Liberty TechKnowledgy Tips
January 2017
Adobe Spark
TImer Tools
- Go to the L: Drive (Faculty drive)
- Open the TimerTools folder
- Double click on TimerTools.exe
- The tool will open.
Google Timer
To access it
- Go to the Google Search Page: www.google.com
- Enter: timer 5 minutes (or how ever many minutes you want)
- Press Enter
- The timer will automatically start counting down! (you can make the time full screen by clicking on the frame icon and if you want the timer alarm to sound when time is up, make sure your speakers are on and turn up!)
Google Draw
Google Drawings is a great tool for making digital posters, graphic organizers, & mind maps. In Drive, click New > More > Drawings. It includes many of the same flow chart tools as Word, as well as a free-hand doodle tool. Students can collaborate on the same file simultaneously from different devices.
Split Screen in Google Chrome
Try this Gradebook Split chrome extension. Copy and paste this link into Chrome and add the extension that allows you to easily split screens. After installing, right click on the chrome extension to set the default destination. Students can use this extension also. The settings allow them to set any website as the default.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/alice-keeler-gradebook-sp/ipldiafffkbheamaoepjlncolocdlojd
Google Classroom Tip Submitted by Sarah Donahoe
In an exciting development, you can now assign different things to different students within one class in Google Classroom. If you level or scaffold an assignment, you can now set it so that only specific students can see it.
To do this, when you create a new Classroom assignment, you will click on the “All Students” dropdown and select the students who should see that assignment. This will be particularly helpful for our team taught special education classes where different students may need different rubrics, writing goals, or grade level texts.
Twitter Challenge
Using a Professional Twitter account you can connect with students, parents and colleagues in a whole new way:
- Remind students about upcoming assessments/homework and materials needed for upcoming class
- Tweet pictures of student learning and all the great things happening in your classroom.
- Follow other education professionals for quick links to ideas and articles on the latest trends in education.
For more information and to accept this challenge, check out this quick "how to guide" and let Patty know that you are ready to take the professional social media plunge! You could set up your accounts during your next CT meeting!
ASK A Colleague: Sarah Donahoe has already accepted the challenge. Please talk to her if you have reservations about getting started and you can follow her at @LitFam105.
Don't forget to follow Liberty MS at @FCPSLibertyMS
Submit a Techknowledgy Tip
If you have questions or would like assistance getting started with any of the applications listed here, please contact Patty.