Digital tools future teachers love for notes, planning, and organization

About this episode

Future teachers share their favorite digital tools for planning, note-taking, and organization.

In this special EDU Magic Podcast episode, Dr. Sam Fecich hands the mic to future teachers from Slippery Rock University! Listen as teacher candidates share their favorite digital tools for planning, note‑taking, time management, and organization from both student and classroom perspectives. Featured tools include: Notability for digital note‑taking and math learning Google Calendar for classroom organization and time management Google Docs for collaboration, accessibility, and academic integrity This episode is packed with practical strategies and tech tools that pre‑service teachers can start using today, because teaching doesn’t begin at graduation. Show notes can be found here - https://www.sfecich.com/post/digital-tools-future-teachers-love-for-notes-planning-and-organization A proud member of the Teach Better Podcast Network.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sam Fecich

Guest: future teachers from Slippery Rock University

Topics covered

• digital tools
• future teachers
• note-taking
• planning
• organization
• time management
• pre-service teachers

Keywords

• digital tools
• note-taking
• planning
• organization
• time management
• Google Calendar
• Notability
• Google Docs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teach Better Podcast Network

Products: Notability, Google Calendar, Google Docs

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