1. New Laptops in the Computer Lab-You may have already noticed our wonderful new laptops in our computer lab! If you haven't checked them out, please stop by! With our change from desktops to laptops, there will be a few changes in our procedures as well.
2. Google Shortcuts-I love a good shortcut! To create a new document, form, slides, or sheets, just type the following shortcuts into your URL bar! Check it out here!
Docs: doc.new Slides: slide.new Forms: form.new Sheets: sheet.new 3. iOS 12-Students will be given the OK to update their iPads to iOS 12 over Thanksgiving break. You are welcome to update your devices whenever you'd like. It's always a good idea to backup all important documents, projects, and photos/videos before updating operating systems.
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1. The Monthly Marauder-This year The Monthly Marauder has gone digital! The Google Site will be pushed out as a webclip to student & staff iPads tomorrow (Wednesday, October 24th). It might be worth mentioning during Advisory so that the students are not surprised when it shows up! Please encourage your classes to check in frequently as new pieces are always being added! 2. Gmail Autocomplete-You may have noticed that Gmail now offers suggested text when writing an email. In order to use it, once you see the suggested text, hit tab or the right-hand arrow to accept the suggestion. I've been focusing on using this tool for the past week or so and have been really surprised by how well it predicts text. Below is an example of what this tool looks like! 3. Quick Access to Timer-Open the notification center, tap and hold on the timer icon and drag your finger up and down to set the time then hit start! That's it!
1. Sphero Kits-We now have Sphero kits available for projects! We have 12 Sphero Sprk+ and 12 Ollies. Both are programmable robots that can be used in a wide range of projects! Use this site and filters to explore projects that you could use in your classroom! Check out our Spheros in action! Shout out to Kim Basile and Jeni Teramoto for being brave and being the first to try them out! 2. Google Apps Shortcut-When using Chrome, there is an 'Apps' shortcut in the top left-hand corner. This shortcut opens up a dashboard of quick links to most of the Google Apps and extensions that you have added to Chrome. 3. Google Expeditions-I wanted to remind you that Google Expeditions has a ton of really neat new resources! They have now enabled the AR experience for some tours (versus the VR experience where students stay in one location and move their iPad in all directions to view a scene around them). This means that students would now see an object placed in the classroom and then can walk around it and view it from different perspectives. Here is an article that goes more in depth, but definitely check out the video at the bottom of the page! The best way to view all of the tours Google Expeditions has to offer is by downloading the app and browsing their list. They have tours of colleges, body systems, landmarks, historical events, ecosystems, etc. As always, please reach out if you have an idea for a project or starting the goal implementation process! I'm also happy to meet with content teams to listen to your upcoming units and propose ideas that fit with your activities. 1. Closed Captions in Google Slides-Google just announced their release of automatic closed captions for Google Slides. This tool can be used for both recordings and for live presentations to our students. Although it's in the early stages, I can see this being an extremely helpful tool for our students. If you're interested in how this tool was made and further information, take a look here! The feature is set to be released sometime next week. 2. Schoology Calendar-As part of their September updates, Schoology released a new look for their iOS app calendar. The differences are subtle but noticeable! 3. Math Emojis-Last week's Tech Tip Tuesday included an emoji tool that best fit into a Language Arts or English class, but this week's features an emoji tool that is geared specifically for Math! Solvemoji would be great for bellringers, reasoning practice, or as a problem of the week! Thank you to Amy Banas for the suggestion!
1. Emoji Prompts-I stumbled on this Emoji Prompts tool the other day on Twitter. All you have to do is hit 'And then' to get a new emoji to appear. This would be a great tool for generating a creative writing prompt or giving the kids inspiration for creating their own word problems in math. For example, I generated the picture below and thought of a really entertaining story involving a chicken thief who flew a helicopter in an attempt to steal a priceless Stradivarius violin but was ultimately thwarted by the FBI. 2. Student Tech Tickets-After feedback at grade level & TIS meetings, I created a short presentation to clarify how students should use the Student Tech Ticket tool. Feel free to share the presentation with your advisory in whichever way you think is best. 3. Chrome-Chrome recently had an update! If you haven't noticed a change, then you'll want to quit Chrome (and perhaps give your computer a restart) to install it. One of my favorite features is when I use the address bar to search directly for a Google Doc/Spreadsheet/Slides that I want to access. In the past, you've been able to type in a document name and as long as it has been opened relatively recently, it will appear. Now, if you already have the document open, Chrome gives you the option to 'Switch Tabs.' This helps keep your million tab browsing habits in check!
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