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Snagit – Make GIF’s and Videos
Snagit Screen Capture is a Must I use Snagit every single day. It allows me to take screenshots, record video, and crazy super easy create animated GIF’s. Let me start by saying that Snagit does not work on Chromebooks. It is a download for your Mac or PC. Snagit is not free, but it is also NOT a subscription. It… Read More »Snagit – Make GIF’s and Videos
Moving from Inquiry to Creativity
Helping Students Make the Leap from Inquiry to Creativity Guest Post: Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad is a speaker and author (Everyday Instructional Coaching: 7 Daily Drivers to support Teacher Effectiveness). He is the Chief Education Officer at WeVideo and is a former teacher, vice principal, professor, district curriculum and instruction director, and education supervisor at NASA. Follow him on Twitter (@drlangraad).… Read More »Moving from Inquiry to Creativity
Alternatives to Student Presentations
Let’s keep things interesting and mix things up! I’m a fan of focusing on the learning objective, not the assignment. Providing students choices for ways they can demonstrate their learning definitely keeps things interesting!! When we ask students to “create a presentation” or “make a brochure” you can almost hear the groaning in the room since they have made so… Read More »Alternatives to Student Presentations
Scam Alert: Be Careful of Clicking on Links in an Email
A few weeks ago I posted a digital citizenship post suggesting that we teach our students to hover over a link before clicking on it. One way scammers try to fool you is to create emails or websites that look legitimate when they are not. This morning I received an email telling me that I had sent a $100 iTunes… Read More »Scam Alert: Be Careful of Clicking on Links in an Email
Learning a New Tool? Follow the Hashtag
If you are trying to learn a new tool I suggest that you find other teachers who are using the tool so you can learn tips, best practices, innovative ways to use it and to be able to ask questions. In my opinion the best place to find these users is on Twitter. Twitter will give you access to a… Read More »Learning a New Tool? Follow the Hashtag
Do Not Make Me Track Down the Link
I made a mistake on a peer evaluation spreadsheet I asked my students to fill out. One of the group project columns did not link to the peer evaluation form. Since I had the students email addresses I emailed them all that I had corrected the spreadsheet. After I hit send I realized that I did not provide the link… Read More »Do Not Make Me Track Down the Link
Teachers, Try Learning These HTML Tags
You might be surprised how handy knowing a few HTML tags might be. Here are a few tags that will help you to make your use of Web 2.0 tools a little less frustrating. What is HTML The web is coded in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). For the most part you do not realize the code is there. For… Read More »Teachers, Try Learning These HTML Tags
A Few Tricks for Filling Out a Form
You probably have to fill out a lot of online forms. Here are a few tricks to make it easier. Tab Do not use the mouse to maneuver the form. After typing in your first name hit TAB. This should take you to the next field in your form. Get in the habit of selecting TAB after filling out each… Read More »A Few Tricks for Filling Out a Form
Google Docs: Stop Email Notifications
If you are shared on a Google document with a large group of people you may find the number of email notifications from collaborators inserting comments to be overwhelming. I like my students to receive the email notifications when I give them individual feedback, however, when collaborating with a large group this may be unnecessary. Comments In the upper right hand… Read More »Google Docs: Stop Email Notifications
Instructional Video Tips with Dave Mulder: Start with a Story
Dave Mulder has a wonderful style to creating online instructional videos. Previously I had shared some of his instructional video techniques in a blog. Here are some additional things we can learn from Dave Mulder Start with a Story I really appreciate that he did not start his video with “hi.” He starts right in with a story. Just as… Read More »Instructional Video Tips with Dave Mulder: Start with a Story
Instructional Video Tips with Dave Mulder
Thank you to Dave Mulder for allowing me to share his playlist of videos. Dave is sharing some great tips on discussion boards in an online class. In addition to interesting content, Dave did a great job creating the video. Here are some tips for making videos like Dave: Playlist Notice Dave opted to create a playlist of videos rather than one… Read More »Instructional Video Tips with Dave Mulder
Get Underneath Items you Embed
When using an LMS or other Web 2.0 tool to embed images, tables or YouTube videos you may have noticed that sometimes you are unable to get underneath the item you just inserted. This is where it can be handy to learn a little HTML. HTML is the code that dictates what the website looks like. Tags At first when… Read More »Get Underneath Items you Embed
Snagit: Drag the Image
I use Snagit by TechSmith almost daily. Snagit allows me to create screen captures and annotate them. I am also able to do video screencasts with Snagit. One thing I love about using Snagit is the ability to drag the images or videos from the tray onto my desktop or into a presentation or Google Doc. If you have… Read More »Snagit: Drag the Image