Help for both Teachers/Students with NISD/Vale files:
Overdrive:
- How to access E-books - once on page scroll down to 'School library website overview': Overdrive
- Where to checkout E-books: NISD/Overdrive homepage
- Overdrive: directions and SW#s to have Overdrive Media Console and Adobe Digital Editions installed on their laptop
- Instructions are below:
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Google & Gmail tips:
- Turn your doc or video into a website instantly with Google Drive:
Upload or create your docs & video in Google Drive - Need own personal acct. cannot use NISD acct.
-share document -click 'share'
-Make sure sharing settings is: 'anyone with link can view' -Copy link from the box labeled 'link to share' - How to create PDF's with Google Drive: FreeTech4Teachers
- Five Essential Google Drive Skills for Teachers: FreeTechnologyForTeachers
- Organize students turning in work in Google Drive with folders : gClassFolders-How to use gClassFolders
- Use Google to tell if photos are fake or real -exercise with sharks in a flooded mall: southernfriedscience
- Adding a Google Doc to Multiple Folders in Google…: http://youtu.be/J6gEAKpA8gM
- Take notes of videos & syncs with Google Drive (& export to evernote) : http://www.videonot.es/
YouTube tips:
- Clean-up YouTube - take away all recommended videos at end of a video you plan to show in class.
- Use : http://viewpure.com/ or http://quietube.com/ or http://safeshare.tv/ - or on your own YouTube channel.
1. save the video you want to your channel.
2. Then in video manager go to advanced settings and set filter. *To access videos for your lesson later -It helps to organize or save videos into presentations/folders. - How to create linked videos - when students click on screen it goes to new site - must use own uploaded video: freetech4teachers
Want to post videos so students can view them - SchoolTube!
Edmodo
- How to sign up students & turn in assignments & tag homework, etc.: YouTube
- Teacher's user guide for Edmodo: User's Guide
- 15 Things for Teachers to do with Edmodo: Freetech4teachers
Evernote
Automatic SyncYour Evernote account is automatically synced across all of your devices at a regular interval whenever Evernote is running. By default, this happens every 15 minutes.
To change how often your Evernote account automatically syncs, do the following:
To change how often your Evernote account automatically syncs, do the following:
- Select Tools > Options.
- Select the Sync tab.
- Click the Synchronize automatically checkbox.
- Select from the drop-down list how frequently you want your account to automatically sync.
Software How-to's:
- Lots of training videos - need Bibliotech card to access Atomic Training: http://bexarbibliotech.org
- Many lessons on using technology: NISD Technology Training
- How to use SMART Notebook: Tutorial for SMART Notebook 11.0.notebook //Detail //Download
- Office 10 : when asked always convert old docs to Office 10
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Database How-to's:
- Maps 101 tips specifically for Texas: Maps 101
- Highlight, draw, & enlarge Maps 101: save map as pdf - open up aspire then file open the pdf !
Browser Tips:
Explorer 8: right click open program to save a program to taskbar
Explorer 8: no more paper notes - attach sticky note to your taskbar
Explorer 8: no more paper notes - attach sticky note to your taskbar
Hardware How-to's:
- Many lessons on using technology: NISD Technology Training
- Printer: choose cute pdf writer as default printer - saves students printing out large number of pages
- Elmo - how to video instructions for Elmo: Elmo
Screen Tips & Tricks:
- Share your screen!! : http://www.screenleap.com/
- Screen capture to create How-to videos : screencast-o-matic
- Make a print friendly & pdf of any webpage: printfriendly.com
iPods & iPads
- How to upload videos to iPod: How to Download Videos Onto an I-pod.docx // Detail //Download
- iPad: Cool tools for/as iPad: 3rdgradethoughts.com
- Turn your iPad into a whiteboad to record and display instruction: ShowMeapp or with StoryKit app
- iPods & iPads in the classroom - lessons, app reviews, etc. - a teacher's blog: ipodsibilities
Web 2.0:
- Collect pics, docs, and videos for or as students or teachers: eduClipper
- Online posters - students can put in text & pics - Free: How to video for Glogster
- How to sign up for free account on Glogster: Glogster sign-up on YouTube
- Interactive photos - students creats photos with live links strategically placed within them: Thinglink
- Comics creator - https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator
Coding:
- http://www.tynker.com/school/
Learn Technology Tips & Ideas (Books, Videos, Blogs):
- Many lessons on using technology: NISD Technology Training
- Videos to learn how to use Web 2.0 tools in 5 mins.!: LearnItin5
- Videos on Tech & other 'How-To's' - most are 2 min. or less: CommonCraft
- NISD Tech Blog: http://technews.nisd.net/camptech/
- List of books on tech. in the classroom available at the NAC Library: : Technology in the Classroom.doc // Download
- Community based educational technology projects: Web 2.0 Labs
- Best of the Web: Richard Byrne: http://www.slideshare.net/rbyrnetech/best-of-the-web-2013
Learning HTML:
- Beginners guide: shayhowe.com
- Beginners guide to html with practice exercises: w3schools.com
- Excellent site with videos for computer programming/code: http://www.code.org/
- Free After-school program for coding!!!: http://www.codecademy.com/afterschool
Multimedia Tips:
- Video - save projects created on Movie Maker at a higher resolution
- Make a print friendly & pdf of any webpage: printfriendly.com
Other Helpful Resources:
- Shorten URLs or Web Addresses: http://goo.gl/
- Beginners guide to html with practice exercises: w3schools.com
- Various how-to's : http://learnitin5.com/