The awesome part of my job is that I get to work with teachers in all subject areas. As you may know my area of expertise is Mathematics and I love to dabble in robotics. I recently received a request from a Music teacher asking me to help them with a Chrome extension […]
Author: Jayson Schultz
No more marking and no more paper!
Recently I had a construction technology teacher ask me if I could help him simplify the hectic beginning to every semester. He explained how at the start of each new school year he needs to go through a ton of safety lessons and then quiz students on the tools and safety procedures. He would hand […]
How to become a “Techy” person in 5 easy steps!
I get asked often: “How do you know all this?” And, as I support teachers learning how to leverage digital the quick answer is that I spend time learning. I never stop learning! I am aided and abetted in this learning by a wonderful team of coaches, and facilitators, who share their passion for learning […]
EquatIO – Revolutionizing the Equation Editor
From the creators of Google Read and Write, a seminal extension for our literacy programs, EquatIO allows teachers to insert single and multiple lines of math statements, and graphs into a google doc, sheet, slide, form and drawing, for free! In 18 years of teaching Mathematics I’ve used my fair share of equation editors. I began […]
Don’t delay: book a technology coach today!
Learning to use technology, for some, is like eating your least favourite vegetable: it’s hard to swallow and left until the very end of the meal. Often it may not even get eaten – even though it will benefit you. For others, learning to use technology is like eating their favorite dessert: you just can’t […]
Lighting a new flame for one teacher about to retire.
A teacher emailed me and asked if I could show him around Google Classroom. He said he wanted to know what all the hype was about and asked me to give him a tour. He made sure to tell me that he is about to retire and he has never been very strong with technology. […]