Tech Tutor Mark

On Wednesday, August 23rd, I will be presenting a session entitled " Transforming Videos into Formative Assessments with EDpuzzle " at Marysville High School from 11:15 to 12:15 in Computer Lab A101. Supporting resources for this session are found below: Transforming Videos into Formative Assessments with EDpuzzle (the full session presentation) Transforming Videos into Formative Assessments with EDpuzzle (Agenda and Class Notes) EDpuzzle Step-by-Step   (a very quick Getting-Started slideshow with steps & no pictures) EDpuzzle Teacher Instructions   (a step-by-step guide with screenshot pictures for teachers) EDpuzzle Student Instructions   (a step-by-step guide with screenshot pictures for students)

Roland Dean at Joyofandroid.com has put together the most thorough and advanced user guide for Google Docs and Sheets for Android that I have seen so far. I found it very useful and can see why he is so proud of it. The guide will help users get the most out of Google Docs, for instance, right away, as well as Sheets (Google's version of Excel) and even Slides (Google's version of PowerPoint). Here is a brief look at the file view in the screenshot below. I'm going to open this guide on my phone and/or tablet and keep it there. To check it out for yourself, head over to the site and read it right away, or just click on the link below: http://joyofandroid.com/android-advanced-user-guide-to-google-docs-and-sheets/

Desktop Apps to Use: In Google Docs ( docs.google.com ) , use the Add-In called Open ClipArt .  This adds ClipArt to your Google Docs. In Google Slides ( slides.google.com ) , go to the Insert menu and insert WordArt, Line, Shape and Image. In PowerPoint , go to Insert>>Pictures or Insert>>Shapes.   Use a different slide for each of your logo designs. Note : Upload to Google Drive when finished.   Legal Image Search Tips: In Google Slides : If you go to  Insert>>Image , use the Search tab.  It searches only images that are free and legal to use to use (not copyrighted).  Creative Commons (CC Search) :   What makes CC Search so great is that it is more than just an image search. Search 12 different media sites from within one page (including Flickr, Google and YouTube). It searches music and video sites as well as images. Pixabay.com : Free high-quality images. Only requires a login if you want to s...

Yes, the iPad and iPhone can speak to students. The accessibility feature called VoiceOver can be activated and used by students with reading accommodations. The presentation below shows you how to use VoiceOver and gives several useful tips.

You can now grade a quiz using Google Forms without using any add-ins. This makes it so that anyone can create a self-grading quiz which can be embedded into Google Classroom, a blog, website or sent by e-mail or QR Code to your students. While you can still use the Flubaroo add-on to make this magic happen, the new Quiz feature is well worth looking into. This video tutorial shows the feature in action, step-by-step, and it also gives you a look at some of the other features included in the new Google Forms.

Eno & Easiteach Workshop (2 Parts) Links, Handouts and Tutorials On Tuesday, July 19th and Thursday, July 21st, I will be leading sessions at the McKinley Administration Building on Eno Whiteboards and RM Easiteach Next Generation , the whiteboard lesson-creation software. Downloading & Creating Whiteboard Lessons with RM Easiteach Next Generation Easiteach Shared Training Folder RM Easiteach Next Generation - Agenda RM Easilearn (lesson downloads, demos and resources for Easiteach) Easiteach Widgets - with an explanation of each Easiteach Feature Videos (many tutorial videos) Easiteach Webinars from ToolfactoryInc (YouTube Playlist) RM Easiteach Website (downloads, videos and more)

Advanced Use of Recordex Document Cameras and XSight Software (Pictures and Video) Advanced Document Camera Usage - Agenda Best Results & Troubleshooting with the Recordex Document Camera Download the latest XSight HD Viewer Recordex SimplicityCam Support Site Recordex XSight Document Camera Software Tutorials (YouTube Playlist) How to Use YouTube Video Editor  (links to more videos at the end) How to Create Closed Captions & Subtitles for YouTube Videos

Working hard or hardly working? If you ask yourself this question and are not sure what the answer is, it’s time to take a break. The summer has started and we are all slowly getting ready for that deserved vacation. Before we go lay down on a beach somewhere, there are probably some things that we need to finish at work. When we leave for our vacation, we will still receive emails, meetings will be held and business will keep on rolling as usual. Luckily, there are some useful web tools that can help you wrap up all necessary tasks so you won't have to worry about anything. Here are five favorites. 1.     Google Drive There is an expression - you shouldn't keep all your eggs in one basket. Well, with Google Drive it is actually quite the opposite. All you files should be in one place, easily accessible at your convenience. You can store documents, keep photos, songs, videos – anything. Also, it is more than useful since files can be reached from any device. Wh...

I subscribe to BetterCloudMonitor Academy newsletter, and they recently uncovered a nice list of 5 Google Search Easter Eggs . Most of these are well-known, but there were couple that I didn't know about. Either way, it's nice to have all five here for future reference.  As a tech teacher, this is a nice way to spend a fun class session at the end of the school year seeing what Google programmers create in their spare time.  Also, make sure to watch the video that accompanies this article .  

Looking for another organizational tech tip? Today I take on Google Chrome and wrestle it into submission. Learn how to manage your passwords, downloads and multiple Google logins inside of the world's most popular browser, G oogle Chrome. Gone are the days when these things managed you.