For those of us that are not Photoshop experts.... This is a simple to use and free tool to easily blur things in a pic. Checkout cleanup.pictures
(We have added this resource to our collection of resources in our Photo Editing and drawing tools doc located here. that have many more simple free editing tools and sites.)
VideoCandy.com has free tools for doing quick and simple edits to your video files. this one is worth adding to your bookmarks and tech tool list!
CLOSEit is a free add-on for Google Docs. Underlined or highlighted words are replaced with blanks and a word bank is added to the end of the document. https://clozeit.syedkhairi.
New Google Drive add-on (Marketplace app) added to all staff Google Drives - Folgo for Google Drive™ is great for bulk actions in Google Drive. Copy, transfer, inspect folders (with subfolders & files). Our how-to doc can be found here. Powerful tool! Read the doc for more info!
Miscellaneous tech resources.
TEMPLATES! - A nice resource from Lynne Herr at ESU6 - Ready to Use 2021-22 Slides by Quarter. Daily slides include Fact of the Day, Joke or Puzzle of the Day, Think About It (SEL) and Share Out. These slide templates are ready for you to make a copy and start using.
More Templates! - STUDENT PROJECT TEMPLATES -
- Art Gallery Template - Showcase student work in a Gallery format
- Portfolio Brainstorm - Slides version of Jamboard templates
- Canva Templates - from Infographics and Invitations to Flyers and Newsletters
- Creative Tech Teacher Slides Templates for Students (scroll Comic Book template)
- Social Studies Project Palooza
- History Project/Lesson Templates
- Graphic Organizer Template Collection
- iFakeTextMessage
- Esther Park’s Free template collection
- Templates for Teachers - HUGE Collection
Need to rephrase a sentence? Give WordTune a try.
10 things you didn’t know you could do with Google Arts and Culture
Yellowstone Distance Learning Opportunities and videos for your classroom. -Check them out here.
GOOGLE WORKSPACE UPDATES - Manage Overdue Tasks in Google Calendar -
If you have uncompleted tasks that were due in the past 30 days, you will have an all day entry that will tell you how many tasks are pending from that timeframe. More info here on this new upcoming feature.
If you have uncompleted tasks that were due in the past 30 days, you will have an all day entry that will tell you how many tasks are pending from that timeframe. More info here on this new upcoming feature.
QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK (New Table Features in Google Docs) - Have you noticed the new features when you insert a table in Google Docs! You can now pin header rows, add unsplittable rows, quickly add and arrange columns and rows, and even sort tables to organize data! Thanks to Shake Up Learning for this great tip. Watch this quick video to learn how!
15 Google Classroom Tips for Teachers - Kacy Bell, always has good stuff. Check them out here. (Some great organizational tips for Classroom, including the resources topic to keep at the top of each class.)
6 Tips and Tricks to Make Better Use of Google Contacts
What is Sub-image Search? And Why You Would Use It? (Many students and teachers do not know you can easily search using images to find out what something is. Great short walkthrough in this video.)
Did I Plagiarize? - The Types and Severity of Plagiarism Violations. A nice visual graphic for use with your kids.
Free Webinar: Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides! View the recorded video & access resources here.
QUICK TIP OF THE WEEK (Google Drive Search Chips) - It's even easier now to search your Google Drive files. Try using the new enhance search chips to refine your search! Watch this quick video to learn how!
A couple great free extensions. Made by Alice Keeler and sponsored by Schoolytics.
Speaker Notes by Schoolytics - This free Chrome extension will send your Speaker Notes in Google Slides™ to a Google Doc™.
Quiz Helper by Schoolytics - For teachers, make a quiz with Google Forms™ with confidence. Automatically sets defaults for a quiz. Collects edit link, so students can finish later. Creates Google Docs™ Short tutorial video here. How-to article here.
Emoji Tips and tricks:
Emoji bullets - Format 
Bullets & Numbering List Options More Options Emojis
Bullets & Numbering List Options More Options Emojis
Simply enter a list into http://EmojiBulletList.com and it will do its best to pair a relevant emoji with each item.
Click an emoji to see more suggestions. Sometimes the results are disappointing, but you can paste the list anywhere and add your own emojis.Chrome extensions:
Speechify - Ready anything on the web aloud
Use Immersive Reader on Web Sites - great tool for emergent/struggling readers
IT"S BACK! - Add to Google Classroom - share a site to Classroom
Draft Back - review the creation of a Google Doc
Can Canva get any better? Answer: YES!
Tables & Charts are in Canva for Education! Seamless integration with Google
Sheets! So many possibilities & so easy to create! Yes, you can do charts inside of Sheets, but this adds even more possibilities as well. Checkout the short 1-minute video here! (Remember, Canva gives teachers and students free pro accounts!)
Sheets! So many possibilities & so easy to create! Yes, you can do charts inside of Sheets, but this adds even more possibilities as well. Checkout the short 1-minute video here! (Remember, Canva gives teachers and students free pro accounts!)
ELL Teachers! - check this out!
A Self-Checking Translation Quiz in Google Sheets Practice another language with your own words & sentences, with color-coded feedback & hints. Great for ELL & all language learners!
Google Classroom headers, newsletter templates, worksheets, and virtual backgrounds and more are found in this teacher's free Canva templates. Check them out here! AND remember, Canva is FREE for educators and students!!
SeeSaw tips: You can now access select standards-aligned collections and lessons right in Seesaw.
Start exploring these multimodal collections today!
Fun Phonemes (PreK-K > Foundational Literacy > 42 Lessons)
Numbers in Space (K-2 > Number Sense > 21 Lessons)
SEL Stories (K-2 > SEL, Writing > 30 Lessons)
STEAM (K-2 > Blended Learning > 13 Lessons)
What's new in SeeSaw? This slide deck walks through each month's updates along the way. (Good bookmark to check once in a while.)
CANVA TIP!
You can download your Canva designs into your Google Drive, which allows you to manipulate the items within your design?!! This changes the game for accessibility with cute designs! (Remember, It's easy to convert the PowerPoint file (PPTX) into Google Slides!) More tips and free EDU account info is located in our Canva doc.
Experiments with Google - Experiments with Google is a place for people to share ideas and coders for Google experiment with the ideas. This one is a fun experiment that would be great for any musical class. Blob Opera allows you to take a look at how interacting with the different cartoon character blobs changes the singing voice assigned to each blob. It's just cool! (You can search other experiments here.)
Let's protect and inform our kids!
I know many of you have gotten similar emails saying they charged you X number of dollars for a subscription and then call this 800 number if you have issues. These guys are after your money and your computer/info. This one even runs a call center and matches up the name with the Transaction number. They then send you to a website that installs a program on your computer.
This was sent to one of our 6th grade students:
The only way to protect yourself and our kids is... being informed and always being cautious. Please remind students about these kinds of things and never call or give out information.
