Flash is dead, a comic, and new works in the public domain – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2020/12/ding-dong-flash-is-dead/
https://eduk8.me/2020/12/goodbye-2020-comic/
https://eduk8.me/2020/12/public-domain-day-is-coming/
Last May, I backed a project on Kickstarter1 for the CHIP computer. At $9, the CHIP computer is the cheapest single board computer (SBC) that is fully functional. The Raspberry Pi project released the Pi Zero at $5 during the past year, but it isn’t fully functional since you still have to buy an SD…
For the past three months I’ve been using the Asus Flip Chromebook as my main mobile device, and you know what? It works pretty well. I bought the Flip on a whim back in May when Google announced that Android apps were coming to Chrome OS. Since then, Google has released Android apps on a…
Most presentations are linear in format, one slide after another. What if you wanted to make it more interactive, allowing your students to choose the path they take? Well, you can with Google Slides. I’ve made the sample presentation public so you can see how the final product works. The following video shows how you…
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…
With the latest update to ChromeOS today, Google has added the Play store to Asus Flip Chromebook. I’ve been spending the last couple of hours playing with it, and here is what I’ve found out so far. First, though, if you want to try it out on your Flip, you’ll need to switch to the…