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New camera features (scanning, QR Codes, and more) on the Chromebooks

Byryan December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

Source: Do even more with your Chromebook camera

Chromebooks are getting some cool camera abilities. I don’t know what is better, the scanning of the documents or the QR code reader.

With the built in scanner, students and teachers will be able to take a document and “scan” it. This is different than just taking a picture of the document. When you scan with the camera, the Chromebook will do edge detection of the paper and de-skew the paper, making the document appear to be scanned in.

As for the QR code reader, I can’t believe it has taken this long to be added to the Chromebooks. Students will now be able to hold up a QR code to their camera to navigate to a site. This could add a new dimension to any paper work the student does in the classroom.

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Dreading another Google Meet? Maybe you need Meeting Intruders

Byryan August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Source: B-REEL Meeting Intruders – Chrome Web Store Yes, I need this in my life.

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Windows 11 SE laptops are becoming available to go up against Chromebooks

Byryan January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

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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Control distractions with Strict Workflow

Byryan March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

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…

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Alice Keeler Webcam Record Chrome extension

Byryan September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Source: Alice Keeler Webcam Record – Chrome Web Store Sure, you may have already installed Screencastify or Loom, but what if you what to record a quick 30 second webcam video of yourself? Say, to give directions? Then look no further than the Alice Keeler Webcam Record Chrome Extension (say that five times fast). Once…

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Be chill and create your own lo-fi beats

Byryan September 19, 2020September 9, 2020

Source: Lo-Fi Player Here’s a fun little activity that students could play around with when they just need a second to chill. The Lo-Fi Player has several items you can click around with to create the chill beats that you need. And, when you are finished, you can share your production with a simple link.

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Create animated gifs and crop video with ezGIF

Byryan February 19, 2020February 17, 2020

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…

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