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Need a New Job? Update Your Resume

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Summer break offers more than just sunshine and recovery time—it’s one of the busiest and most strategic windows for teachers looking to make a move. School districts finalize budgets, post new openings, and hire for the upcoming year. Whether you seek better pay, a different grade level, a more supportive environment, a shorter commute, or a fresh start in a new district or state, the coming weeks are your prime opportunity to stand out before the fall rush begins.
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Finding a new job requires networking with colleagues, searching job boards, checking out local schools, but starts with a good resume. So that’s where we’ll start: 
  • Online sites to build a resume
  • What to include in your resume
  • Formatting tips
  • Additional tips

Digital portfolio sites

Here are some of the best online platforms for creating and hosting a digital resume

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What You Might Have Missed in June–What’s up in July

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

  1. June is Internet Safety Month
  2. A Teacher’s Guide to Managing Creative Projects Without Burnout
  3. World Environment Day: Living Responsibly with Nature
  4. Best Online Korean Teacher Platforms for Speaking, Grammar, and TOPIK Practice
  5. Tech Tips to End the School Year
  6. What’s Trending on Ask a Tech Teacher
  7. How To Know If Your Laptop Camera Is Spying On You?
  8. 5 Essential Resources for IELTS Preparation
  9. Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer
  10. Tech Ed Resources–K-12 Tech Curriculum

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What You Might Have Missed in May–What’s up in June

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Most-read posts last month:

  1. May Is #Homeschool Awareness Month
  2. How do I grade technology in my school?
  3. National Personal Finance Challenge
  4. 5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year
  5. Successful USNA Graduates
  6. National Spelling Bee Coming In May
  7. Looking for Summer Activities? Try These
  8.  Simple Ways Teachers Can Integrate AI Ethically in the Classroom

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What You Might Have Missed in April–What’s up in May

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

  1. Why School Counseling Is Essential in Modern Education Systems
  2. Subscriber Special: Discounted Curricula School License
  3. How Teachers and Parents Can Work Together to Support Student Well-Being
  4. April is Financial Literacy Month
  5. Tech Tips
  6. Earth Day Class Activities
  7. 8 Secrets for Getting into USNA (or a Service Academy)
  8. 4 Ways Students Can Plan Their Writing

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What You Might Have Missed in March–What’s up in April

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

It’s a little short this month because I was out of town for a few weeks:

  1. 16 Tech Problems Every 5th Grader Can Solve
  2. 40+ Visual Learning Options for your PBL
  3. Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up:

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What You Might Have Missed in February–What’s up in March

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

  1. Groundhog Day
  2. #WorldReadAloudDay February 4th
  3. 100th Day of School
  4. ow to Use Excel to Teach Math Arrays
  5. 50 Special Needs Tools
  6. Happy Chinese New Year
  7. Great Websites to Make Spring Sparkle
  8. Sure-fire Ways to Teach Vocabulary
  9. Excel Turns Data Into Information
  10. You’re a Sophomore and Interested in USNA

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What You Might Have Missed in January–What’s up in February

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

  1. Public Doman Day 2026
  2. Top Ten Posts and Tips for 2025
  3. January is Braille Literacy Month
  4. Free MLK Lesson Plans
  5. Tessellations in Excel
  6. Tech Tip for Writers #34: My Program Froze
  7. National Handwriting Day
  8. Tons of Online Resources About Classroom Management
  9. Keyboarding 101
  10. How to Check Your Math in Excel

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up:

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What You Might Have Missed in December–What’s up in Janaury

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Here are the most-read posts last month:

  1. Websites that Explain Elections
  2.  Subscriber Special: November Holiday Project Book
  3. National STEM Day Nov. 8th
  4. Geography Awareness Week November 17-21
  5. A Day to Remember Veterans
  6. How to Graph in Excel
  7. Create a Timecard in a Spreadsheet for Grade Two+
  8. 8 Tips to Teach Tomorrow’s Students
  9. Thanksgiving Activities That Keep You in Charge of Learning
  10. What Makes a Great EdTech Teacher?

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12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

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This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll accomplish in the New Year. Here’s what you’ll get (links won’t be active until the post goes live):

  1. 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence— December 4th (today)
  2. 8+ Ways to a Speedier Computer — December 5th 

Regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher know I update these each December. New readers: Consider these body armor in the tech battle so you can jubilantly overcome rather than dramatically succumb. If you also read WordDreams, these are also posted there with some adaptations to writers.

Today: 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with students, parents, meetings, grades, reports, reviews, and thinking. There are few breaks to update/fix/maintain the tech tools that allow us to pursue our trade.

That includes our online presence. But, if they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog doesn’t attract visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why we aren’t being contacted for networking. Here’s a short list that won’t take long to accomplish. The ones from last year, consider a reminder!

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What You Might Have Missed in November–What’s up in December

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Here are the most-read posts for the month of November:

  1. Websites that Explain Elections
  2. Subscriber Special: November Holiday Project Book (still going ond)
  3. National STEM Day Nov. 8th
  4. Geography Awareness Week November 17-21
  5. A Day to Remember Veterans
  6. How to Graph in Excel
  7. Create a Timecard in a Spreadsheet for Grade Two+
  8. 8 Tips to Teach Tomorrow’s Students
  9. Thanksgiving Activities That Keep You in Charge of Learning
  10. What Makes a Great EdTech Teacher?

Here’s a preview of what’s coming up in December:

It’s a short month because we’re dark for the second half, to prepare for the new year:

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