Friday, April 3, 2020

ASA Tech Tips and News for April 3, 2020

OK, so here we are at Spring Break, which for most of you will probably not look much different from any other week lately, except you won't have to teach. Most likely your environment won't change to much, since most Americans are under a Stay Home order. I hope you are able to find new and creative ways to stay entertained and sane! Be sure to take a look at the Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions webinar below. It's an entertaining approach to giving you tips and introducing you to new tools to use both now, online, as well as after this crisis ends. I know it's hard right now to think about things finally getting back to normal, but your tech skills will be SO improved by then! Pat yourselves on the back again for the crash Ed Tech course you are nailing! I've long know you are able to do this, I'm glad you are seeing it now too. Enjoy your week off!




How to Disinfect Your Mouse and Keyboard

How to Disinfect Your Mouse and Keyboard, from How-To Geek by Tim Brookes
Good tech hygiene is so important right now.

G Suite Updates:  

Create Shortcuts in Google Drive for Files and Folders

This is designed to make it easier for files and folders to appear in more than one place. Store the file or folder in one place, and create a shortcut to it in another. You should be seeing this feature soon. Here are the full details.

Create Video-Based Lessons a Little Faster With This Chrome Extension

Create Video-Based Lessons a Little Faster With This Chrome Extension, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
This allows you to turn a video into a lesson, without creating your own videos, although you can use your won videos if you want to.

Webinar Recording - Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions

Webinar Recording - Two Ed Tech Guys Take Questions, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
This link will give you access to last week's webinar by Rushton Hurley and Richard Byrne. It's very entertaining, as well as informative. You can join it live every Friday (so you can ask questions) at 1pm ET. In addition to taking questions, they demonstrate new resources and tips. There are some great free resources in there, and they are not just limited to online learning resources. Here are the resources discussed in last week's episode.

Free Course - A Teacher's Guide to Creating Common Craft Style Videos

Free Course - A Teacher's Guide to Creating Common Craft Style Videos, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
Common Craft style videos use cut outs to clearly and concisely explain a concept. This course is not usually free, so now is your opportunity to learn this new skill.
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