Hofius Hi-Tech Highlights
Tech Tips for a 1:1 Chromebook Campus
May 7, 2019
Teacher Love from PTO
FREE TCEA Membership during Teacher Appreciation Week
Had to share this great deal with everyone! Texas Computer Educators' Association is offering free memberships and renewals to all Texas educators during Teacher Appreciation Week! Click HERE during Teacher Appreciation Week and sign up today!
TCEA provides all sorts of free professional development to members online, as well as free e-books, advocacy updates, special interest groups and more.
If you plan to go to Aldine's fabulous TCCA conference in October, it's free, but the conference requires a TCEA membership. Here's your chance! TCCA is really an amazing conference each year. Jake Miller (Educational Duct Tape podcast) is keynoting it this year! AND it's right down the road!
This is a really GREAT TCEA deal! Try it out while you can!
Check out these other great Teacher Appreciation Weeks Deals
Updated 2nd Semester Finals Schedule
End Of Year MAP Testing
Setting Up and Proctoring MAP Testing
Need a refresher on setting up and proctoring a MAP assessment? Check out this VIDEO on how to get your online test available to students. Refer to this HANDOUT for tips on proctoring and troubleshooting during the MAP test.
MAP Accommodations
Click HERE for assistance with assigning student accommodations during the testing session.
MAP Testing Student Screen Resolution Issues
How to Insert Audio in Google Slides
The long-awaited Google Slides audio feature has finally arrived! (If you don't have it yet, you will soon!) Users can now insert audio in Google Slides – voice, music, narration, sound effects, any type of audio you have access to or want to create.
For many years, Google users have asked how to add audio–usually narration or background music–to Google Slides. Google has finally heard this request, and there is now a new menu option: Insert > Audio!
How to Insert Audio in Google Slides (Step-by-Step)
There are so many ways that you can use this feature in your lesson plans and student projects. If you are looking for project ideas, check out Kasey Bell's post titled 25 Ways to Use Audio in Google Slides.
*Please note: If you do not have access to this feature yet, you should see it by mid-May 2019. Currently, this feature is only available on the desktop version of Google Slides.
The Largest Database of Free Icons
All you have to do is search an image, download the file, and attribute the source. Icons are available in black and white or in color.
This site will soon become one of your favorites!
Summer Staff Development Registration is NOW Open
Klein ISD EMPOWER Digital Learning Conference
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