I often forget how simple classroom technology needs to be. I got this piece of tech from Sweden via IKEA instead of Silicon Valley. I use it to join groups or put it across desk my desk so students can sit while we conference. Light, mobile, the right height for discussion.

Just when you think adding a gigantor box of Goldfish to your house is the most mundane American purchase ever, you are delighted by the thought of someone actually following the serving size. Goldfish are about as easy to count as their biological counterparts, for different reasons.