Don’t let your spare USB drives go to waste! Use them to prepare for disaster and turn them into toolkits that might one day save your neck. USB jump drives are a dying breed. As the process of transferring data becomes increasingly wireless, many are left with underutilized USB drives crammed into drawers. That is,…
There’s a common phrase among reporters: “The news never sleeps.” This is why many news outlets rely on cloud-based productivity tools like Google Docs and Sheets to share information, check facts and collaborate in real time. And The New York Times is no exception. In May 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a new health care law affecting millions…
Use Photopea to edit Photoshop files on Chromebooks or in a browser. Photopea is a full-fledged graphics and photo editor that works with Photoshop, GIMP, and Sketch file formats. It supports layers, raster & vector graphics, and a full suite of editing tools. The free version does have ads, but student’s don’t need to have an…
Want to know one common habit among successful people? They get things out of their head and down on paper (or some other note-taking device). In fact, Richard Branson has been known to carry a notebook with him everywhere he goes, and credits writing things down as one of his most powerful success habits. Source: The…
It would appear that Open Plan Classrooms (OPCs) are making a comeback. Or probably more accurately, they never really went away. You may have also heard of them being referred to as Modern Learning Environments (MLEs). I have no knowledge of their prevalence, past or present. But it is looking increasingly likely that your local…
Running Windows on a Chromebook with Paperspace. Quick summary Using Paperspace.com I can run a full version of Windows remotely. It does cost, and it does require a fast connection. The downsides are outweighed by the convenience of filling in some of the uses that are still difficult or impossible to do on a Chromebook…
Of course, a company is only as great as its employees. At the recently held ASU GSV Summit, Weiner revealed the actions his company is taking to look for talent in non-traditional places. Speaking about the qualities LinkedIn is looking for in potential hires, which includes passion and fire, a great work ethic, perseverance, loyalty, and a growth mindset, Weiner…
But the best of the best use Google Sheets differently than most. The experts use Sheets to automate their work. To help you take your Google Sheets game to ?, meet David Krevitt. David is the Mozart of Google Sheets. Ha, 2017 composer! Time-consuming tasks which take most entrepreneurs hours, David is able to do in just minutes. (Thanks,…
Fingers, blocks, pebbles and a myriad of other physical manipulatives are all tools helping students problem solve. But does that usefulness carry over when physical manipulatives give way to digital ones? The answer is a resounding yes! In her dissertation paper “Do Gestural Interfaces Promote Thinking?” published in 2011, Ayelet Segal, confirms that interactions with touch screens are effective in…
Gravit Designer is a cross-platform vector graphics program. In the past I’ve recommended Boxy SVG as a way to edit vector files on Chromebooks. Boxy SVG works pretty well, but it doesn’t have near the features that Gravit Designer includes. Gravit Designer is a cross-platform tool that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and in the browser. Apps…