Middle School Tech
September 2016
Enabling Text to Speech on Microsoft Word Documents
Follow these simple steps to enable text to speech on any Word document.
Type with your voice on Google Docs!
Go into settings (Windows 10).
Select "time and language."
Scroll down to microphone, and follow the prompts on the screen.
The microphone will now be ready to use.
Using the microphone for speech to text in Google Docs:
Click on the link. Scroll down to step 2, and click on "typing with your voice."
Windows 10 Tutorials
Having a hard time adjusting to Windows 10?
Here is a one-stop page filled with tutorials to answer some of your questions.
Check out an awesome way to create a better presentation with Sway.
Sign in with your school credentials, or create a personal account by going to
https://login.microsoftonline.com/
Click on the Sway icon to get started.
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Teach Geography with TEch
Practical Tech in the Classroom
How about trying a URL of the day?
Instead of writing out the quote, provide students with the URL, and have them locate the day's quote themselves. Use the quotes for thought-provoking conversations or written reflection.
Here are a few links to help get you started:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes_of_the_day.html