Today's Tip:
Complete some "techy" spring cleaning!
Check out this awesome list prepared by Jeremy Mikla at ECMECC!
What spring cleaning projects are you taking on?
I am taking on "Clear the Clutter" in my Google Drive and in my closet/dresser.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Tech Tip Tuesday #24
Today's Tip:
Check out these three resources to supplement your curriculum.
Google Arts & Culture Experiments
"This is a site worth visiting just for pure entertainment and curiosity, but it might end up lending itself to one of your lessons or inspiring students to try creating experiments of their own. If nothing else, it would be an excellent place to send students when they finish work early."
I enjoyed Paint with Music, An Atlas of Emotions (fun SEL resource), and Climate Change Impact Filter (I must find a place to work this one into my math curriculum).
Checkology
This resource was featured in an interview on Truth for Teachers' Educator tools for media literacy and how to advocate for truth with Peter Adams from NewLit. Checkology has 14 lessons and a collection of supplemental exercises and challenges to help teach middle and high students about news literacy.
Even as a math and computer skills teacher, I found some good resources. (Bias for our sampling unit in Pre-Algebra and Algorithms for Computer Skills.)
TED-Ed
This resource is utilized in SCRED's Be Good People Curriculum, as many of the videos in the lessons come from Ted Talks. According to the website, you can "Browse hundreds of TED-Ed Animations and TED Talks - designed to spark the curiosity of your learners. You'll also find thousands of other video-based lessons organized by the subjects you teach." You can find several of these videos in EdPuzzle as well, just search "ted ed" and your desired topic.
I definitely found some fun math ones to work into lessons. I also found some short math ones that might not be standards-related but would be great for a 2-3 minute brain break. The TED-Ed lessons are great because there are questions, additional resources, and discussion prompts provided to go along with the video.
What are your favorite resources for supplementing lessons or for "early finishers" activities?
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tech Tip Tuesday #23
Today's Tip:
Use bookmark folders to easily access everything you need.
I first saw this idea on Twitter and it has made my life just a little easier. If you regularly use the same websites every day, it might make your life easier too. If you need a quick refresher on bookmarks, check out this previous tech tip.
Create a Folder of Bookmarks
1. Click the 3 vertical dots in the Chrome menu bar
2. Select Bookmarks
3. Select Bookmark Manager
4. Click the 3 vertical dots in the Bookmark Manager window
5. Select Add a New Folder
6. Name your folder and click Save
Save Bookmarks to the Folder
1. Open your website in Chrome
2. Click the star at the end of the URL bar
3. Select your folder in the dropdown menu and click Done
(This also works with Google Drive files too.)
Opening a Folder of Bookmarks
1. Right-click (or two-finger click on a Chromebook) on your folder
2. Select Open All or Open All in New Window
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tech Tip Tuesday #22
Today's Tip:
Google Docs released a new feature...
PAGELESS!
Why use this feature?
According to the Google Workspace Updates page, the "Pageless format in Docs gives teams more space to collaborate, helping to create an uninterrupted flow of information for both writers and viewers, as well as adding more horizontal space for content like tables and images."
How to Change to Pageless
1. Open a Google Doc. (Tip: type docs.new into the URL bar to quickly open a new Google Doc.)
2. Click on File and then Page Setup.
3. Select Pageless and click OK.
To learn more about this feature, check out Focus on content with the new Pageless option in Google Docs.
What features do you appreciate most in Google Docs?
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