Summer tech opportunities revisited:
Summer 2018 tech opportunities for Norris staff! - Check it out! Watch for more info coming out later on the Google and Tech Boot Camp - Offered at Norris. August 7 & 8.
One more opening for Google Summit! - WIth Becky Wilhelm leaving the district (We will miss you Becky!) we have one more opening to fill her spot. If you are interested, let me know ASAP.
Virtual Classroom Experience June 7, 2018 - ESU 6
See the attached flyer for more information on this event. If there are any questions please contact: Terri Hettenbaugh 402.761.3341 terri.hettenbaugh@esu6.org
Misc. websites and tools:
Way to manage the volume in your class. https://bouncyballs.org/
Are you using your Chromebook to whiteboard? If not... now may be a good time to try it out!
I have updated my Whiteboard and drawing tools doc with a couple new tools. Combine it with Cast and walk around the room!
6 Ways Quizzes in Google Forms Are Getting Smarter
The Keyword | Google is announcing six new features based on valuable feedback from teachers and designed to help educators continue using Quizzes in Google Forms in creative ways.
WOW - here are a couple great resource list of tech tools!
The ESU 5 ISTE Toolkit includes over 180 technology tools (with a FOCUS on FREE) that could be leveraged when implementing instruction promoting digital age skills. ESU 5 ISTE Toolkit - Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the searchable list.
How many of these tools have you heard of? (There were a couple new gems in here for me!)
How are we doing at Phishing?
Homeland Security Chief Cites Phishing as Top Hacking Threat - It's scary and the bad guys are getting in by having us click on things we should not be clicking on. I think we are getting better.... but we still have a ways to go. (See the article below how a kid Phished his teachers.) Here is the info from our latest report:
Google slides - So much more... publish books, use it as your publishing program and more! Tip from the Google EDU Newsletter:
Creating Stop Motion in Slides
“I utilize Google Slides frequently to create engaging and sharp graphic publications to communicate information. I have even used Google Slides to publish a children's book. Recently, I have moved into teaching students how to create stop motion with Google slides - creating a series of slides where the images are moved slightly each time in order to design a small animation. This is a very engaging strategy and tool to showcase student learning in a new creative way as they can be done on any curriculum topic. All you do is create your slides, publish to the web, and adjust the timing in the url from delay loop 3,000 to 200. Give it a try!” - Emma Cottier, Saanich School District, (@EmmaCottier)
“I utilize Google Slides frequently to create engaging and sharp graphic publications to communicate information. I have even used Google Slides to publish a children's book. Recently, I have moved into teaching students how to create stop motion with Google slides - creating a series of slides where the images are moved slightly each time in order to design a small animation. This is a very engaging strategy and tool to showcase student learning in a new creative way as they can be done on any curriculum topic. All you do is create your slides, publish to the web, and adjust the timing in the url from delay loop 3,000 to 200. Give it a try!” - Emma Cottier, Saanich School District, (@EmmaCottier)
What's coming from Google - Pretty cool!
(Thanks to Williams for the heads-up on these features coming soon!)
Google Photos will soon be able to colorize old photos You have to watch this short video demo!
Google just gave a stunning demo of Assistant making an actual phone call You have to watch this short video demo!
The above 3 and a few more were found here: The 10 biggest announcements from Google I/O 2018
Quizzes, now part of Google Earth
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Time for Some Geo Guessing
Google Earth launched a multiple-choice quiz where you can test your knowledge of places near and far! With the share to Google Classroom link, you can challenge your students to beat your score. Ready to test your knowledge?
If you are not using the new Gmail - you are mission out! Here is one more cool feature:
Posted: 14 May 2018 09:12 AM PDT
When your inbox is flooded with emails, some will inevitably slip through the cracks. Luckily, the new Gmail can help. It will now “nudge” users to reply to emails they may have missed and to follow up on emails for which they haven’t received a response.
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California Teen Phished His Teachers to Change Grades
Engadget | A student at Ygnacio Valley High School in California created a fake website that looked identical to the school's and then sent emails to teachers in an attempt to get them to sign into his fake site. At least one did, which allowed him to collect their login and password info. He then reportedly used that information to get into the Mount Diablo Unified School District IT network where he then changed other students' grades -- he even lowered some. "It was like stealing candy from a baby," he said. He was arrested on 14 felony counts. Full article here.
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