Paperless Is Not A Pedagogy
My friend @mtholfson shared this keytip with me. I use it all the time on my Surface Pro 3. If you have a Windows 8 computer try this: Hold down the windows key, the shift key and then press S. This will dim out your screen and allow you to draw a rectangle around what…
My assignment is to watch a YouTube video and take notes. Using my Surface Pro 3 and OneNote I have found a workflow that makes this process fairly productive. Dock to Desktop OneNote has a feature called “Dock to Desktop” that allows you to be in OneNote and another program simultaneously. Under the View menu…
By default the Ribbon in Microsoft OneNote collapses to provide extra screen space for taking your notes. If you want the Ribbon to stay expanded to give you quick access to the functions you use most you can pin the Ribbon down. Bottom Right With the Ribbon expanded, look in the bottom right hand corner…
If you are using a Windows machine you may be wondering how to take screenshots. The Surface Pro 3 makes it easy by double clicking the end of the pen. If you do not have a Surface, every Windows computer has the Snipping Tool pre installed. The Snipping Tools allows you to take a partial…
As 21st Century teachers we need to ensure that our students learn the new literacies. Check out Kathy Shrocks guide to the new literacies. Having students create presentations is a great way to improve their visual literacy skills and also to address the Common Core. These tips simply get students started with using PowerPoint in…
When trying to find information on a new topic one is likely to use a search engine such as Google or Bing. The results will be a text based list of websites that probably talk about that topic. Given that you do not know anything about the topic, how do you choose which websites to…
“Use Quotations” When using a search engine such as Google.com or Bing.com or any other search engine this search technique might help you to more quickly find what you are looking for. OR When you type in two words or a phrase into a search box the search engine is looking for the first word OR…
Very likely you have office Documents or someone will send you an Office document. If you are a Google Drive user you might want to utilize your Office Documents in Google Drive. Storage You are able to store your Office files right in Google Drive. Simply DRAG the Office file or folder from your computer…
One of the projects I work on is the Bing in the Classroom lesson of the day. This project requires that I look at a picture and a description of the picture and come up with an essential question to help students learn to search. While working on the project I thought it would be…
In putting together an agenda with a group of people using Google Sheets or Excel in Office 365 can be very helpful. Online spreadsheets allows for collaborators to put an agenda together with input from multiple parties without relying on the ideas of one person. The spreadsheet can not only allow you to outline the agenda…
If you are a user of Office 365 and are a Mac user you may notice that when you download Office that OneNote is missing. Mac App Store Go to the App Store on your Mac. Click Here to link there from iTunes. OneNote is available in the App Store for free. Search…
In Office 365 when you create a document the default title is “Document.” To rename this simply click on the title and edit it.
Users of Office 365 will want to favorite or follow documents that are a top priority. This will allow teachers to better collaborate on documents. After logging into Office 365, choose OneDrive along the top. This will take you to your document list. Notice on the left hand side the option for “Followed Documents.” Followed…
When you open an Office document from OneDrive the document you may notice you are not able to edit the document. The document is in Reading View. Edit Notice the menu options along the top to switch from Reading View to being able to edit online. You can also choose to edit the file…
If you are using Microsoft Office 365 you can enjoy the ability to access and edit your Office files in the cloud. After logging into OneDrive, choose the file you would like to view or edit. Return to OneDrive If you would like to return to OneDrive, look in the upper left hand corner…
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