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Getting Creative in Your Library

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Christie Boen

Maker Space is a hot topic right now and is an area that our library staff have been discussing in how to implement in each of our schools. Here is a great resource from the California State Library who has partnered Continue reading Getting Creative in Your Library→

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Voice Typing in Google Docs

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Christie Boen

I don’t know about you, but generally I think much faster than I can type. Recently, Google came up with a new voice tool in Google. You must be in the Chrome browser to use it. Here’s a quick video on Continue reading Voice Typing in Google Docs→

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Using Magic Move in Keynote

Posted on October 27, 2015 by John Craft

This blog post was inspired by two teachers working on a road-trip-themed storyline. It started by using the Instant Alpha tool in Keynote to show students in front of landmarks. It got me thinking…and the video here shows how the Continue reading Using Magic Move in Keynote→

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Google Docs can do THAT??

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Instructional Tech

In the work I do, as with many of you, we use google docs a lot!  That said, the article linked here had several tips that were new to me.  For example, the research tool that you can use from Continue reading Google Docs can do THAT??→

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Using Your iPad as a Keynote Remote

Posted on October 1, 2015 by John Craft

Have you ever tried to create an instructional Keynote on your iPad? I have and my gorilla-like fingers don’t work as well on an iPad as they do on my laptop. Plus, my laptop has more storage to hold these Keynote Continue reading Using Your iPad as a Keynote Remote→

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Getting Started with all these iPads in your classroom

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Scott McDonald

I may come back and clean this up….but here is a bit of a “brain dump” of things I have seen working well in our classrooms using ipads.  If something does not make sense shoot one of us an email Continue reading Getting Started with all these iPads in your classroom→

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COSA Seaside June 18, 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Instructional Tech

Click here for a PDF of today’s presentation  Professional Development: DC PD Overview 2015 Apps:  BLS App Catalogue Planning: Template for School-Based Digital Conversion Planning  

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Just Do This One Thing: Google Drive

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Jennie Hoffmann

The very next step to teacher iPad success is to make sure you have Google Drive ready to go on both your laptop and your iPad. Why this one thing matters: You can get to your stuff and share stuff from ANY Device! Continue reading Just Do This One Thing: Google Drive→

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