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New school initiative backs tech-ready librarians

Byryan July 28, 2016July 27, 2016

Media specialist Samantha Edwards wants noise in her library—and she hears it.Last fall, Edwards, the librarian at Fogelsville Elementary School in Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, opened a modest self-publishing center in the library outfitted with an iMac, a printer and a machine to bind books.

She noticed how excited her students were to create their own publishing projects, and decided to expand the publishing center into a “makerspace,” a designated area for students to learn technology skills and tinker with electronics.

Source: New school initiative backs tech-ready librarians

What a great way to bring making into the school and community.

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Introducing Google Cast for Education

Byryan June 29, 2016June 29, 2016

Google Cast for Education is a free Chrome app that allows students and teachers to share their screens wirelessly from anywhere in the classroom. Cast for Education carries video and audio across complex school networks, has built-in controls for teachers, and works seamlessly with Google Classroom. Source: Google Cast for Education Help And here I’ve…

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Interactive Google Slides, Windows Keyboard Shortcuts, and a comic – Top 3 of the Week

Byryan February 28, 2021February 28, 2021

https://eduk8.me/2021/02/full-screen-interactive-google-slides/ https://eduk8.me/2021/02/my-top-10-windows-keyboard-shortcuts-for-teachers-youtube/ https://eduk8.me/2021/02/the-helpdesk-comic/

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life @coolcatteacher

Byryan May 5, 2016May 4, 2016

So many of these tools are new to me. It is amazing how I use them every single day. Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom right now. Source: 36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life @coolcatteacher This is such a great list of tools and apps,…

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Using your email as an organizational tool

Byryan January 31, 2023January 29, 2023

I wanted a quick way to record tasks and an easy way to see what needs to be done, and I’ve done both with Gmail. Prerequisites This article will cover setting up Gmail, but the procedures will work with any email account that supports filters. I use plus aliasing for the recipient email address in…

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Don’t bother cropping those smartphone pics

Byryan February 10, 2016February 10, 2016

When taking pictures with your smartphone, two tips come to mind: Don’t bother cropping before taking the picture Almost all smartphones use a digital zoom for zooming instead of an optical zoom. An optical zoom uses lenses to adjust the image being caught by the sensor, but since smartphones do not have the space for…

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Automate yourself with IFTTT #tlah

Byryan June 10, 2014June 8, 2014

The tagline for IFTTT is Put the internet to work for you. What then mean is that you can automate tasks, allowing for you to create workflows that you didn’t believe were possible or were too time consuming. IFTTT is short for If This Then That. To begin using IFTTT, you add channels for services…

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