Saturday, May 31, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/31/2014

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Friday, May 30, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/30/2014

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/29/2014

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Can I Get My Documents to Go Please!

The great thing about Google Drive is your data is stored in the cloud and accessible from anywhere.  But in the world of education teachers move and students graduate or transfer out of district and their accounts are deleted. And when the account is deleted there goes the data.  What can you do to easily save all of your Google Drive data? There are a few free ways to get your  data and take it with you.

The first method often used and not really the best method, but it works, is to share your documents with another Google account.  You will need to go in and change ownership of the documents and this could be time consuming if you have a lot of documents.

Luckily Google has provided a  much easier method for you to save your data. The preferred method is to use Google Takeout.  If you go to Google Takeout while you are logged in you will automatically be taken to where you need to be to archive your data.  Select the products you want to archive.  In the image below I selected Drive.


After you have selected your Google product to archive, click on the Create Archive button and the archive process will start. Once you start the process you do not need to remain on the page. 




 It will archive in the background and you will receive an email when complete.



You can now download your data to an external drive.  In my situation all of the files were downloaded as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Note that the archive needs to be saved or it will automatically be deleted and you will need to run the archive process again.



If you do not receive your email in a timely fashion you can go back to Google Takeout and select My Archives to access your file for download.  


 Remember to never save your files to a public computer.  You should save these files to an external storage so you can take it with you.  


#EdTech Resources 05/28/2014

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/27/2014

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Monday, May 26, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/26/2014

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/25/2014

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Saturday, May 24, 2014

#EdTech Resources 05/24/2014

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Friday, May 23, 2014

My Top 10 Chrome Extensions.


I remember when I first started using the Chrome browser and then the Chromebook, I was so into the Chrome Web store.  I downloaded so many Apps and extensions.  The top of my browser was loaded with extensions and I had pages of Apps. Now, a couple of years later I have really downsized the number of apps and extensions I use with my Chromebook. In fact I very seldom use any app other than a Google app, and the number of extensions going across my screen is much smaller than before. Here are my current favorite extensions.

Grammarly Lite  will help you prevent spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes when you write emails and post to social media sites.  I need all the help I can get. I usually never take the time to check my writing so this tool has been very helpful.

Goo.gl URL Shortener is an extension which allows you to shorten the current website URL. It is also nice for creating a QR code. 


Diigo Web Collector  I love using Diigo.  I've been using Diigo for years now and with this extension it has made it easy for me to save from the web to my Diigo account. I can use this tool to
bookmark links for later; attach highlights and stickies to a webpage.

Stay Focused  Everyone needs a tool to help you stay focused.  This extension helps my productivity by limiting the amount of time I can spend on time-wasting websites.   Once you have used up your allotted time on a site you will be blocked from that site for the rest of the day.  This is most useful on the weekends when I am easily distracted.

Google Calander  I can check my Google calendar without having to leave my current page.

Save as PDF  Lets you save web pages to pdf with just one click.  This is useful for students or when you want to look at websites when you know you are not going to have access to the internet.

One Tab I always work with a lot of tabs open on my device.  On the Chromebook this can cause performance issues due to memory usage.  One Tab helps save memory and reduce tab clutter.  You also can share the URL of all tabs as one URL link.

Docs Quickly This tool saves time.  You can create a Google Doc, Spreadsheet, Presentation, or Drawing directly from your Chrome bar.  No need to launch doc.google.com; just a single click.

Spreed - Speed read the web.  This new extension is nice.  It helps you read through online articles in half the time it normally would take.  Not only does it help with speed, for me it helps with focus by eliminating the distractions.

Simple To-Do List  Because everyone needs a to-do list.

If you have any other favorite extensions share them in the comments.










#EdTech Resources 05/23/2014

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Why Project Based Learning? My Elevator Speech


The 20th century model of passively learning facts and then regurgitating them back to teachers is no longer an effective learning model for the 21st century. Students still need to learn the basic fundamental skills of reading writing and arithmetic. Now but now they need to also learn the skills necessary to be successful in the digital world that is the 21st century. Project Based Learning offers students the opportunity to learn about and develop the 21st century skills of collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.




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#EdTech Resources 05/22/2014

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