An Eduk8meme, Sir Links a Lot, and managing a city – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2020/05/eduk8meme-12k-steps/ https://eduk8.me/2020/05/create-links-to-google-drive-documents-quickly-and-easily-with-sir-links-a-lot/ https://eduk8.me/2020/05/try-managing-a-city-in-micropolis-online/
Caffeine has benefits, but increasing creativity is not one of them
Caffeine increases the ability to focus and problem solve, but a new study by a University of Arkansas researcher indicates it doesn’t stimulate creativity. Source: Caffeine Boosts Problem-Solving Ability but Not Creativity, Study Indicates | University of Arkansas The stereotypical image of the author writing in the local coffeeshop fueled by coffee and scones may…
Try managing a city in Micropolis Online
Source: Micropolis Online Have you ever thought about what it takes to run a city? What if you wanted your students to try their hand at running a city? The game SimCity came out all the way back in 1989, and now you can play a facsimile with Micropolis. You can sign in with a…
Create links to Google Drive Documents quickly and easily with Sir Links-a-Lot
Source: Sir Links-a-Lot – Chrome Web Store Here’s a neat extension with an even better name. After adding Sir Links-a-Lot to Google Chrome, you can easily create links for Google Docs/Sheets/Slides documents for others to preview or copy. I’ve written before on how to modify the address of a Google Docs/Sheets/Slides document, Sir Links-a-Lot is…
Screencast to animated gif with Gifcap
Source: gifcap Last week I mentioned Screen Recorder, which allows you to create a screencast with nothing more than a browser. This week I bring you gifcap, which can create animated gifs with a browser. To start, click Start Recording. Your screen will be recorded until you stop the recording. Once finished, you can trim the…
A Meme, free screenrecorder, and converting Screencastify videos – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2020/05/eduk8meme-just-like-that/ https://eduk8.me/2020/04/quick-and-dirty-screen-recorder-free-and-no-install-required/ https://eduk8.me/2020/04/converting-video-with-handbrake-works-well-with-those-screencastify-videos/
Notification overload
The problem with alerts is that they don’t scale. They create noise. Every time you poke everyone with a bulletin, you’ve taken attention away with no hope of giving it back. Source: Bulletins vs bulletin boards | Seth’s Blog One of the best things you can ever do for yourself is to take control of…