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🧑🏫 AI in the classroom, teens and social media, how not to be bored at work, and more – Of bits and bytes for February 10, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week This week I’ll be presenting Google Sheets Glow Up at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference (OETC25). If you’re interested in learning more about how to…
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😱 Jump scary tabs, generative AI for reading assignments, and more – Of bits and bytes for February 3, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Wow, it’s February already! Hard to believe the first four weeks of 2025 are now in the past, only 11 months until Christmas. Next week…
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🙋♂️ Google Updates, Student AI use, and more – Of bits and bytes for January 27, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Thanks for waiting This past weekend I had the most glorious opportunity of attending two Ryan Meetups in San Diego. After making it three days…
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🏂 AI & writing, tech leading to burnout, and more – Of bits and bytes for January 20, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Apps Google Workspace is putting Gemini in all Business and Enterprise plans instead of breaking it out into an additional fee. While this isn’t directed…
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☃️ Bluesky, more AI, and focusing on the why not the how – Of bits and bytes for January 13, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Apps Bluesky is a social media platform that got its start at as a project at Twitter/X. The interface is designed to mimic what you…
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🙋 Last names & poorer grades, fidget spinners, and more – Of bits and bytes for January 6, 2025
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Back from break And we’re back from break! Over the past two weeks I mapped out a game plan to create more content for Eduk8me…
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K-2 Word Mapping Google Sheet
Last week I attened the ITIP Ohio Google Summit. One of the sessions I attended was Getting Google-y in K-2 Reading presented by Jazmine Monroe and Becky McDonald. One of their examples was a Google Sheet that was formatting for Word Mapping, using conditional formatting to reflect correct and incorrect answers. I thought this was…
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Using email filters to add tasks to your todo list
I previously mentioned using Gmail filters to quickly create notes or track what you’ve completed. However, what about tasks? Read on to learn how to create a to do list that lives in a folder in your email. Although I describe the steps on how to do this in Gmail, the concept works with any…
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Two settings I change first when using Google Chrome
There are two settings I change when I start up Chrome for the first time. Here’s a YouTube Short showing the settings: Turn on sync By signing in to Google Chrome and turning on sync, all of my bookmarks, extensions, passwords, and more sync. This allows me to use my laptop, my desktop, or a…
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Open Google Drive documents fast with the desktop Google Drive app
Here is the absolute most fastest way to open up files from your Google Drive, especially files like Google docs, Google sheets, etc. The Google Drive app There are two ways to access Google Drive, through the browser or through the app. A lot of people only interact with Google drive through the browser, but…
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Windows 11 SE laptops are becoming available to go up against Chromebooks
Source: Windows 11 SE laptops arrive to take on Chromebooks in schools – The Verge Competition is good, and right now Chromebooks could use a good competitor. Windows 11 SE laptops could be a good option for schools, but only if Microsoft makes them easy to manage. Chromebooks are great in the management department. Need to…
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How to create animated gifs of data with Data Gif Maker from Google
Source: Data Gif Maker Wow, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Data Gif Maker before! The Google site is a great way to create animated gifs that you can use in projects such as Google Slides. It took me all of a minute to create this gif: Once you create your gif, you can…
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Learn spreadsheets with sheethacks
Source: SheetHacks: Discover the best tips and tricks for Google Sheets and Excel. Sometimes, you don’t know the problem you are having until you see the solution. Using spreadsheets fall into this category. There are things that you don’t know are possible with a spreadsheet, so you never ask or search for them. That’s where…
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Creating an interactive fiction experience with Google Slides
Source: Write an If-Then Adventure Story – Applied Digital Skills If you haven’t realized, I like interactive fiction (IF) and have written several posts on creating IF. Someone at Google likes is to because Google has created an entire lesson plan on creating IF in Google Slides. Although it is broken up into 4 lessons,…
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Google Search date range shortcut extension for Google Chrome
Source: Google Search date range shortcut – Chrome Web Store If you use the search by time feature in Google search, then do I have an extension for you! The Google Search date range shortcut extension allows you to add your own custom search ranges to the Google Search Date tool. After installing the extension,…