Tech Tip Tuesday #31

Today's Tech Tip:

Grow your PLN (professional learning network) with Twitter!

Click here for a great video on Starting Your PLN on Twitter: A Guide for Teachers.

Don't have a Twitter yet? Click here for Teachers on Twitter: Why You Should Join and How to Get Started. 

Have a Twitter but not really sure what's it's all about? Click here for a Twitter Cheat Sheet. Or click here for 20 Day Twitter Challenge.

Already rocking Twitter? Tell us your favorite people and hashtags to follow! Our school's hashtag is #isd2580.  I check this list of "Tweeters of the #isd2580 community" almost daily.

Tech Tip Tuesday #30

Today's Tech Tip:
Use copyright-free, creative commons, or public domain images

While this can be done through a Google image search using the advanced search options, there are many other resources available. Eric Curts, a Technology Integration Specialist and blogger at Control Alt Achieve, recently curated an amazing list of the best sites and resources for finding media to use. Check these resources out! Share Eric's blog post or your favorite resource from the list with your students the next time they need to find images for a project in your classroom.

Tech Tip Tuesday #29

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Welcome to the "Home-with-a-Sick-Child" episode!

Awhile back, I shared 4 Reasons to Use Google Chrome and #1 was the syncing across your Google account on all devices. Today's Tech Tip shows you how to log in to your Google account on Chrome and some tips for using different accounts. 

Watch the whole video or jump to what you need!

0:00 Log into your Google account

3:17 View history on all devices

4:35 Switch between Google accounts

5:43 Use a guest account

What tips or tricks do you have (or need) for using Chrome?

Tech Tip Tuesday #28

Last Tech Tip, I shared 4 Reasons to Use Google Drive. With today's Tech Tip, I would continue to encourage and support you on your journey to using Google Drive. 

How to Upload a File to Google Drive

- On your computer, log in to your Google account and go to your Google Drive.

- Drag a file or folder from your computer to Google Drive.

- Bonus points for organizing your files into folders and double bonus points for color-coding your files.

Here's a Video Tutorial I made that walks you through this process:

Want more?

Upload files and folders to Google Drive at the Google Drive Help page

Convert Microsoft Office To Google Docs Using Google Drive (Or Don’t) from the Document Snap blog

Where are you at on your Google journey? What support and encouragement do you need as you move forward?