Google catches a lot of flak for having too many messaging apps, but there’s another messaging-style app that you almost surely forgot about. It is called Spaces and it’s shutting down on April 17th. Google’s traditional Spring cleaning is starting early — and with it maybe the company is showing it can be a little…
Renderforest is another option to create online videos and animation. Want another option to create videos and animations online? Check out Renderforest. After a quick sign-up, you can get started creating your video. There are several templates to use to get started. Each scene in the template has areas for you to drop pictures or add text….
\Recognize this language? ¿Cual es su nombre? How about this one? { console.log(“Name: “ + myString); } The first one is Spanish. The next, although those are English words, is JavaScript, a computer language. Computers are everywhere, from microwaves to phones, from cars to the international space station. They may have different functions, but they…
Spiral offers teachers a quick and easy way to engage their classroom and measure understanding. Teachers can create and log into Spiral using a Google, Facebook, Twitter, Clever, or Edmodo account. They can also create an email log in if they don’t have access to those services. Once logged in, you can use one of the four apps…
A few months ago, I noticed an increased amount of discussion around the notion of blended learning. Many of these conversations started on a similar note: “We’re blended—all of our teachers use Google Classroom” (or Edmodo, Schoology, Canvas, Moodle, etc.). However, in probing further, I often discovered that these tools had merely digitized existing content…
Today’s updates for the Class Notebook add-in for OneNote desktop update include: Grade scale support for Canvas and Skooler. Skooler joins the OneNote add-in family. Stickers—now includes the ability to customize. Source: OneNote Class Notebook add-in now includes grade scales, improved LMS integration and sticker customization – Office Blogs Some great additions to OneNote Class…
Go Pollock is a web based tool to gather feedback from students. The teacher creates a set of questions for a quiz. When the class is ready, the teacher starts the session and can monitor the students as they go through the questions at their own pace. Go Pollock could be used as an exit or…
For those of you using Chromebooks in their instruction, the chart below is a great resource to keep handy. The chart is based on insights collected from Chromebook Help. As is the case with Google Drive Guidelines chart, the purpose of this work is to provide teachers and educators (and students) with a quick and…
There’s ongoing debate in the art world about whether or not the great Renaissance painters may have used optical aids to help them trace the timeless masterpieces which now hang in galleries all around the world. But while that might be a controversial accusation for a renowned art master, the idea of drawing over a…
Would you like a simple way to create explainer videos? Then check out mysimpleshow With mysimpleshow you write your script, add the elements to the scenes (or use the ones mysimpleshow suggests), and you’re done. Using text to speech, mysimpleshow will create a video with a computer voice for the voiceovers. It actually sounds pretty good. To get started, create an…