Tech Tips
September 2017: Volume 5- Number 39
Fall is Almost Here Already :-)
You'll find a wide variety of apps, articles, and websites in this issue.
See Below for My Favorite Video Recording Programs
Screencastify
The #1 screen recorder for Chrome. Capture, edit and share videos in seconds.
Screencastify is Chrome's most trusted screen recorder. Our Lite version is free forever, while our Premium version unlocks all features.Screencast-o-Matic
As more schools adopt 1:1 computing and implement technology as part of the core learning program, Chromebooks are proliferating among teachers and students. With new improvements and capabilities, companies are incorporating Chromebooks into the workforce, especially when Google Apps are utilized.
Currently offered in Beta, the features will change over time based on your feedback.
Loom
Capture, narrate and instantly share videos to communicate faster, clearer and friendlier. 100% free!
With one-click to record, one-click to finish and a publicly shareable URL automatically copied to your clipboard, Loom is changing desktop communication as we know it by making video easy and fun to use.When Your School Is Short on Tech
excerpt:
"Here are some important things technology can do to improve learning:
- Technology increases opportunities for students to take ownership of their learning through self-paced models, inquiry-driven projects, and authentic tasks that allow them to engage with content in ways that reflect how it is used in the real world.
- Technology allows teachers to assess student learning more efficiently and effectively in order to differentiate instruction and challenge every student appropriately.
- Technology provides students with more flexible options for learning, so they can learn at school and at home, developing habits that will allow them to become lifelong learners.
- Technology gives students tools to create original products and share them with the world. Rather than simply doing tasks “for school,” they can pursue their talents and passions and share their work in communities of real artists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, journalists, scientists, historians, designers, and engineers. (See some of these here.)
If your plan for increased technology doesn’t allow for much of this, you may want to rethink things first. These standards for educators and students, put out by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), would be a good place to start when crafting a vision."
SCS Instructional Technology Information
Contact me if you have any questions or would like help using these tools.
Email: vturner@scsmustangs.org
Website: http://www.strongnet.org/InstructionalTechnology
Phone: 440-572-7067
Twitter: @vturner8