Appy Teacher Appreciation Week
Apps to help the busy teacher!
Apps curated with the busy teacher in mind!
We understand the last quarter of the year is one of the most hectic times of the academic year for our teachers. There are many apps created just to make your life run a little more smoothly. Your ITRTs have gathered some apps to help you increase efficiency in your busy work life. Each day during Teacher Appreciation Week we will share a new gem with you!
Enjoy!
Day 5: Game Changing Google Extensions
Google Chrome Extensions
Here are some Google options you can use to increase productivity. If you haven't taken a look at what's available in the Chrome Webstore, now is your chance! There are lots of free extensions you can add to your Chrome browser that will make your life easier.
Find the Google Apps button at the top of your Chrome browser every time you open a new tab.
Select the Webstore icon.
Use the search tool to explore Extensions or type in this space to find a particular extension.
Extensions to Try
The following Extensions will surely help you streamline your work life. Once you've followed the above steps to access the webstore, search for these extensions to help make your life easier.
One Tab
Saves your many open tabs with a name you assign it.
Turn Off the Lights
Using YouTube videos as instructional support? Try cutting out all the visual noise using Turn Off the Lights.
Clever
Did you know Clever has an extension? Add Clever here to get to it quickly and easily whenever you are signed in to Chrome.
Grammarly
This is the spell check/grammar check tool you've been waiting for. Works in more online environments.
IM Translator
Translate complete passages or sentences with the inline translator using this IM Translator Extension.
Read & Write
Help write in Google Documents and hear audio playback that reads the content on most websites with Read & Write.
Day 4: Next Level Google Drive Tips for the Experienced User
Google Drive
Google Resources seem to be all around us. Why not use their latest updates to your advantage? Take a look at Google's most recent options for teachers that you are sure to find useful in your day-to-day tasks from ITRT Natalie Davis.
Click here to learn more.
https://youtu.be/RwPvmBDxJ_U
Google Drive Tips
Click here to take a look.
Day 3: Use these Google Calendar tips and tricks to streamline your life!
Google Calendar
It's a date! Well, maybe it's a meeting or an appointment that you don't want to forget. Any way you look at it, Google Calendar functions can really help you keep things in order. Here are a few resources from ITRT Stacy-Ann Green. Take a look to find new ways to organize important events in your life. Click the images and the button to see what we have for you!
Google Calendar Flyer
Click here to learn more about Google Calendar.
https://youtu.be/dA_OGN4Sscs
Day 2: Share Digital Content with your students easily with Wakelet and YellKey
Wakelet
Wakelet provides a simple platform for teachers to quickly and easily share digital content with their students. Take a look at this 1-minute video to learn more about the simplicity of this tool from ITRT Dina Logo.
Click the image or click here.
Here is an example of Wakelet.
Click the image below to see what it can do.
Wakelet
Try Wakelet.
Yellkey
When you are finished creating your Wakelet or your YouTube Playlist Cyndi shared with us all yesterday, YellKey will take the odd combination of letters and numbers that make up the URL and name it with a simple word that is easy for your students to type in on their computers.
Click on the image or click here.
Yellkey
Try Yellkey!
Day 1: Organize your YouTube Playlists
Youtube offers so many educational videos, you are sure to find teachers who share the same strategies you use. You probably already have found videos that help students grasp difficult concepts while connecting to the content in a real and relevant way. Let ITRT Cyndi help you get your Youtube Playlists organized so everything is ready to go when you are working with your students to make the most of your instructional time.
Click the image below to learn more.