Can you believe we're nearing the end of January? It seems like everyone just returned from Christmas break! I think this cardinal, who was hanging out in my yard during a snow storm a few years ago, looks as frazzled as many of us feel.
It looks like the G Suite/Google Workspace updates have slowed down a bit...for now. That has allowed space for other topics, such as what is really happening when your email inbox is inundated with messages, reviewing search strategies with students, how to use a mobile phone as a document camera in a video meeting, and many different ways of using Kahoot! besides as a quiz/review. Keep stretching your tech skills and have a terrific tech week!
- How Email Bombing Uses Spam to Hide an Attack
- "Whoa!" - This is Why We Should Review Search Strategies Every Year
- How to Add Shapes and Drawings to Google Docs
- Mote - An Easier Way to Add Audio to Google Slides
- How to Use Your Android Phone or iPhone/iPad as a Document Camera
- 15 Totally Fun Kahoot! Ideas and Tips You'll Want to Try Right Away
- 37 Black History Videos for Students in Every Grade Level
How Email Bombing Uses Spam to Hide an Attack
How Email Bombing Uses Spam to Hide an Attack, from How-To Geek by Josh Hendrickson
If you ever get bombarded with junk email messages, there's more going on! This article shows you what is really happening, and what to look for.
"Whoa!" - This is Why We Should Review Search Strategies Every Year
"Whoa!" - This is Why We Should Review Search Strategies Every Year, From Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
This story is a nice lesson, but there are more cautionary tales as well, such as understanding when to do an image search and when not to. In addition, not all terms should be searched in Google, or they should be searched as a phrase to put them in context. For example the climax of a story is a legitimate educational term, however it also has other meanings that might be shocking for students. Searching for this term on the site literatyterms.net is a much safer bet than a Google search, assuming students follow instructions.
How to Add Shapes and Drawings to Google Docs
Mote - An Easier Way to Add Audio to Google Slides
Mote - An Easier Way to Add Audio to Google Slides, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
If you would like this extension for students, please let me know and I'll push it out.
How to Use Your Android Phone or iPhone/iPad as a Document Camera
How to Use Your Android Phone as a Document Camera, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
Although this article discusses presenting your document camera view in Zoom, it will also work from Meet. If you have a newer document camera in your classroom, it will also work with your document camera. Don't have an Android phone? Here is a post about the solution for an iPhone.
15 Totally Fun Kahoot! Ideas and Tips You'll Want to Try Right Away
15 Totally Fun Kahoot! Ideas and Tips You'll Want to Try Right Away, from We Are Teachers by Jill Staake
37 Black History Videos for Students in Every Grade Level
37 Black History Videos for Students in Every Grade Level, from We Are Teachers by Jeanne Croteau
February will be here very soon. Here is a collection of Black History videos for elementary, middle school and high school grade levels.
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