The Raspberry foundation released their newest model of the Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi 3. It is faster than the 2 it replaces, and adds wifi and bluetooth, all for the same $35. The addition of wifi is a big deal. No longer will you have to use one of the USB ports for a…
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Unless you’ve degreed in visual or graphic communications, creating appealing images or graphics may be challenging to many. In this blog, I’ll share some graphic design tips that can help you have a better grasp at creating images, and some tools that will aid you in creating visually appealing graphics. Source: Simple Graphic Design for…
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On a recent late-night formula run, I passed by a large display of books about teaching children to code. I have seen these books around, but never such a large display directed toward elementary-aged children. These books are part of a flood of resources—summer coding camps, after-school code clubs, apps designed to teach kindergarteners the…
Speak is an extension for Chrome that performs text to speech. You may already know about Speak-It, but it has two issues that may not work for you in your district. One is the fact that is free for non-commercial use only. Does a school district satisfy that requirement? I don’t know. The second is…
13 Gmail hacks for teachers A continuation of Gmail hacks for teachers. Highlight rows in Google Sheets with conditional formatting It’s easy to highlight cells in Google Sheets, this shows how to highlight an entire row. The Best Schools In The World Do This. Why Don’t We? I would have never guessed the three items…