Web tools, tech tips, and some free apps you may want to grab while you can!

Just saw this on Twitter from a University of Nebraska - Tech Edge UNL @UNLTechEdge Twitter feed:

Tech will not replace teachers, but teachers who know how to use tech will replace those who don't

Don't be a paranoid Rob Lowe when it comes to tech! 

Web sites and tech tools: 

Tony VIncent's - Learning in Hand Show #30 is about making infopics. An infopic is a photo with text layered on top that is designed to communicate a message. Watch the video to see examples and to learn about tools and techniques for making your own. Tony's site has a wealth of information and short video tutorials that are worth checking out! 

From our very own @CAHutzler

Test scores should never be a surprise." @coolcatteacher shares Formative Assessment tools - http://goo.gl/QS3By2  This is a great list! 

Beyond the Chalkboard: 5 Apps That Will Change the Way Your Students Learn

12 Good Tools for Gathering Real-time Feedback from Students

Twitter - are you still on the fence?

Sorry... but if you want to keep up in education... I really think this is one of the best tools period. If you follow someone and they are tweeting all day about the hamburger they just ate at McDonalds.... you are following the wrong person! It's all about who you follow and the hashtags you follow. Check out my other blog posts that include some great Twitter resources.

Here are a few Hashtags to get you started. (You do not even need a Twitter account to look at a hashtag stream.) 

#Kinderchat  There are also one for each grade #1stchat  #2ndchat  #3rdchat  #4thchat  #5thchat  #6thchat

How about Social Studies - #sschat 

iPads - #ipaded

Norris Titans --- YES!  #norristitans

The list goes on..... just Google educational Twitter Hashtags.  (Note: Some are more active than others.)

As with everything... we must realize the professions we are in.... Rules for Tweeting Teachers - Thanks to @ryruhl for bringing this one to our attention.

Google Apps - Tips and Tricks.

Did you know that you can store a file in multiple folders in Google Drive?  New Google Drive: Saving a Document in Multiple Folders  (I had to recently do this, so I figured a post would be appropriate.) 

How to Create Custom Google Slides Backgrounds

Have students Create Collaborative Google Maps! Short 2 minute how-to video. Plot out a trip, points of interest, War plans, Historical sites.... you are only limited by your imagination! 

Need to do a mail merge in Google Docs to create letters or labels?  My tutorial doc should help!

7 Really Simple Tips To Manage Your Files And Folders On Google Drive http://goo.gl/ezcAIz  

Five lesser-known Google Apps to make your digital life easier - I have not used Trends in a long time! 

What's New in Google Apps Newsletter - January 2015 (See all of the changes and updates for January 2015) 

10 Google Slides activities to add awesome to classes

Apps for the Classroom:

Three Fun and Free iPad Apps for Learning to Spell New Words - http://goo.gl/899lCc

Hide movie previews & cut the clutter on your Apple TV - Some Apple TV tips for the classroom.  (Note for Norris teachers - Do not change your Apple TV name, since we have already named those according to your rooms and inventory.)

Home Streamer IOS app FREE today! Turn your device into a document camera for the classroom with this app. http://goo.gl/uAD8ot   <---- Grab it while it's still free!  (Updated - 2-9-15 - This app is no longer free.) There are several other IOS and Android apps for turning your device into a great doc camera for your classroom. This doc will help. 

Some amazing creativity apps for your students - Grab these while you can!

Toontastic for iPad is free today- normally $9.99 

Telestory is free today - normally $4.99 Write, direct, and star in your own TV show with TeleStory!

Check out their website for download links and intro videos. <---- Grab them while they are still free!

BAM! Free music, amazing web tools, Google tools... and even a cheap TV in this post. Everything but the kitchen sink! LOL

Web sites and tech tools:

How to Import Quizzes Into Socrative - http://goo.gl/0UctkU  (If you have not looked at Socrative - Now might be the time. Who needs clickers when you have this great tool!) 

How to create a table of contents in Evernote.

Mentimeter is a tool that allows a teacher to easily take a class poll or check for learning.  I have mentioned this one in the past and saw it showcased in a recent tech session.

Looking for great K-12 educational websites? powermylearning.org has a ton of them. This one has some big-time donations behind it, and has been around for several years... so I am betting it will stay as a free site.

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Resources from Mickie Mueller (@mickie_mueller) sessions at ESU 8 Winter Workshop - Mickie's resources rock!  Google Classroom - Cool Assesment Tools - and Creating on the Chromebooks have some amazing resources! (Mickie's site includes Socrative mentioned above too!) 

