Happy Last Tech Tip Tuesday of 2017! Enjoy! 1. Schoology Assessment-I enabled the new "Assessments" option in Schoology because I would like to start learning about the new features. You can still use the quiz/test feature or you can explore if you are interested. Training will be coming in the future, but I wanted you to be aware that something new will be listed under the 'Materials' tab in Schoology. 2. Google Slides Insert Image-You can fit an image to a shape in Google Slides, for an added bit of flair! 3. Insert Image from Web in Google-You can search for and add an image from the web without ever leaving your Google Doc/Slides/etc. This feature is available on both a computer and the iPad. For a computer: For an iPad:
P.S. Don't forget about our Tic-Mac-Toe Study Island Challenge! It will help prepare us for our Jan. 22nd Institute Day and our next round of meetings with Daryl from Study Island.
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Here are our Tech Tips for this week-enjoy! 1. Reflector Teacher-There are a few new features with Reflector Teacher. One of the best is that you can emphasize one screen over another when you have multiple iPads connected. Take a look at this presentation made by Amy Banas (TIS at Ike and Ross). Specifically look at slides 40-47 because they are FULL of great ideas and features! 2. Google Calendar reminders on your phone-If you use Google Calendar through G Suite you can get text (SMS) notifications for your events. This Tech Tip is brought to us by the tech teacher, Julie Garry, who I worked with when I was an aide in Wilmette. Turn on SMS notifications:
3. Schoology & Google-On Nov. 28th I sent out the news that the Schoology and Google integration was finally available for iPads. As we explore this awesome feature, I have no doubts that we will find some really fantastic ways to use it! I found today that you can view all comments made in a Google Doc (even resolved comments and even on submitted assignments) by clicking the 'Comments' button in the toolbar. This means that you can give feedback to students as they work and then refer to those comments when reviewing the final product. How awesome?! 1. 12 Day Twitter Challenge-As promised, here is our 12 Day Twitter Challenge! We begin tomorrow and the first 3 days have choices to accommodate those of you who are beginning Twitter users. I challenge you to post every day using the hashtag #12daystwitter and tagging @D23MacArthur. If you have any questions, please reach out! 2. Reflector Teacher-A big thank you to Sam and Yianni who spent last Friday updating Reflector on our laptops! If you did not have a chance to get yours updated or you are experiencing issues, please put in a tech ticket. There are also a few settings in Reflector Teacher that I'd like to point out. To find your settings, click on the gear symbol and then choose 'Preferences.' You can change the name of your computer (broadcast name) in the box below. You can also change how your iPad connects and what it looks like. I prefer my iPad to fill the screen so that the whole class can see what I'm doing. I also use a background color instead of my desktop in case I have notes or windows open that I don't want to share with the class. Lastly, I prefer to use an Onscreen Code so that a student cannot accidentally connect to my computer. 3. Chrome Tabs-If you're like me and have a billion (roughly) tabs open all of the time, take a look at these shortcuts to make your life easier!
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