Tech 101
Fast and Easy Tips to Make You Look Like A Tech Genius!
February 2015
Boise School District librarians offer this monthly newsletter to provide tips and information about some of the digital resources available to both teachers and students.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
FactCite
FactCite Biography for Beginners and Greek and Roman Mythology databases are an excellent resource for younger students to begin researching. With a clean and simple interface, it also provides an Easy Reading Version, allowing students the ability to search at their reading level.
Meograph
With Meograph, you can create "4D storytelling” through a simple interface that lets users add images, video and text to a story they want to tell. It’s free.
Meograph lets you create and share interactive stories that combine video with maps, a timeline and links, filling in that often missing context of where and when. If you do want to include videos, currently Meograph only allows for YouTube videos, and not uploads. So be aware if you want students to work on this project at school.
Check out the video tutorial below to see how easy it is to create a Meograph.
Meograph Tutorial
Nutshell Camera App
The new way to share life's little moments, in a nutshell.
Snap three pictures. Add some captions. Choose your graphics. And let Nutshell Camera turn it all into a short cinematic story you can share with family and friends.
Use it in creative ways to create short video projects. Only available on Apple products.
Snap three pictures. Add some captions. Choose your graphics. And let Nutshell Camera turn it all into a short cinematic story you can share with family and friends.
Use it in creative ways to create short video projects. Only available on Apple products.
Introducing Nutshell
Google App/Extension Spotlight of the Month
Google Classroom
Are you still wondering what Google Classroom is all about and whether you should start using it or not? This video by Amy Mayer provides a concise overview of the current features of Google Classroom. The video includes examples of
The video also includes things that are not yet available on Google Classroom such as:
Are you still wondering what Google Classroom is all about and whether you should start using it or not? This video by Amy Mayer provides a concise overview of the current features of Google Classroom. The video includes examples of
- How teachers are implementing it in their classrooms
- How it is used for assignments
- How it is integrated with Google Drive
- How teachers share files and documents, and many more.
- Information on other features such as how to manage your ‘students tab’ to either allow or disallow students to post comments and interact with you.
The video also includes things that are not yet available on Google Classroom such as:
- Google Classroom does not have a sophisticated threaded message capabilities
- It does not let students watch Youtube videos if YouTube is blocked
- It does not provide a way to add parents or co-teachers in as anything other than students.
- No way to create a sub-group within a group
What IS Google Classroom?