How to Create a Review Game on Classtools.net - http://goo.gl/8VzV7x another great resource from Richard Bryne! 

PodOmatic is a nice site for creating and finding podcasts on a variety of subjects. Here is nice podcast on Google searching with students.

Digital Storytelling with Comicshead (Website & Apps)

Some great math apps and resources- compliments of Lenny Vermaas -Check out his web page for some more great resources. The following came from a workshop I attended, and apps he selected from his apps page. <--

Some great apps by by Math Playground

Thinking Blocks Addition,  Thinking Blocks Multiplication, Thinking Blocks Ratios 

Get the ESTIMATION GAME where YOU make the questions - check out the Questimate app great for teaching estimating.

Motion Math: Zoom - One of the few app's that Lenny recommends that's not free. ($2.99)

Bedtime Math by Bedtime Math Foundation

 

MathTappers: Numberline - a math game to help children learn whole numbers, integers & real numbers

Math Tappers have a host of free apps for the iPhone. (Remember, you ican still use these on iPads too!)

Google apps and tools:

Need a Drive refresher?  Quick Tutorial for the New Google Drive (2015) - This short 6 minute video will do the trick!

80+ Google Forms for the classroom - this is a great collection!

Are you trying to turn a document quiz into a Google Form? Here's an efficient way to convert it: 

Doc to Form allows users to quickly and easily create a Google Form from text within a Google Document. It's perfect for converting worksheets into Forms. This short 1 1/2 minute video will walk you through the process. WOW one more great add-in to Google Docs. 

UPDATES to Google apps-- 

Protected sheets and ranges improvements in Google Sheets

New versions of the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps on Android and IOS

Google Forms: Streamline your Data with FilterRoster Script - In short, you collect data in a form, but it dumps it into one big Google spreadsheet.  This script, makes a spreadsheet tab for each student, so when they submit the form data, it puts it into their tab as well.  Pretty slick! 

6 things you should know how to do in the new Google Sheets - Some nice short training videos- I love them! 

Holly Batman -- Gamify reviews with a Google Sheet! 

Turn a Google Sheet into a quiz show with a template and Flippity.net - Check it out!

Google Classroom:

Everything Teachers Need to Know about GoogleClassroom - http://goo.gl/Hmu5gc 

With the Classroom mobile app for Android and iOS, students can now share to Classroom from other apps, making it a breeze to add things - like diagrams and flash cards - to assignments. 30 second video demos this one! 

YouTube tools:

How to Create an Interactive YouTube Video (YouTube Annotations) Short 7-minute how-to video.

These two resources do not totally fit under the YouTube category, but most of us will use them with YouTube... so here you go:

Awesome video to compare Zaption and EdPuzzle.  (I mentioned EdPuzzle a few weeks ago in my email/blog.)  These tools make videos ineractive and can even add assesments.  It assures you that students are watching your "flipped videos". 

eBooks:

Get Free eCopies of Class Books on Forgotten Books - http://goo.gl/SY4yzd

A couple bonus deals:

Google Play Store has Motley Crue: The Greatest Hits (MP3 Digital Album Download) for Free. Add it to your Google Play account while it's free. (You can add it to both your nsdtitans.org and your gmail account.)  Hey... who doesn't want the song "Smokin in the Boys Room."  LOL

Need a spare TV for the guest room - 32" Samsung 720p LED HDTV + $125 Dell eGift Card on sale for $217.99 (gift card will automatically apply at checkout). Shipping is free. (Gift card emailed 10-15 days later.)

Free apps, amazing web tools, new Google tools... and more in this week's list.

Web tools and sites: 

A Couple of Graphing Calculators for Your Chrome Browser via Free Technology for Teachers- http://goo.gl/gJ6GH6

An oldie... (Well only about 5 years, but that's old in Internet terms!) Have you used Prezi before? This is a cool example of what you can do.... My love for books  Students and teachers receive free plans with their Education Program! 

In my last "tech tools" I mentioned Edpuzzle.  Well Josh Allen messaged me with an EDpuzzle he created that combines a PowToons presentation with the interaction of EdPuzzle.  Pretty cool... thanks Josh!  

Via @tonyvincent (Great resource to follow on Twitter) Did you see the 10 links I shared in 2014 that got the most clicks?  Here the are!

