💥 Tech tools - Form add-ons, make your own GIF's, Cool brush tool and more in this weeks tech tips!

If you in the Elementary and not using SeeSaw... you are missing out!

Jason has been working with a lot of teachers in the elementary getting Seesaw up and rolling. The feedback from staff and parents have been great!  If you have not tried it out yet... make an appointment with Jason to check it out!  SeeSaw's home page. -- 2-minute video overview. 

Misc. Tech Resources: 

Intelligent Search in Google Drive Available for All G Suite Editions - This new feature has just been added to Google Drive. (Our nsdtitans.org domain is on rapid release for feature sets.)

G Suite quick access side panel in Drive - Coming to the web.

You can now access the side panel while using Drive on the web. That means you can access Calendar, Keep, and Task while using Drive, Gmail, Calendar, or Editor products (Docs, Sheets, and Slides).

Organize Your Browsing with This Chrome Dashboard Extension 

Record a 3-second reaction video with your computer's webcam and share as an animated GIF with the free website http://andtheniwaslike.co  COOL!

How to Make and Use Your Own VR Tours in Google Expeditions  -Remember we have a couple of VR carts available for Google Expeditions! 

How to Make Common Craft-style Explanatory Videos. 

VoicePods Adds a Multiple Voice Option

How to Virtually Place Yourself in Front of Any Landmark With Free Image Editing Tools - Using  Remove.bg  

How to Create & Use Canned Responses in Gmail - This has been one of my favorites for a long time now! - Give it a try. I love this Gmail feature! 

How to Use and How to Disable Gmail's Smart Replies - Short 2 minute video, (If you are not using these... you are missing out. 

 Google Has Improved Access to G Suite Accessibility Settings 

✂️ Upload a photo to http://online.photoscissors.com. Mark what to keep with green and what to remove with red. See the results instantly, and download as a PNG with a transparent background.

Gdocs and Forms add-ons:

5 Favorite Google Forms Add-ons  and My 5 Favorite Google Docs Add-ons via Richard Byrne @rmbyrne  

Head over to http://brush.ninja . Draw a series of frames and export as an animated GIF. COOL!

Classroomtools.net has added another tool! 

Animated Cube Creator -  What is it?

Create an animated 3D cube with text, images, and media. 

Save your work for future editing and embed it in your own website. 

If you have not looked at any of their other resources... now may be a good time! https://www.classtools.net/  

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Some great resources from Ditch That Textbook:

Google Slides for interactive notebooks - Google Slides interactive notebooks + 20 activities to fill them.  Think out of the box using slides- it's the best-kept secret for teachers! 

30 Google Classroom tips every teacher must know!

Taking notes can be a drag. - Creating notes into something special -- something very visual that actually represents your personality and learning preferences -- is magical. 10 tips for creating awesome diginotes with Canva

Speech & Thought Bubbles in Google Drawings

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