Mars 2020 or bust!

My name is going on board with NASA's Mars 2020 Rover heading to the red planet. Your name can go too! Submit your name by Sept. 30, 2019, and fly along! #JustForFun #Mars2020 
Read more: https://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/mars2020 

Use Google Files Offline

Google Docs, Slides, & Sheets have had an offline mode for several years. Recently Google announced some coming changes to their offline access. Read more. 

Science & Math Animated GIFs

Check out these fun sites with animated GIFs to help explain math and science concepts. The science website also has information about how to get your students to create their own animated GIFs over topics covered in your class.
Math: www.mathwarehouse.com/animated-gifs
Science: www.amoebasisters.com/gifs.html 

Whackronym: Acronyms in Education

Think you know all the acronyms related to education? Give this game your best shot! whackronym.com

Teacher Appreciation Week from TCEA

From May 6–10, 2019, you can get a one-year membership to TCEA absolutely FREE!

What is TCEA and why should you join? It’s a Texas-based, global nonprofit; a member-based organization that supports the use of technology in education, provides top-notch professional development, and hosts world-class events, including the TCEA Convention & Exposition. Since 1980, TCEA has worked to develop digital learning knowledge and access in PreK-16 education. 

TCEA advocates for the smart use of technology in education based on the interests of its thousands of members: teachers, administrators, librarians, CTOs and technologists, and ed tech aficionados. As a member, you can get 24/7 access to webinars and gain CPE credit, join an online community sharing best practices, and become a leader on your campus or in your district.

For more about the benefits of your free membership, and to sign up, check out https://tcea.org/teacher-appreciation/.

In addition, you can now join one, some, or all of TCEA’s SIGs (Special Interest Groups) free as well. The SIGs are special communities of educators who share a common job role (librarian, CTO/technology director, instructional/technology coach) or Ed tech interest, such as robotics or virtual learning or Technology Applications. You can find out more at https://tcea.org/membership/sigs/. 

Take advantage of this free way to up your teaching, learning, and leading game today!

Google's Team Drive to be renamed Share Drives

Not to be confused with the FISD S:\ (Share) Drive on our network, Google will soon be renaming their Team Drives as Share Drives. Read more. 

Edutopia's 5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques

As EOC and AP testing approaches, it's important that students learn good studying techniques. Check out Edutopia's recent article titled 5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques then share it with your students!
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Internet Security 101 from TCEA's TechNotes

TCEA's TechNotes recently posted this article titled "Internet Security 101: What Teachers and Students Need to Know". Just because you don't teach in a computer lab all the time doesn't mean you're off the hook for understanding internet security and it's not as hard as you may think. Read more.

Amazon's Inspire

Did you all know that Amazon has its own collection of teacher lesson resources called Amazon Inspire? Check it out!

Add Sound to Google Slides

Google recently announced the addition of a highly anticipated feature for Google Slides! Now users can add audio directly to Google Slides! Read more.