Best EdTech Websites of 2014 - http://goo.gl/Lso9Zl

5 Favorite Apps for Language Learning: If you have an inkling to try your hand at project-based language learning (aka "PBLL”)... there are some nice tips in this list.

10 Charts Comparing Popular Ed Tech Tools -  http://goo.gl/I0TiMj <--- added this one to my Google Drive! Great resource from Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne)

Apps and Tips:

Shared this one already with a direct email... but had to list it here again! Ever want to quickly share some pictures from your phone or ipad with your classroom? This is so dead simple... a monkey could do it! Directions are here. (Apple IOS only.) ghump makes it happen! 

Article: The best video editing apps for iPad Nice list with a few free ones on the list. I tried the givit app (free) and it worked pretty good! 

Evernote Scannable - A new app by Evernote for scanning docs, business cards, papers and more. Free, and does not require an Evernote account to use. Cnet's article will get you started... Getting started with Evernote Scannable

Never get lost again. Try the new Google Translate app, for Android and iOS → http://goo.gl/NwxnX9

Google Apps & Tips:

An All Day event in Google Calendar can be a great way to block off days when you're out of the office or an important event is happening with a flexible timeframe. Unfortunately, Google hasn't allowed you to customize when you receive these event notifications...until now! -Nice 2 minute how-to video

What's New in Google Apps Newsletter - December 2014 

Google Classroom:

There is now an App!  Google’s new Classroom app opens its doors on Android and iOS 

Android app is here    IOS app is here

Five New Google Classroom Features Teachers Should Know about! 

Gooru's Google Apps resources: 

The Gooru’s Top 10 of 2014 - These short training videos to Google Apps topics are worth a look.  (I subscribe to the Gooru's email list as well as follow them on Twitter.)  The first tip is great -  How to attach an email (to another email) in Gmail. 

Today's Top Post from the Gooru - Quick Sum can help save a ton of time in Google Spreadsheets <-- Great tip if you use Google Sheets! 

A couple nice apps that are free today, great web sites, and more in this weeks list!

Web sites and tools:

10 Most Popular Teaching Tools Used This Year from Edudemic - A few gems on the list I have not heard of!  How about Edpuzzle? 

Lenny VerMaas's math app site is a great resource for finding math apps to use within your classes. 

One from my Twitter feed:  Career Choices You Will Regret In 20 Years - SO TRUE!  http://goo.gl/x2iGEQ  great insight for students... and everyone.

A great website for citing resources... Knightcite 

If you have not seen the 1 1/2 minute Google Year in Search video... it's worth the watch.  This TechRepublic article tells us what the crystal ball looks like for tech: 2014: What Google searches tell us about the year in tech 

Seven Good Student Response Systems That Work On All Devices via Free Technology for Teachers 

Brilliant. How come I never thought of this before? http://goo.gl/LzXYeY Pretty cool idea

5 Web-based Audio Recording and Editing Tools Compared - Chart http://goo.gl/r3uhzK

 Nine Popular Student Response Tools Compared In One Chart - http://goo.gl/bHpcUV

So many new apps and websites to explore → "Top 100 Sites & Apps of 2014” http://goo.gl/wl5Qm9

Present and Share Your Prezi Presentations Remotely - If you have not tried Prezi for presentations... you should! They offer EDU accounts too. 

IOS apps:

Best Free iPhone Apps: 8 paid iOS apps that are now free http://goo.gl/tYOZbK

Free Today (1-8-15) Reg. $3.00 - SamCard-business card reader & business card scanner

By SamTeam (Snap a picture of a business card and add it right into your contacts on your iPhone!) 

Free Today (1-8-15) Reg. $1.99 SuperSlo - Slow Motion Video Editor and Camera IOS App is free today.  Awesome app and editor! http://goo.gl/MmyBwE 

The best iPhone apps for science lovers http://goo.gl/jA71wO

The best iPhone apps for moviemakers http://goo.gl/ECNuDb

Auxy: Beat Studio - A new way to make electronic music. Create and mix your own drums, bass lines, and synth melodies. Auxy is modern beat making without distractions. http://goo.gl/mhVzdf  

15 Essential Apps to Install on Your New iPad http://goo.gl/wFxw0l

Best iPhone apps of 2014 http://goo.gl/nLeRmZ

Great Apps to Complement Your iMovie App - http://goo.gl/Cc8m3v

eBooks and resources:

Five Tools for Creating Multimedia Textbooks - A Comparison Chart via Free Technology for Teachers - http://goo.gl/QHNEYB

IOS tips:

New in iOS 8 for Teachers & Students http://goo.gl/9N38aq

iPad as the Teacher's Pet - Version 2.0  http://goo.gl/w7ny4F (Great resource and PDF resource!)

