2025 - 2026 Posts

March 2025

🔗 Google Gemini Create Shareable Public Links! 🔗

This is an update many of us have been hoping for. We can now generate a shareable public link to a Gemini Chat, Gemini Storybook or Gemini Canvas created interactive! Watch my video to see this in action. IMPORTANT NOTE: Never share personal information or student information with a public link!

Gemini Sharable Public Links.mp4

NotebookLM Kathleens Example and Gemini Canvas.mp4

✨ My Friend and Colleague Kathleen is a NotebookLM Master User!

Kathleen, my friend and colleague at North HS, is one of the most creative and talented educators I know. She recently shared with me the many ways that she uses NotebookLM to create instructional activities for her students. Watch my video to see an example.

Helping my Friend Amanda with

Gemini Canvas for Interactive Activities

My colleague, Amanda, at North HS reached out for help with creating a Family Feud game for her students. She was trying to use a PowerPoint template with no luck. I knew that I could help her by using Gemini Canvas. Watch my video to see how quickly and impressively Gemini can create an interactive game or other interactive activity.

Family Feud Gemini Canvas.mp4

🧰🛠️Extreme Chrome Makeover!🧰🛠️

I’m sharing my presentation from our EdTech Tool Slam event that took place on Thursday, March 5th at the EAA Education Center. My presentation is about using the many custom tools in Google Chrome browser. Enjoy!

Extreme Chrome Browser Edition- March 5, 2026 12_29 PM.webm

February 2025

Google Classroom Updates_ Video Audio Screencast.mp4

🎤🎬💻 Create Audio, Video and Screencasts inside of Classroom

Google just announced an update for Google Classroom. This is an update that many of us have book waiting for. Teachers can now create audio, video or screencasts right inside of Google Classroom. There are three places that the feature is available: in the stream, in classwork for an assignment or material and for leaving students feedback on their work in the comment section of an assignment.

Students can also use the feature inside of an assignment.

💻 Instructional Technology in 2026 💻

This post is a bit different that most of my posts where I share an instructional technology tool, strategy or idea.

Today, I share a video message I created for an organization to discuss the state of instructional technology at this time. There is a movement that is happening calling for the removal of devices and technology from the classroom. This video encapsulates my thoughts and ideas around the use of technology in today’s classrooms. The video is 3 ½ minutes long. I hope you will consider viewing what I have to say.

Padlet February Updates.mp4

🖍️ Padlet 🖍️ New Features, Helpful Tips, Useful Settings

Recently I attended a webinar showcasing the newest updates in Padlet as well as some helpful tips and features. In today’s video I share a bunch of these.

Why use Padlet in the classroom? Padlet is a very versatile tool that acts as a digital bulletin board. Using Padlet boosts engagement, collaboration, and content curation. It enables real-time, multimedia sharing (text, images, links, videos) for brainstorming, formative assessments (exit tickets), and showcasing student work!

I highly recommend using Padlet for teaching and learning.

Here is the link to the Padlet Links to an external site.that I am presenting with in the video.

Brisk Boost Whiteboard New Feature.mp4

🖋️ Brisk New Whiteboard Feature 🖋️

I am genuinely excited about this one. The Boost Whiteboard feature is brand new (released just in late January 2026), and it essentially solves one of the biggest challenges with digital whiteboards: monitoring the process, not just the result.

Usually, when we give students a whiteboard (digital or physical), we have to run around the room to catch mistakes. With Brisk Boost’s new update, the AI actually gives students in-the-moment feedback on their drawings and diagrams before they submit.

Watch my video to see the whiteboard in action and to hear some practical ways to use this in a classroom, designed to offload some of that immediate feedback work so you can focus on the deeper learning.

🤏 BYTE: Hapara Record History

It’s finally here. Hapara now has the ability to record student Chromebook history. Watch my video to see how easy it is to set up and use.

Hapara Record History- Screencastify - January 22, 2026 11:17 AM.webm

December 2025

November 2025

Brisk Inspect Writing AI / Plagiarism Detection Tool

Brisk a Google Forms quiz.mp4

🤏 Byte: Brisk a Google Forms Quiz

Brisk a Google Forms quiz.mp4

🤏 Byte 🤏 Create QR Codes in Canva

BYTE: Canva QR code.mp4

💎 Gemini Gems! 💎

Gemini Gems

October 2025

Byte- Make Flashcards in Padlet TA

Padlet TA Flashcard Tool.mp4

🎬 Google Vids: An Alternative to Record a Google Presentation

Vids: An Alternative to Record a Google Presentation.mp4

NotebookLM and Canvas

NotebookLM inside of Canvas.mp4

Help Students Learn and Review with NotebookLM Inside of Canvas

Brisk Batch Feedback

Brisk Batch Feedback allow a teacher to give feedback to multiple students at once. Watch the two videos below to see how it works. Since Brisk Batch Feedback uses Google Drive or Google Classroom, to locate student submissions, it is important to know that when you create an assignment using Google LTI 1.3 in Canvas, the students' Google Documents appear in a folder called "Assignments" with sub folders for each course.

September 2025

WeVideo Updates Sept 2025.mp4

WeVideo Updates

Upload a Google Slide Presentation and each slide will be placed on the WeVideo timeline. Use Video scripts with the WeVideo extension.

Check out these updates in my video!

Canva Classwork

Canva classwork is a great way to create an assignment and share it with students. Teachers can follow student progress along the way and give feedback.

Classwork Canva.mp4

🤏Byte: Avoid YouTube Ads

Byte - Avoid YouTube Ads.mp4

Bytes are something new that I'm starting to share a quick and simple strategy or tip. This Byte shows a simple way to avoid YouTube ads. Enjoy!

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