WOW - This is a great tool! RecordCast.com free online video editor that is Chrome friendly. Super solid and gives you just the tools you need. You can record the screen or record video with your webcam. (WE have added this to our Video creation tools doc.)
HS Staff- Remember to archive your 1st semester classes in Google Classroom. (1st Sem. classes only.( (Remember in Classroom...Never delete classes, just archive them.)
A great tips article: 10 easy ways to clean up your Google Classroom
Here is a great tip from our very own Janelle Coady on why numbering assignments in Google Classroom (as well as not copying classes from one semester to the next) is so helpful. Here is a quick video (3 min) of her explaining and showing why. She got the idea from Alice Keeler, EdTech guru and spreadsheet fanatic, so here is her blog entry explaining the reasoning behind it and the process. Thanks again Janelle for this great tip. It's time to start numbering these assignments in Google Classroom!
Five Key Features of Making Comics in Canva
Canva is one of the best free (For Education) drawing and graphics programs! They have just added online, real-time collaboration on comic strips that includes hundreds of pieces of artwork/ drawings/ clip art. Check it out here!
Misc. Tech tools:
A great free word cloud generator.
Here's one for the Elementary Math teachers: Twelve Free Apps for Math Instruction
SeeSaw tip - 
Auditory Math Word Problem!!➕ Learn how to make these number sense building activities!! Short 3-minute video here.
NEW - Just in case you are sent a Microsoft Office file. (What's that? 
) Open Office attachments from Gmail in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides with one click. So much faster not having to save to Drive first and then open.
Flipgrid update - Students can now respond with AUDIO only as an option! #gamechanger
Jamboard Update! - You can now add an image as a background! AND… select these keys (CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + H) at once to see file version history in Jamboard!
Chrome Tabs Update! - You can now categorize your tabs if you want in Google Chrome! *right click on a tab to get started!
How to Measure Distances in Google Maps - Short 1 1/2 min. tutorial.
Kleki: is an amazing, easy to use drawing/paint tool that includes image layers, tutorials and is Chromebook friendly. This drawing tool allows you to create and save very nice looking illustrations. (We have added this to our recommended Whiteboard and drawing tools doc.)
Here's one for the history teachers - Fifteen New Primary Source-based Lessons from DocsTeach. (DocsTeach offers more than 1,500 primary source activities to use in elementary, middle, and high school history lessons)
If you need help - Just let us know! Complete a help ticket and we will get you rolling! (But, please ask before moving your own computer or ordering any software!)
Some great Google Sheet templates. (Free for personal use!) Checkout the list here! (They even have an education section.)
Do this one from your Phone - Pretty cool!
Grab your mobile device, head to Google and search for Grogu. You will see search results which include viewing Grogu in 3D. Once viewed in 3D you can then place him in your world via Augmented Reality. Even makes the cute Grogu noises.
- Click the View in 3D
- Click the View in...ur space.
- Grant permission and whala!
80 back to school activities for the remote learning classroom - You don't have to be "remote" for many of these great tips, templates and activities. - Check them out here.
Get Your Copy of Richard Byrne's 2020-21 Practical Ed Tech Handbook. Richard is always a great wealth of information and tech resources. Check it out!
New to FlipGrid!
You Asked, We Listened! ... As we approach a new year with new learning communities, we're making Flipgrid simpler and more powerful.
Starting December 21, you can add Google Classroom rosters to your Flipgrid discussions, making student access easier than ever!
Looking for other ways to empower your learners? Here are a few more community‑driven updates:
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