Google Apps and Tools:

Google A-Z - Great site with tools you may not of known about! 

Get started on organizing for the new year by checking out this Hangout on the benefits of GoogleClassroom

Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create a Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets - http://goo.gl/BrzTTU

Google Slides: Viewing Speaker Notes in a Presentation http://goo.gl/kRs5t2

6 Good Chromebook Apps for Recording and Editing Audio - http://goo.gl/W8L8oK

How to set up your new Chromebook the right way | Via PCWorld http://goo.gl/85sBNu

Extensity: The Essential Chrome App http://goo.gl/BMqahn  (If you use very many Chrome Extensions - This one is a must!)

Nice tip from Teacher Tech: Google Docs: Collaborating on a Long Document 

Google's new learning center offers a wealth of training on Google products and tools. Google's EDU on Google+ also offers some great tips and resources for the Google App world. 

Free apps, great web tools, and some amazing new tools added to Google Apps - All in this weeks list!

Websites and web 2.0 tools:

Want to add some fun and zip to some elementary coloring pages? This site, is pretty cool.  If you have never seen any augmented reality... it's worth a look, even if you teach the older grades. 

Autodesk's Design Software is Now Free for Students and Teachers ow.ly/Fo6we 

Something for your website.... 50 Interactive Activities to Embed Into Elementary School Blogs ow.ly/Fjkzm

Did you know that Google has lesson plans to help you with improve your student's searching skills? 

Top 10 Cool Tools for 2014 - This is a great list!!! Many of these have made my postings this past year too... but there are a few new gems in this list. 

5 Web-based Audio Recording and Editing Tools Compared - Chart

Map this way—Google My Maps now in Drive Starting today (12-10-14), you can access My Maps right from Google Drive, so it’s even easier to create, access and share your custom maps.

IOS (iPhone/iPad) Apps:

6 awesome paid iPhone apps you can get for free right now (Save $22!) I like the AirScanner App! (Air Scanner: Wireless Remote HD Document Camera and Overhead Projector Replacement)

Google Apps

New feature just added to Sheets!  - Use Sparklines For Quick & Easy Data Analysis (Short 2 minute video)

The Sparkline function creates a miniature chart inside a single Google Sheet cell. You’ve been able to use the Sparkline function for a long time now, but Google recently added two new types of sparklines – columns and winloss.

Slide numbers in Google Slides

The following tips come from the Gooru. CHekc out their website and subscribe to their newsletter for some great updates! 

 You Can Finally Merge Table Cells in Google Docs

It was a highly requested feature and now you can finally merge table cells in Google Docs. This is definitely a big time saver and offers some much-needed flexibility when working with tables in Google Docs. Check out today's post to learn more!

 Advanced Image Editing For Google Docs

Another update made it's way to Google Docs yesterday, giving you the ability to adjust the color and add filters to images in Google Docs. The video above shows the process in Google Slides, but you can take the same steps inside Docs!

 Prevent Files From Being Downloaded In Google Drive

Sometimes sharing files in Google Drive can make people worried because they feel like they don’t have true control of the data. While that is no more true than attaching files to emails, we’ve put together a helpful trick to keep shared files from being downloaded from Google Drive

How To Add Subtitles To Videos In Google Drive (This is pretty cool!)

Subtitles can sometimes be expensive, or take some technical expertise, to add to your videos. There's actually a really easy way to add subtitles to videos directly inside of Google Drive...anyone can do it!

Find out about all of the new features coming out in google by subscribing to this alerts email!

A new Devices and Activity dashboard gives you additional insight over the devices accessing your Google account. The page shows a comprehensive view of all devices that have been active on an account in the last 28 days, or are currently signed in. And in case any suspicious activity is noticed, there’s a setting to immediately take steps to secure an account and change a password.

Better collaboration in Hangouts video calls Posted: 19 Nov 2014 10:52 AM PST To make it easier to collaborate during Hangouts video calls, we’ve enabled the sharing of links to any Drive file directly from the chat window. Shared links will show a preview of the file right in the chat message, even when other participants don’t have their chat window open. Clicking on the link will open the file in a different browser tab so you can conveniently work on it in full view. To share a link from Drive during a Hangouts video call, click on the Chat icon and then click the Google Drive picker icon from within the chat window. Note: this feature will replace the Google Drive Hangouts app, which will no longer be available as of December 15th, 201 How To Get More Out Of Google, Four Steps To Creating A Killer User Experience -- on Visually. This is a nice infographic to share with students too! Merge Table Cells and Edit Images In Google Docs - 7 Minute YouTube tutorial by an educator for teachers and students.

