorite-tools-for-the-24-25-school-year https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-favorite-tools-for-the-24-25-school-year/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:13:05 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3994 Hey, all! Happy August! Has summer flown by, or is it just me? Good gracious! I’m looking back at my posts for this year and am noticing that have DEFINITELY not adhered to my word for the New Year and posting at least once a month – yikes! I feel like I’ve been running around ... Read More about 5 Favorite Tools for the 24-25 School Year

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-favorite-tools-for-the-24-25-school-year/feed/ 2 One Word 2024: COMMIT https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/one-word-2024-commit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-word-2024-commit https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/one-word-2024-commit/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:15:55 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3989 Happy January, all! Phew! The last few months have been hectic! My husband and I have been shuttling our daughters all over God’s creation for practices, dance classes, shoe fittings, performances, games, and tournaments, and don’t get me wrong, we love every second of it. BUT … it leaves me very little time to write, ... Read More about One Word 2024: COMMIT

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/one-word-2024-commit/feed/ 0 3 Time-Savers for Teachers https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/3-time-savers-for-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-time-savers-for-teachers https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/3-time-savers-for-teachers/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:05:53 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3985 Happy FRIDAY, all! I’m coming to you today from the comfort of my couch – parent/teacher conferences last night + morning classroom worktime = time to write for Bethany! I feel like I’ve been absent from my blog over the last few months … because I HAVE! My girls are getting older and EVEN MORE ... Read More about 3 Time-Savers for Teachers

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/3-time-savers-for-teachers/feed/ 0 Top 5 Tech Tools for the Classroom 23-24 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/top-5-tech-tools-for-the-classroom-23-24/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-tech-tools-for-the-classroom-23-24 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/top-5-tech-tools-for-the-classroom-23-24/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2023 22:12:34 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3978 Hey, friends! Happy October! It’s been quite some time since my last post, but as you can probably imagine, I’VE BEEN BUSY! I’m coaching two volleyball teams (my 5th-grade daughter and my 7th-grade daughter), taxiing them to their numerous after-school activities, drinking all the coffee, running all the miles, and … did I mention that ... Read More about Top 5 Tech Tools for the Classroom 23-24

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/top-5-tech-tools-for-the-classroom-23-24/feed/ 4 5 AI Tools To Try https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-ai-tools-to-try-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ai-tools-to-try-2 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-ai-tools-to-try-2/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:47:53 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3971 Happy …JULY?! Is that right? Is the summer really flying by that quickly?! 😱 As it normally does, our summer vacation is racing toward the finish line, but I’m finding myself more energized and rejuvenated for the new school year than I was at this time last summer. Thank GOODNESS! I really think the combination ... Read More about 5 AI Tools To Try

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]]> https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/5-ai-tools-to-try-2/feed/ 3 6 Fun and Effective Review Activities https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/6-fun-and-effective-review-activities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-fun-and-effective-review-activities https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/6-fun-and-effective-review-activities/#respond Sun, 07 May 2023 22:43:01 +0000 https://usingeducationaltechnology.com/?p=3958 Happy May, all! My students and I have less than TEN DAYS left in our school year. It seems like this school year has gone by SO quickly, but at the same time, I am SO ready for summer break! We only had four snow days this year (we don’t have to make these up ... Read More about 6 Fun and Effective Review Activities

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