Digi-Know

Have you ever wanted to learn more about your students or how to pronounce their name?
The following video shows how you can utilize a Google form to collect file uploads. Students will also use: https://online-voice-recorder.com/ to create their response.

Visit the online form and upload your answer: Joy Share

Feel free to make your own form and try with your class. I wonder what other creative ways you can utilize the file upload feature or https://online-voice-recorder.com.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Level Up your lessons with Pear Deck

Have you ever wanted to ensure your students were paying attention? Why not try Pear Deck?

Tutorial Video: https://youtu.be/9PJgsa-fnmA

Pear Deck: Quick Start Guide

Signup for a training webinar: https://www.peardeck.com/learn-pear-deck

Lessons and Activities: https://www.peardeck.com/orchard/

20 ways to utilize Pear Deck (DitchtheTextbook article)

Making Flashcards (Matt Miller tutorial)

Add closed Captioning: (video tutorial)

Grade 6-12 staff currently have access to Pear Deck.
Contact Shawn Mahoney for more information.

Level up your lessons with Pear Deck !

Friday, November 2, 2018

Video Tutorial - Best Sources for Images

Image Search Options

It can be a challenge to find images for student projects. A Google image search has the Safe Search feature activated by default, an image search can sometimes show results not appropriate for school use. It is also important to adhere to digital copyright protocol. The following video demonstrates various ways students can find appropriate images. The links below show resources for images and ways to edit or create your own.

Image Search Options:
Creative Commons: https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/

Kid Friendly Search Engine: https://www.kiddle.co

Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/

Students can create their own artwork with: http://kleki.com/

Advanced artwork can be created with: https://pixlr.com/

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Google Cast Your Chromebook

With Google Cast for Education, you can share your chromebook screen with your teacher station to show on the projector screen. Watch this video to see the process:

Follow these steps to find out how:

Monday, September 24, 2018

Student Video Resources

The following sites offer free educational video content for students:

Crash Course YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

DiscoveryEd - http://www.discoveryeducation.com/students/

Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/

National Geographic for Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos/

NBC Learn - https://indiana.nbclearn.com/

Next Vista - http://www.nextvista.org/ - student created videos and contests

Watch Know Learn - http://www.watchknowlearn.org/

More Resources

Add questions to video with Edpuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/

Thursday, September 13, 2018

New Google Earth adventures

Google Earth is now available to students with Chromebooks. While the older version used to only be available as a downloaded program, the New Google Earth is accessible in Google Chrome. Click here to view: https://www.google.com/earth/
Explore guided tours with the "Voyager" tool (found on left side of screen)
Looking for ways to integrate Google Earth in your curriculum? Be sure to check out Google Outreach: https://www.google.com/earth/outreach/
How long has Google Earth been around? Take a look at this time lapse of 25 locations: https://youtu.be/OgSSED7f1tM

More Info at Google Earth FAQ