Google Classroom:

Now you can attach multiple Drive files to an assignment in #GoogleClassroom.

Teachers- now you can always see revision history for assignments in GoogleClassroom, even before they’re turned in: goo.gl/o0yiWB

Chrome:

Awesome Chrome Features You Probably Aren’t Using

Some great web tools, free apps and more, in this weeks treasure chest of tools!

Misc. Web sites and tools for your classroom:

Use TEDED to make YouTube a powerful educational tool.

32 Reading Websites - These cover elementary school through high school (sites like Open Library and Gutenberg Press where students can get free copies of books they need for class)

Tons of free brain breaks to use in your classroom! Your students will love this! -Gonoodle

Free website with tons of educational curriculum games - sheppardsoftware.com

Wonderful extensive list of free online tools to spark student creativity: http://goo.gl/iazAtk

Do you Swivl?

Here at Norris, we have 4 Swivl units for staff to use.  They are awesome for recording your lessons or for evaluating your teaching style. More info and help can be found in this doc. 

Matt Rosenau posted this to our Middle School Community:

A 31-second example of the Swivl. The wireless mic allows a viewer to hear your small-group interactions with students anywhere in the room, even if there's conversation going on. Let me know if you're interested in trying it out. 

CK-12 - Amazing resource for more than just free ebooks  (Flexbooks)!

Practice, practice, practice!

Improve your learning by practicing thousands of interactive questions in Math & Science. Anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Are you Free at 1 pm on December 3rd?  - This webinar may be for you! 

CK-12: How to Build a FlexBook

Discover the easiest way to build a FlexBook using your own content as well as content available on our website.  Connect on the webinar to share tips and best practices and get answers to your CK-12 questions.

Register

Date: Tuesday December 3rd, 2014

Time: 3:00PM Pacific time

If you have not looked at CK-12 before <--- now is the time! 

Some PowTunes Awesomeness!

Lisa Harrington's class here at Norris has made some great little clips using PowTunes.  Here is just one example:

Example 1

Google Apps - Tips, Tricks and Features: 

6 Google Apps Updates You Might Have Missed From October

How to Enable and Set Limits on Your Google Forms

5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Google Apps

Earlier this week, Google announced all Spreadsheets in Google Drive will be migrated to the new version of Google Sheets. Learn all about the New Google Sheets in this short 6 minute video! (Ignore the info on opting into the new sheets. In our Norris School EDU environment... you are already opted in by default.) 

How to Create a Works Cited with Google Docs - Short two minute YouTube. 

Need a quick timer? Type "set timer 5 minutes" in Google search. Allows full screen too!

From the Google Guru (Great to follow on Twitter and via email tips!) 
With Add-ons available for Google Docs and Sheets, it was only a matter of time before these custom tools made their way to other parts of the Google Drive suite. If you happen to use Google Forms on a regular basis, you have to be thrilled that Add-ons are now available there, as well. - Now you can add custom features to Google Forms with Add-ons

Send Bulk Custome Emails Through Gmail With Google Drive - This 5 minute YouTube will show you how. 

Chromebooks and Apps:

The Chromebook Usage Collection by KC Testerman. This is a list of web tools that do not need plug-ins that can be used on chrome books. I've used all of these items and highly recommend.

Nice list of Chrome extensions in this Google Presentation. 

IOS Apps and Tips:

Here's one for the elementary staff:

Fun Timer By all4mychild FREE TODAY -  

Description

The Fun Timer has been designed specifically for kids who have little sense of time or weak time management skills. Place an image or word at the center of the timer reflecting the reward or fun to be experienced after their chore or task. When they get off task or start goofing around, just start the timer and the kids will see concretely that their fun time will disappear if they don't get back to business. The adult controls all the features to be able to use the timer at each child's developmental and cognitive levels. It's a FUN way to teach kids not to waste time!

Upgraded to IOS 8 .. get the most out of it with this huge list of new features. 

Mathseeds Kindergarden - Grade 1 - Grade2 ALL 3 FREE TODAY -

Mathseeds apps are a great way for young students to practice and master all the essential math skills. Written for the Common Core Standards, students can access a huge range of activities that make learning math fun, motivating and very rewarding!

