Tech Tip Tuesday

Are you using the magic keys (including the /) when creating in Canva?

How about editing PDFs?

Or...

Creating QR codes

Creating in Book Creator

Removing backgrounds

Making Videos

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Favorite Canva Tricks by stantons

Tech Tip Tuesday

Are you using the native camera on your Chromebooks? 💁‍♀️You can scan QR codes 💁‍♀️Take pictures to submit handwritten work in Classroom 💁‍♀️Take videos Let us know if you want us to show your kids all the Chromebook tips. #TechTipTuesday

Use camera by stantons

Tech Tip Tuesday

 #TechTipTuesday. Look at this fun graphic to teach kiddos how to email the adults who

them (aka you, the teacher).

Tech Tip Tuesday

 Thanks, @TonyVincent for this #TechTipTuesday graphic. Great shortcuts while using YouTube.

March Speak GEEK

Thursday in Three

Lots of tips this week:

Screencastify
Tasks and Reminders in Google Calendar.

Slides Add-ons

TextingStory

I'll admit it. I prefer to text over call and so do most of our kiddos. Try using TextingStory App to engage kids in writing. Below is my first try at one. Very simple and fun.

If you grade it you should share it!

Kids, especially middle school kids, loose stuff. Help them and their families by sharing assignments digitally. My favorite ways to do this are by using a public Google Calendar  that you share on your blog or Website for your classroom or to use Google Classroom. But I understand these don't work for everyone.  For sharing why don't you try simply linking important items in your designated grade-book, in our district it's PowerTeacher. 

If an assignment is worthy enough to be graded it should be worthy enough to share with families...so, just add a link. 

Here are three quick videos to help you digitize paper documents and share them in PowerTeacher so families can help their students. 

Use the Drive App to Digitize Paper Products

Make the files you upload to your Drive visible to others

Share those files on PowerTeacher

Share that Symbaloo

Today I had a great question on the easiest way to share Symbaloos with learners. Google Classroom was our first option but then we discussed simply sharing the Symbaloo address with students or to use bit.ly to shorten the URL. If you aren't using bit.ly I think it's a great tool to quickly share items. Go to bit.ly/symbaloohowtoshare to see our thoughts or click below.

Podcasts, pups and getting fit

With the warm weather sneaking in I love to take my pup for walks and take pictures...then edit them in the Prisma App. My goal this year is to earn t-shirts from www.yes.fit while listening to educational podcasts. Here is a great list to kick start your walks and learning. 

Tips and tricks to share with Primary TILT tomorrow

Un Share a Doc

Stop accepting responses in a Google Form

Great tips to "pin"

Sometimes little things like "pin tab" make all the difference in teaching. When using Chrome simply hoover over a tab and "control click" or "right click" and choose "pin tab" this ensures your tab doesn't disappear while teaching. BOOM-Cha!

Microsoft editing in Google Apps (thanks Kasey Bell)

Kasey Bell shares how to edit Microsoft documents with Google Apps. http://goo.gl/P8hKTk

How do I learn techie stuff?

My favorite place to learn, in my free time, is Flipboard.  Flipboard is a free magazine app in which one can customize by topics.  Included on my Flipboard are Edutopia, Ted Talks, my Twitter feed, Google + feed and more.  I have one called just apps and I get to see the latest free apps of the day...Flipboard is AWeSOMe.  If your looking to learn in a relaxed way this could be it.