Tech Tips
March 2018: Volume 5- Number 44
Happy St. Paddy's Day!
The Sandbox
"Imagine crafting your own world (complete with amazing Pixel Art), playing with Humans, Ninjas, Robots or Zombies, composing your own music and much more! The universe is yours to create or destroy, and the only limit is your imagination!"
Lapse It
"Time Lapse is a photography technique that allows you to accelerate a video to and watch slowly changing events much faster. Events such as movement of clouds, the rising and setting of the sun, animal life, even individual activities like drawing or playing sports"
30/30
"Working long periods without a break decreases your focus and increases the feeling that the work is endless. Struggling with logging very long but not very productive hours, Chetan Surpur—an Electrical Engineering and Computer Science student—decided to start working in blocks of 30 minutes followed by a 30 minute break."
EDU in 90
EDU in 90 is a new video series from Google for Education. Each episode, we'll focus on an important topic for educators, administrators, and school leaders - things like product updates, new programs, and helpful resources for the classroom.
Reduce Stress with Music!
According to Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson of Mindlab International, which conducted the research, the top song produced a greater state of relaxation than any other music tested to date.
In fact, listening to that one song -- "Weightless" -- resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants' overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates.
SCS Instructional Technology Information
Contact me if you have any questions or would like help using these tools.
Email: vturner@scsmustangs.org
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Phone: 440-572-7067
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