Let's do some App Smashing: 

Easy App Smash for the Primary Grades

It's a simple app smash that we complete in Kindergarten.  It might look like there are several steps, but it's really quite easy for.... 

App Smashing Defined: The process of using multiple apps in conjunction with one another to complete a final task or project.

Free Apps, web tools, a Samsung 32" LED TV for less than $100... and more... in this weeks tech tips.

Nothing but a great deal:

This 32" Samsung TV is a great deal, especially for a second TV, etc...  It gets great reviews on the web too!  If you have a use for the $125 gift card for other purchases... your final cost is $93! 

Dell Home & Office has a 32" Samsung UN32EH4003FXZA 720p 60Hz LED HDTV + $125 Dell eGift Card (added to cart automatically) on sale for$217.99. Shipping is Free The Dell eGift Card will be sent via email approximately 10-20 days after purchase.

Speaking of deals... look at our last tip on getting Amazon Prime for free! 

Web sites and tools:

30 websites to download free photos: designskilz.com/free-photos/

Actively Learn (activelylearn.com) offers a great, free way for students to interact with reading and the teacher.

5 Good Sites and Apps for Elementary School Language Arts Lessons via Free Technology ...

Great tool for the younger kids to help get them writing! The Write About This app, gets great reviews by teachers. This short 3 minute YouTube video will tell you more.  They have a free version and the paid version unlocks more features.  (Here at Norris... let me know if need the full version!) 

America by Air - An Online Smithsonian Exhibit 

5 Tools for Adding Questions and Notes to Videos:

If you have not tried Canva ... You are missing out.  I have mentioned this one before, but its worth another shout-out! This is an awesome design and drawing tool.  Add it to your tech tool belt along with Lucid Press and Lucid Charts... and you are all set! 

Make Marvelous Movies — Via Learning in Hand. Some nice Apps, tools, advice and more. 

Lucid Press - An amazing free tool for education! 

Work with students doing resumes and portfolios? This blog post will teach you how to make digital resumes and portfolios with Lucidpress.

Whether you’re a student, teacher, or working professional, you might be assigned to give a presentation. You can make an online presentation with Lucid Press too.  This article will show you how.

Google Apps - Tips, Tricks, Apps, and more...

Free Technology for Teachers: Create a Word Cloud Within Your Google Documents

Schedule appointments easily with a little help from Google Forms & the Choice Eliminator add-on - This 3 minute YouTube will walk you through how to set this up. <--- This is cool!

Are you using Google Classroom yet?  My Google Classroom -Tips and Tricks Doc will help you get started. This doc also includes a tip on how to get text messages based on emails. This is a great way for students to get text messages based on classroom announcements. 

Create your own Docs story, with Google Story Builder.  Great intro to presentations and lessons.  Check out my own short story here: http://goo.gl/yDJ6G0

New Google Chrome extension launches your own apps from Google Drive, not Google's. (This is an Amazing app!  But the key is that you have to have the Google Drive Syncing program installed...as noted in the article.) 

• Here at our school (Norris)... if you install the Google Drive Sync tool, do not place the folder on your desktop or Z drive, place it on the local C drive.) 

The Google for Education November 2014 Newsletter can be found here. (If you are not subscribed, I would recommend it!)  Sign up here! 

Have you not done much with Google Apps yet? This free online class may help get you jump started! 

Google Basics for Teaching This self-paced, online course is intended for anyone - of any technical skill level - hoping to use Google's educational tools in the classroom. Through videos, use-cases, and examples you'll get ideas about how to bring Google for Education (including Google Apps for Education with classroom, Google Maps and more) into your teaching.

The course is available from November 18 - December 19, 2014 with support from Google Certified Teachers, peers, and content experts.

IOS Apps and tips:

Lapse It Pro • Time Lapse & Stop Motion Camera • Professional HD

By Interactive Universe FREE TODAY - 11-4-14 <---

New Features Added to Google Drive for iOS 8 - Nov. 2014

The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad 

Chrome tips and tricks:

The Secret Powers of Chrome's Address Bar 

Android items:

Best Free Android Apps: Google Opinion Rewards gets you free apps and Google Play credits.

Amazon Prime for Free! 

Great tip from our very own Josh Murtaugh: 

Get Amazon Prime free for 6 months free with edu account. Note: Many teachers have EDU accounts through Doane, UNL, and other post-secondary institutions, so you can take advantage of this offer.