Thursday, April 15, 2021

ASA Tech Tips and News For April 16, 2021

 
Just as April was lulling us into lovely spring weather, we're now back to April's fickle mood with the "s" word in the forecast. Whether showers or snow, April's precipitation will eventually lead us to the long awaited May flowers and more consistent spring weather. It just reminds us that while the end of the school year will be here in no time, we do still have two months of learning left. The cooler and gloomy weather will help keep the inevitable spring fever at bay for a bit. Those of us who use Windows laptops will be happy to know that although the weather isn't as nice as we'd like, we can print again with the latest April Windows Updates. I've included a video to guide you through the process of locating the updates and installing them.


Fix March 2021 Windows Update Printing Issue



10 Tech Troubleshooting Tips to Fix Your Gadgets

10 Tech Troubleshooting Tips to Fix Your Gadgets, from How-To Geek by Tim Brookes
Something's not working right? Find out what to do. You may be surprised to learn that rice is no longer considered the answer to a wet device. Find out what is.

10 Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Windows PC

10 Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Windows PC, from How-To Geek by Chris Hoffman
Just like getting regular tune ups and oil changes for your car, performing spring cleaning and routine maintenance on your computer will keep it running more smoothly. 

Google Workspace for Education Plus Updates:  Originality Reports Now Include School Matches

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Are you concerned a student copied work from a classmate, or recycled an older sibling's assignment from years past? Originality Reports will now not only look for matches across the web, but also within the DOGR domain. 

How to Run a Safety Check on Google Chrome

How to Run a Safety Check on Google Chrome, from How-To Geek by Shubham Agarwal
This is an easy way to make sure your online security is as tight as it can be. 

How to Quickly Record Voice and Video Messages in Gmail

How to Quickly Record Voice and Video Messages in Gmail, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
Sometimes it's just quicker to respond with audio, or clearer to respond with a video. 

Demonstration of New Meet Tools and Originality Reports

If you are interested in seeing the new Google Meet tools in action, this Google video includes demonstrations for using Quick Access, Polls, Q&A in Meet, and Originality Reports to check for plagiarism in Docs. Originality Reports not only check for duplications on the web, but also within all Google files in the domain to make sure it doesn't match other students' work. Start watching at the 5:32 mark.


How to Download Google Meet Video Call Recordings

How to Download Google Meet Video Call Recordings, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
How to preserve those lessons for later use!

How to Launch and Use Jamboard in Google Meet



Make Whiteboard Videos with Loom & Jamboard



TeacherMade Adds More Features to Make Your Online Lessons Better

TeacherMade Adds More Features to Make Your Online Lessons Better, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
TeacherMade will turn any PDFs, Word docs, Google Docs and pictures into onlin, interactive lessons and activities. Still have paper worksheets? Scan them to convert them to a PDF. TeacherMade also integrates with Canvas LMS.The pro version of TeacherMade is free until July 1, 2021. 

Create Outdoor Bingo Games

Create Outdoor Bingo Games, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
Spring has sprung! (or trying to anyway) Here's an outdoor learning option to feed spring fever and quell the pandemic. 
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