Tech Tidbits with Traci
March 20, 2015
Technology Rock Star
Just for Fun ~ Google Feud
Google Feud combines the format of Family Feud with the never-ending entertainment of guessing how Google will auto-complete what you type into its search bar. Start by selecting one of the four categories: culture, people, names, and questions. You get three chances to guess how Google would auto-complete the sentence based on other people's guesses.
Be careful. It's addicting!
Carnival Slides
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Move-It
Busy working on your computer? Spending hours searching the Internet? Get active with Move It, the easiest way to be reminded that you should integrate a break into your work online. Simply add the Move It extension to your browser, set the notification interval, and your screen will present you with a random brain break and exercise to complete. Once you complete it, hit done and the next will arrive after the designated interval elapses again.
Clarisketch
Clarisketch is a free Android app that has great potential for classroom use. The app allows you to take a picture or pull one from your device’s camera roll and then add your voice to it. While you are talking about your picture you can draw on it to highlight sections of it. Completed projects are shared as links to the video file hosted on Clarisketch. You can share the link to your Clarisketch video and have it play on nearly any device that has a web browser. This is accessible on the Nexus tablets and the Chromebooks. Digital story telling just got more fun!
Math Duel
Math Duel is an Android app that two players can use at the same time on the same Android tablet. The game features a split screen with two number pads facing in opposite directions. When the game starts each player is presented with a math problem to solve. The game have different levels, but each player is shown a problem of the same difficulty level. Watch the short video below for a demonstration (warning, the background music is annoying so you might want to mute your speakers).
Distance Learning Options
The Magic of Monarchs
Grades: 1 - 5
Times:
9:00 - 9:45 Register
10:30 - 11:15 Register
12:45 - 1:30 Register
2:00 - 2:45 Register
Registration Deadline: 4/8/15
For such a delicate insect, the Monarch butterfly leads an adventurous life! During spring and fall, millions of Monarchs will travel through Texas on their way to or from their overwintering sites in Mexico. Live caterpillars and adult Monarchs will be on hand during the program, allowing your students to see them up close and in detail. Join us as we discuss the basic needs, life cycle, adaptations, and migration patterns of the Monarch butterfly and learn how you can help conserve this unique creature.
In the News: Urban Bobcats
Grades: 1 - 5
Times:
9:00 - 9:45 Register
Registration Deadline: 4/3/2015
Different wildlife species are appearing more frequently in our urban and suburban settings. You may have heard on the news or read in the paper that even large mammals such as bobcats have been seen in neighborhoods across the state of Texas. Join us and our bobcat guest star as we discuss their adaptations and basic needs which allow them to live in urban environments. We’ll discuss their specialized structures, habitat requirements, and ways to avoid an encounter. Don’t miss this great opportunity to see a real live bobcat!
The U.S. Constitution at Work
Date: June 3, 2015
Time: 1:00 - 1:45 Register
Grades: 3 - 6
Registration Deadline: 3/22/15
There is another opportunity to see this presentation on June 3rd, if this date does not work for you.
What does the light bulb have to do with the U. S. Constitution? Or the board game “Monopoly”? How about the letter you wrote to the president when you were in elementary school? The answer to all three questions is: plenty—if you know your Constitution. This program provides a unique opportunity to learn, via analysis of primary source documents, about the content, impact, and perpetual relevance of the U. S. Constitution to the daily lives of American citizens.
Traci Melly, MLS
Email: tmelly@newcaneyisd.org
Location: 22256 Ford Road, Porter, TX, United States
Phone: 281-577-2920