Adding Images in Google Slides
Quick introduction to adding images in Google Slides You can view all of the Tech Bytes on YouTube.
February 2017
#edublogsclub – Listicle
I did a training a few weeks ago and someone asked me what my “favorite” tools were. I thought it was a great question, so here’s what I can’t live without on a daily basis. Tab Resize Extension. It takes two tabs and puts them side by side. You can also use Tab Scissors. I …
More Video in Google Slides
Google Slides is doing such a good job of wooing me right now. On Monday I posted about being able to add videos straight from your Drive. I was so excited I didn’t even notice that if you click once it brings up a “video options” sidebar where you can: Start and stop a video at …
#edublogsclub – Challenging Situations
My 5 Step (Mostly) No Fail Method for Dealing with Challenging Situations. I step away from the email. I am trying to live by the mantra do not email angry. This is a continual struggle. I find someone who knows more than me to give me advice. I have a list of colleagues and friends I …
Adding Video in Google Slides
Google announced a new feature and I am ecstatic. You now can add videos directly from your Google Drive! They don’t have to be on YouTube!!! (If you’re on a school Google account, this feature may not be available just yet depending on how your administrator has set up for rolling out new features. Just …
Simple Sort in Google Sheets
Quick introduction to sorting in Google Sheets. You can view all of the Tech Bytes on YouTube.
Super Simple Valentine’s Day Activity
If you school is like mine, Valentine’s day is a difficult day to get anything done with the constant interruptions of singing grams and Valentine’s deliveries and no one can see because one kid has a bouquet of balloons that covers half of the class and half the class is all hopped up on chocolates …
Open Mind Interactive Slides
I’ve been working on a presentation on reading strategies and updated my “Open Mind” Template for Google Slides. An “Open Mind” activity is pretty simple. Students insert words or images into the mind of a character or person they’ve been reading about. (For example for Romeo Montague a student could put a heart and say …
Google Keep
Quick introduction to Google Keep You can view all of the Tech Bytes on YouTube.
#edublogsclub – Free Web Tools
I thought this prompt of free tools was intriguing and I encourage you to read Musicuentos.com post, “Supporting the Community.” My absolute favorite free web tool is Google Image Search. It revolutionized my lessons- being able to pull in images on anything at any given time. But that’s not a very interesting or unique tool. (However, …