Think Different #138, Summer
July -Getting ready for teaching-Fall of 2020
It is already July and school for this fall is still uncertain
Do you need Faster Home WiFi?
"This past holiday weekend our son helped me with a home WiFi networking project I’ve been wanting to do for several months, and the speed benefits are wonderful! We’ve been using three Google WiFi access points (now “Nest WiFi”) for over a year. See my March 2019 post, “Google Mesh Home WiFi Makes our Internet Access MUCH faster” for background. However, only our primary Google WiFi access point (AP) has had a wired connection (it connects our cable modem compatible with our Internet Service Provider – Cox Cable, the rest of the APs connect with “mesh WiFi.” The primary Google WiFi AP serves as our home router, sharing the Internet connection with all our end-user devices. Our weekend project was running ethernet wires across our house through the attic, so the Google WiFi AP in Alex’s bedroom and beside my COVID-19 “home office” has a faster, wired connection back to our home network hub. Previously, because of the walls in the way, we were never able to get a WiFi download speed over 100 Mbps in those rooms, even though we’re paying Cox for a theoretical max download speed of 1000 Mbps. After installing the “Internet backhaul ethernet connection,” we’re now seeing speeds around 250 Mbps over WiFi in those rooms! In this post, I’ll share some of the ways we completed this project together keeping costs to a minimum, and some lessons learned."
Read the full story and learn how they accomplished faster wifi
New Pear Deck Critical Thinking Templates for Google Slides
I have shared posts about Pear Deck several times on this blog including:
- Supercharge Google Slides with Pear Deck Add-on
- 21 New Free Interactive Pear Deck Templates for Google Slides
- 9 Awesome Add-ons to Supercharge Google Slides
Read the full story for Eric Curtis of Control Alt Achieve
How to Create a Virtual Bitmoji Classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint
CLICK HERE to access the step-by-step instructions for creating your own creation. These are excellent instructions.
CapCut: Capture the moment and cut
CapCut is a free all-in-one video editing app that helps you create incredible videos.
- Easy to use: Cut, reverse and change speed: getting it just right is easier than ever,Posting only your wonderful moments.
- High quality: Advanced filters and flawless beauty effects open up a world of possibilities
- Top Music Hits/Sounding incredible: Tremendous music library and exclusive copyright songs
- Stickers and text: Top trending stickers and fonts let you fully express your videos
- Effect: Get creative with a range of magical effects
Google: Solve the Source of All Your Problems – Use Chrome Logins
"Use Chrome logins NOT add accounts. This is the number one reason you have issues. I think I respond more often than not to someone having an issue with “You are having account conflicts.”
If when you click on your picture in the upper right hand corner of your Google account you see multiple emails… bad things will happen! Click on “Sign out of all accounts.”
I know you love Gerry Brooks.....
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Primary Computing. Made Easy.
iLearn2 provides activity packs with lesson outlines, video tutorials and resources to cover the Key Stage 1 and 2 Computing Curriculum plus much more.
The packs include activities for a variety of software across multiple platforms, providing pupils with a wide range of skills. 95% of the software covered is free, web-based and compatible with all devices. In many cases, pupils can choose the tutorials and activities for the software they have on their computer (Windows, iPad, Chromebook etc).
The activity packs are updated EVERY week, helping learn and teach the latest digital skills.
PDF Candy
It is a very good website, I really recommend it because, in my opinion, it seems to be very complete, it shows us a friendly interface and very easy to guide yourself where we will have the multiple conversion options, among the great variety of operations on the website. We can compress PDF files, convert PDF files to other formats like, in Word or convert Word files to PDF files and more. its easy handling when loading the document is very simple and shows you a preview of the tool and its conversion.
Using Google Earth & Maps Across Five Subject Areas
Check out the full post from Richard Byrne of Practical Ed Tech
- Math
- Physical Ed/health
- Language Arts
- History
- Science
Three Free Collaborative Whiteboard Tools
Read the full post from Richard Byrne of Practical Ed Tech
39 Tips and Tricks To Get the Most Out Of macOS Stickies
Do you shoot videos from your phone?
Description
Hohem iSteady X is an ultra-light weighted smartphone gimbal stabilizer that folds to fit in your pocket, with straightforward user operation made for everyone, and all-functional App offered to unlock possibilities. Equipped with an upgraded motor and the all-new iSteady 3.0 algorithm it eliminates shakes than ever before. It also features auto-rotation and non-orthogonal axes design for the most immersive and wide shots. Combined with the Hohem Pro App, iSteady X leads your camera to move thanks to built-in cinematic templates. From photos to videos, every shot is an effortless masterpiece, no matter the scenario.
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