Just in time for April Fool's Day, Google and Pac-Man have teamed up.
Go to google.com/maps and look in the bottom left corner.
Then have fun!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
50 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers
If you're looking for ways to make life easier for you and your students, check out te@chthought’s 50 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers.
The list includes extensions and apps like Quizlet, Evernote's Web Clipper, Easybib, Lucidchart and more!
10 Most Common Types of Plagiarism
This is an interesting and informative infographic on the 10
most common types of plagiarism.
If you are ever concerned a student has plagiarized and need
help “investigating” the authenticity of their work, please contact your campus librarian, Tammy Turner.
In addition, if you would ever like her to talk about plagiarism with your class
or help you teach citing sources, paraphrasing, etc., please don’t hesitate to
ask. She is happy to help!
Turnitin.com. "The Plagiarism Spectrum: Tagging 10 Types of Unoriginal Work." Plagiarism Spectrum. IParadigms, LLC, May 2012. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Hashtag How Tos - Figure, Configure, Follow, Find, + Find Others
If you're like most teachers out there, you could use some help making sense of #hashtags. They're not just for Twitter anymore; they're showing up all over the place! Check out this handy article: Hashtag How Tos - Figure, Configure, Follow, Find, + Find Others.
The article tells you how to find helpful hashtags using tools like Hashtagify.me and comparing the popularity of different hashtags using tools like topsy.com. Some of these resources are currently blocked on the FISD filter so it would be best to access them using your data plan or at a non-FISD filtered location.
Knowing how to use #hashtags can be a huge help in your professional growth and online professional community development.
Answer Garden
AnswerGarden.ch is "a minimal tool for maximum feedback".
Set up your Answer Garden in seconds then receive feedback immediately.
Students can enter up to 40 characters. The results are displayed in a word cloud. The site is brows based so it's accessible from any device with Internet.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Free TEKS App
MasteryConnect released a FREE app so you can carry around the TEKS in your pocket! I know, pretty exciting. ;)
Quickly search standards by grade level, subject and keyword.
Available in iTunes and Google Play.
10 tips for teachers who struggle with technology
I recommend this article for everyone!
And remember, I'm always available to help support you while creating lessons or when presenting lessons with your students!
Supporting instruction is my most favorite part of my job!
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Report Cyberbullying
The Cyberbullying Research Center has compiled a comprehensive list of ways to report cyberbullying through a variety of sources. The link was added to the Student Tech Tips: Digital Awareness Tips page. Please share!
Weather through Eduphoria
In case you haven’t noticed, you can add a panel for the
weather on your home page in Eduphoria!
1) On the home page, near the top left, select Add New.
1) On the home page, near the top left, select Add New.
2) Select
the panel you want to add.
3) Click
Add.
If you select the Weather Panel, enter the zip code and it
will look something like this:
You can click the edit button in the top right corner to change zip code at any time.
Monday, March 16, 2015
TextCompactor.com
This is really cool! http://textcompactor.com/
For struggling readers. Take a piece of text and copy
and paste it into the compactor. The student can adjust the % of text to
keep so they can understand the content.
Bye bye, Google+
Google+ will soon close its doors but have no fear, Google Hangouts, Photos and Streams will live on!
Read more here:
BeMyEyes.org
If you have a few minutes, check out www.bemyeyes.org where you can lend your eyes to help blind people read and navigate the world around them. Currently requires use of an iDevice.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Digital Bytes by Common Sense Media
Google Forms Add-on: Choice Eliminator
I think this is one of the coolest Google Forms add-ons around!
Choice Eliminator will eliminate an option from a multiple choice, list or checkbox question after a user has submitted it. Great for signing up for time slots or having students choose topics without doubling up!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
#DearMe and International Women's Day, March 8, 2015
This Sunday (March 8) is International
Women’s Day and, to honor this, YouTube has launched an inspirational project
that encourages teenage women to recognize their strengths, embrace
their passions and imperfections, and realize that when the going gets
tough, it doesn’t mean it’s going to last forever. This empowering
campaign is using social media in the most awesome of ways, and we love the
message it’s sending to girls who feel left out, uncomfortable in their
bodies, uncool, or just straight-up confused (AKA, how everyone feels as a
teen).
More details: http://hellogiggles.com/dearme-youtube
Even more detials: http://goo.gl/Bb5FcR
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Current Résumés Tips
My sister-in-law works for a major international HR company
and recently shared this article. It doesn’t fit what people used to
recommend for résumés when I was younger but is updated for today’s world. She says it’s spot on.
I highly recommend you take a look, especially if you help guide students in résumé building.
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