I think the only thing I like better than Super Sticky Post It Notes is lime green super sticky post it notes. One thing I like to use my super sticky post it notes for is to create labels. I will cut off the sticky part of the note and fold it around all my…
Category: Tricks
Command L
I don’t know about anyone else but I typically rock a lot of tabs… I like to multi-task. On my PC I use Control T to make a new tab, this also works on the Mac with command T. However the PC trick of hitting F6 to highlight the URL does not work on a…
Nudge with shift key in drawing
When I am drawing in PowerPoint or Google Presentation sometimes I need to nudge a shape over, but the arrow keys nudge it over too much. Hold down the shift key while using arrow keys and your object you are trying to move will move one pixel at a time to help you get precise…
Command Click
When using a MAC I love to use command spacebar to find my files and applications on my computer. (This initiates spotlight search). When I am looking for a particular file, sometimes I want to know WHERE the file is instead of opening the file. Before clicking on the file name, hold down the command…
MAC tips: Command Spacebar
I love to use command spacebar (MAC users only), it really makes the dock almost obsolete. Instead of having a bunch of applications in your dock you can just hit command and the spacebar at the same time and type in “Word”, “Dictionary”, or even the titles of files you are trying to find. Here…
QR Code Reader
Earlier I posted a blog about what a QR code is. But how do you USE a QR code? You will need a QR code reader. When you use your QR code reader on your cell phone it should launch the webpage that the QR code is pointing to. On my iPhone I use the…
QR Code
A QR code is the new barcode. You can use a QR reader on your smart phone (or just use the google search app. If you search by taking a picture of the code it works as a QR reader) and when you snap the image it loads a webpage. More and more companies are…
Document Camera
If you have a document camera here is a trick I like to use. I have pencil boxes around the room that have scratch paper that I quartered. I have students write their name on the back and do a problem on the front (I teach math, but could do with anything). I have students…
LiveScribe
http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/ This morning I got a tweet from LiveScribe promoting my blog. While I appreciate the love from LiveScribe, believe me the love flows greatly the other direction. I have been using my LiveScribe pen for many years and students frequently tell me how much they appreciate it when I post my LiveScribe “movies.” If…
F6
When you are on a PC and are on the internet and want to go to a different website you can hit the F6 key and it will highlight the url of the page you are one. START TYPING!!!! When you have a word or url highlighted you do NOT need to hit the delete…
Shift arrow
Have you ever tried to highlight a word and you just can’t seem to get the exact characters in your highlighting? I was typing math equations 20(x) + 60(10) = 40(x + 10) and I wanted to highlight just the (x + 10) so I could make it bigger to emphasize a point, but each…
Shift – Tab
If the word “tab” is not rubbing off of your keyboard then you are probably not as efficient at filling out forms on webpages as you should be! When filling out an online form do not use the mouse to put fill in each part of a form, the tab key is your friend. TAB!…
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