May 2018
Awesome EdTech
Learning never exhausts the mind. ~~ Leonardo da Vinci
Last Day To Check Out A Book - May 15
All Books Due - May 18
Updates - Stay in the Loop:
- H Awards Are Due May 11 by 4:00 pm!!! - See my email for details!
- Gmail Will Update Soon - Read here to be prepared!
- Restricted Videos With New Filter - Jonah updated the directions on how to Approve YouTube videos for your students! Click here!
- PlayPosit Updates - I talked with Rob at PlayPosit earlier and he went over some cool updates! Click here for a summary!
- Google ULR Shortener is no more....insert sad face here. - If you used this great tool (like I did) Richard Byrne has some suggestions for a replacement here.
- Padlet is not free anymore and everybody lost their minds! - If you are a Padlet user (or even if you're not) you probably heard the rumblings about Padlet's change in policies and pricing. - Read here for details. If you used Padlet here are come alternatives suggested by Richard Byrne. And here are some more!
Virtual Learning Activities
Remember -
- Four LIVE (not recorded) sessions are required for the year
- One must be a REQUESTED Nepris Session
Nepris - REQUEST A SESSION!!!!
Discovery Education Calendar of Virtual Field Trips
- YAY!!! They have a new website!
- Remember some of these COST MONEY!!! Be careful when choosing!
- Use the tech info here to register!
You can check out a webcam with a mic from the media center!
Reserve the multipurpose room with the big, nice conference camera here!
--Here's how to reserve a room, if you need help with that!

Rulers & Guides Are Here For Google Slides & Draw - I was THRILLED when I saw this update! For those of us who use Slides and Draw lining things up got a lot easier! If you don't see your ruler just go to "View" and turn it on! See pic below!
