Control distractions with Strict Workflow
Source: Strict Workflow – Chrome Web Store Strict Workflow is a combination Pomodoro Timer and web filter. A Pomodoro Timer is a work/break timer, where each 25 minutes working and 5 minute break is one pomodoro. Complete 4 pomodoros and get a 15 minute break. It’s a way to help you stay on task. Strict…
Create animated gifs and crop video with ezGIF
Source: Animated GIF editor and GIF maker As I was preparing for my conference presentations, I needed a cropped animation. So, naturally, I started searching the web for some tools that would let me crop video and I came across ezGif. Not only can you create animated gifs, you can edit and crop video, add…
The future of remote work – communications
Imagine waking up to 20-40 red numbers of unread messages in Slack. Almost all with the expectation of doing something about them as soon as possible. Or having to check them to see what’s urgent and what’s not. This creates stress. Stress doesn’t make you productive. Not being productive means you are not happy. Source:…
Fact Monster is a reference site designed for kids
Source: Fact Monster – A Trusted Reference Site for Kids Fact Monster is a reference site to be used with students in grades 3 or 4 on up. Some content may be usable in the lower grades, but a lot of the references pull from sources such as the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. The site pulls…
Remove Pinterest from your search results with Unpinterested
Source: Unpinterested! – Chrome Web Store There are times that you find out a thing exists that you didn’t know you needed. Unpinterested! is one of those things. Pinterest is fine for a lot of things, but it’s usage diminishes for me when I’m looking for something. Unpinterested! is a Google Chrome extension that will…
Focus on the video in any browser with Turn Off the Lights
Source: Turn Off the Lights Extension enhance your YouTube Videos I could see this extension being very useful for the teacher when using Youtube or other video in the classroom, along with students who may be distracted when watching video.
Using only a Google search you can listen to sounds of animals from around the world
Source: animal sounds – Google Search If you’re not a kindergarten teacher, I doubt Google’s animal sound search will be much of use. Well, that is unless you are a middle school student and are looking for that right sound to play in class during a lecture. In that case, I would recommend the hyena…
{Edtech} Do voice assistants have a place in the classroom?
During the holiday season, connected devices containing voice-activated assistants from Amazon (Alexa) and Google were among the most popular gifts. This week at the giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES), lots of companies demonstrated many more future products infused with Alexa, Google, and Apple’s Siri. Including “smart” shower hardware. But, according to the ACLU blog, you may want…