Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits November 28, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
November 28, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Plickers! (Formative Assessment Tool)

Plickers is a tool to collect formative assessment from your class WITHOUT students having to use any technology (only the teacher needs a device) and the students need the Plicker cards. The teacher will need an iPhone or iPad to collect the data using the app from the  (hopefully a chromebook app will be coming soon- there is a Google Play app).
Did you know that Sandy Blanc has a set of 40 Plickers cards printed, laminated, and ready to go in her office (you can use them anytime!)? (You can also make your own set here!
Here is tutorial on how to set this up!
Please add to the below list of technology tools (chrome extensions, websites, apps) that you are using with the freshman chromebooks. I hope to make a great resource for staff!

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits November 21, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
November 7, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Voice over Google Slides using Screencastify Chrome Add-on

I have been seeing some great ideas from the staff for technology integration in the classroom! Recently, Jennifer Delorie created a project for her Spanish students using Google Slides and creating voice overs as video files to insert on each slide.
Currently, Google Slides does not have a voice over option, so there have been a variety of ways to go around this omission. I have seen screencasting (recording the computer screen with voice over) for the whole presentation as one method. I have not seen the way Jennifer delivered it to her Spanish classes before.
Here is tutorial I created for how to do this!

I created this tutorial as a way to remember what we needed to adjust to make the Google Slides able to be seen and heard by any viewer. I also wanted to share to the staff this creative way to make a Google Slide presentation.

Below is the short version.

  1. Download Screencastify chrome extension.
  2. Create your Google Slide presentation.
  3. For each slide, record your voice on the slide using Screencastify.
  4. When finished all the recordings, go to Google Drive and find the Screencastify folder. Change the permissions for the whole folder from private to “anyone with the link- can view”
  5. Go back into Google Slides to insert the video clip. Insert- Video- Drive- Screencastify folder- find the file.
  6. Shrink the video file box to a small icon size.
  7. Be sure the Google Slideshow permissions are also set correctly.  

Please add to the below list of technology tools (chrome extensions, websites, apps) that you are using with the freshman chromebooks. I hope to make a great resource for staff!

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!

Monday, November 6, 2017

Tuesday Tech Tidbits November 6, 2017

Exeter High School
Tuesday Tidbits: Technology
November 7, 2017


by Sandy Blanc

Technology Tips of the Week: Google Doc Add-on “Reader” and Freshman Chromebook Share of Ed Tech Tools

I have been discussing assistive technology tools this week with various staff members. In a search for a free speech to text tool, I came across the Google Docs Extension, called “Reader”. Reader is used ONLY in Google Docs, but it is free and it works pretty good!Screen Shot 2017-11-03 at 10.54.42 AM.png


To the add-on:
From Google Docs- Choose “Add-ons” at the top of the page.


At the bottom of the Add-ons tab, choose “Get Add-ons”

Search for “Reader” in the Get Add-on tab and the first listing is the one you add!Screen Shot 2017-11-03 at 10.54.54 AM.png



Here is short video tutorial- (NOTE: the reader voice was not able to be recorded but it works...I promise!)

Got Freshman? What Apps/Ext./Websites do you use with them on their Chromebooks?


The freshman chromebooks have limitations as to what can currently be added for Chrome extensions, etc. That is because they are filtered at school AND at home using filter that is different from our everyday filter. We have not smoothed out all of the filter settings yet. I know it can be frustrating as a teacher to want to do something with technology only to find out it is blocked! I have put together the below Google Sheet for you to add to it what the freshman are using for educational technology in your classroom! We can share and then you will know what you can use!

Please CLICK HERE to add your input!