Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits October 24, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
October 24, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Tips of the Week: Paperless Classroom!

We recently sent out a survey to parents pertaining to the freshman 1:1 rollout. Multiple parents expressed that they would like to see paperless classrooms so they did not have to print their child's work at home. The chromebooks right now are difficult to connect for printing because we have limited access to chrome extensions (they can request to add them). Many printers have various extensions, etc. so students with the freshman chromebooks really cannot print from them at home. With all of the printing issues we have experienced this year, I thought it would be a great time to talk about a paperless classroom!
How can I go paperless anyway?? G Suite (Google Apps for Education) is an awesome way to go paperless!

Here is an overview of G Suite Applications.
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    File:Google Classroom Logo.png - Wikimedia Commons
  • Google Classroom! - Create an assignment (make a “Copy” for each student), students “turn in” the assignment electronically, you can comment and grade, and “Return Work” to them… all without paper!

  • File:Formsisu.jpg - Wikimedia Commons Forms- Create paperless class forms, surveys, class voting, formative check-ins, follow up quiz to flipped lessons, and many more!


THIS IS AN AWESOME ARTICLE FULL OF IDEAS ON DISTRIBUTING CONTENT, COLLECTING WORK, DELIVERING INFORMATION, READING OR ANNOTATING TEXT, SHARING DOCUMENTS, EXIT TICKETING, AND COLLECTING FEEDBACK IN YOUR PAPERLESS CLASSROOM!

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits October 17, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
October 17, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Kami Chrome Extension (free version)

I have talked to a few teachers who were looking for a way to send a .PDF to students in Google Classroom and have the ability for them to complete the .PDF and pass it back in. Initially, I thought of using Adobe Acrobat Pro, but it would require everyone have this program. After some Googling online, I found Kami. Kami is a free, .pdf annotator that can also be used to highlight text, add text, or draw over a .pdf.
Here a few things to know if you add the chrome extension…
Click HERE to see KAMI in the Chrome Web Store. Please watch the tutorial on installing the extension. When you add Kami, I would suggest to go into the Options Settings and UNCHECK that it opens all .pdfs automatically.

There is a 14-day “free trial” that allows for integration with Google Classroom in a streamlined way. See here.


If you want to use the FREE version with Google Classroom, there are a few steps you need to take.


Kami was recently pushed out to the Freshman Chromebooks! I hope to see how we can integrate this tool more in class!


Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits October 10, 2017

   Exeter High School

Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
October 10, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Flip Your Classroom!

Now that we have begun moving our freshman class 1:1 with technology, you may want to consider a flipped lesson.


Flipped Classroom Infographic and Ideas!- CLICK HERE 

This is another great article on suggestions to get started flipping your class!
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-learning-toolkit-common-hurdles-jon-bergmann

Tools to create flipped lessons:

I use Screencast-O-Matic to create screencasts. However, there are many other ways! You can use the "Light Board" in the Broadcasting room if you like to handwrite your content. You can also use Explain Everything (on a touchscreen chromebook or iPad). You could also simply record yourself teaching using your smartphone camera to record!

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits October 03, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
October 3, 2017



by Sandy Blanc
Technology Tips of the Week: Google Tasks!

Recently, we had a freshman student request a chrome extension for creating tasks and reminders. I immediately thought about Google Tasks! There is no need to add any extensions because we already have Gmail and Google Calendar and that is all you need! Have you ever used it?
From Gmail- choose the arrow next to “Mail” on the right and select “Tasks”.

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You will see a box pop up over your Gmail that looks like this…
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The + sign allows you to add a task. I recommend adding a “Due Date” then it will show up on your Google Calendar too!










Here is a nice explanation of Google Tasks: