Tech Tips of the Week
April 18-22, 2016 #proudtobeajet #mcslearn
Real-World Math
Here are two sites that can help give real world relevance to your math lessons:
10 Apps To Help With Dyslexia
Spy Sam Reading Book
Developed by a doctor to help his son with reading, this fun app uses spies, gadgets, & robots to keep young kids engaged and there are no in app purchases. FREE on iTunes.
Play and Learn Languages
This free flashcard app develops spelling and language skills and offers 23 different languages so it would also work for anyone desiring to learn a second language. The basic picture/word combinations are great for helping correct spelling for dyslexics. FREE for iTunes and AndroidDyslexia Quest
Climb the mountain with the yeti through 6 different levels and collect up to 18 different yeti guides to help. There are 3 different age group levels for learners to conquer and is designed for a single player. Available on iTunes for $4.99
The Best Chrome Extensions for Google Drive
Checker Plus for Google Drive
Checker Plus is a must for its extensions that work with Gmail, Google Calendar, and of course, Google Drive. From a single icon on the Chrome toolbar you get full access to every file you have stored on Drive—plus your images on Google Photos as well. There's no faster way to search and browse your files without going to Drive site itself.
It's not always as easy as it should be to add to Google Drive—especially if you see something online that needs storing. This extension can stick the content of an entire webpage or just individual elements like texts and images, directly into your Google Drive for later access. Yes, it'll even handle PDFs, Microsoft Office documents (automatically converting them to Doc/Sheets/Slides format if you desire), even audio and video. All you need to do is right-click or hold-click the item in question and select "Save to Google Drive," naturally.
Got multiple Google Drive accounts? Or just want to move everything from one to another for a not-so-clean break? It's a pain without this extension. It helps you transfer all the files from one account to the other (sans sharing settings).
Google Drive Quick Create
About as ultra-simple as it gets: This extension sticks an icon on the Chrome toolbar, and with a click opens a blank doc, sheet, slide, or drawing space in Google Drive.
Wondering about that last change you made to a Google Doc? It's possible to look up the revision history, but Draftback makes it a breeze, essentially playing back all your changes for you, keystroke by keystroke. Here's how. You can even make the playback public to play on a site, showing the whole writing process.
Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides
You can store almost any file in Google Drive, but if it's a Word Doc, it can't be opened with Google Docs without getting converted to Google Docs format. UNLESS...you install this extension. It lets you open and edit and save DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, and PPTX files without permanently converting to Google's format—but that is an option. (AwesomeDrive is another popular option with the same features.)
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