tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81349615579702147902024-02-06T18:37:14.369-08:00Thinking about TechMy reflections on apps & tech -> for education, librarianship, assessment and learning design.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comBlogger366125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-27060448811814183882021-01-26T13:09:00.001-08:002021-01-26T13:09:25.770-08:00Smithsonian: Puzzling our way through!<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery<br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://asia.si.edu/puzzling-our-way-through/">https://asia.si.edu/puzzling-our-way-through/</a></font><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSSGxmHin3cOtrdZEfEDeyI3Rw8xu3OHIkXeFuSmgWD0hotkYgoNLfCY6UTV0b4pXCPXpPTLRuVqZDHDgA3i8ZspZAGMbNoB2C47CJZO4KNjE3tAnajblXDSbQwtlpgW83XlZ_lQZybA/s1600/image-765838.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSSGxmHin3cOtrdZEfEDeyI3Rw8xu3OHIkXeFuSmgWD0hotkYgoNLfCY6UTV0b4pXCPXpPTLRuVqZDHDgA3i8ZspZAGMbNoB2C47CJZO4KNjE3tAnajblXDSbQwtlpgW83XlZ_lQZybA/s320/image-765838.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6922178894355368690" /></a><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="">Jigsaw puzzles can be a lot of fun. The Smithsonian offers images from the NMAA converted to puzzles that feature </span>winter and New Year's themed artworks to challenge yourself ! Try your hand at this snowy oil painting<span class="gmail_default" style="">.</span></font></p></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-45068949876355742112020-12-03T13:36:00.001-08:002020-12-03T13:36:32.651-08:00Christmas tree title background render<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Free Stock Video<span class="gmail_default" style=""> for personal use</span> - Mixkit<br></b></font></div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://mixkit.co/free-stock-video/christmas-tree-title-background-render-18105/">https://mixkit.co/free-stock-video/christmas-tree-title-background-render-18105/</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9Mh63phbm16FATcGiW0FsjO6ShIOFVzjPwnTraRaXMVxtb6cQdl2STq5VhmYbQEvOtk7QCYngB8uVnoLvpb6kbfC1hgEP2mTmBFaqllzz-40kZzsPjOqySa8I7jDQA8tDDUwGgOVom8/s1600/image-792723.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9Mh63phbm16FATcGiW0FsjO6ShIOFVzjPwnTraRaXMVxtb6cQdl2STq5VhmYbQEvOtk7QCYngB8uVnoLvpb6kbfC1hgEP2mTmBFaqllzz-40kZzsPjOqySa8I7jDQA8tDDUwGgOVom8/s320/image-792723.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6902147283937630018" /></a><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Students who are looking for video animations to enliven personal projects could explore the various offerings at Mixkit. The remix provision of the CMA lets students incorporate elements from a variety of sources to create a new product - they just need to make sure they credit their source in the finished work. These clips can also be licensed for commercial use.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">==============</font></div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-79663646848896212512020-11-24T13:54:00.001-08:002020-11-24T13:54:28.362-08:00Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>B<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">e a More Prolific Writer!</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/index.html">http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/index.html</a></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Richard Byne's Freetech4teachers always has such great ideas to explore for teachers who want to add a bit of "tech spice" to their lessons. Especially when we are doing so much virtual or blended instruction, these can be an important addition. (Lots of ideas: </font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/11/good-places-to-make-and-find-story.html">https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2020/11/good-places-to-make-and-find-story.html</a></font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">) </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoZef-2ZX2nb3g9jdZGa2trVDWXRrx7jQZkfx9ztsVo-o90yc72__l38ufDNOqWPsmiaqFxE6raP0aEJtuRcCEevlflp5diXjEwOGgSRBghT4iSCfVrx4u8Xfs_IMBtq8JmacCtUWhjw/s1600/image-768431.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoZef-2ZX2nb3g9jdZGa2trVDWXRrx7jQZkfx9ztsVo-o90yc72__l38ufDNOqWPsmiaqFxE6raP0aEJtuRcCEevlflp5diXjEwOGgSRBghT4iSCfVrx4u8Xfs_IMBtq8JmacCtUWhjw/s320/image-768431.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6898812132739616546" /></a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Story Starters (by Scholastic) is a fun way to get prompts that generate creativity from kids' writing time. Here's Richard's summary:</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><i>From Richard's blog: "<a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Scholastic Story Starters</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> is a great tool that students will enjoy using to create short, creative fiction stories. Scholastic Story Starters offers four story themes; fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and scrambler. To create a story on Story Starters a student picks a theme, enters his or her name, chooses his or her grade, and spins the big wheels of prompts. The student can spin the wheels until he or she finds a prompt he or she likes. After the prompt is selected the student can write his or her story using the letter, postcard, notebook, or newspaper format provided by Scholastic Story Starters. When the story is finished it can be printed."</span></i></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">===================</font></span></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-30711897433951040132020-10-29T14:45:00.001-07:002020-10-29T14:45:40.924-07:00How to create your first Mentimeter presentation<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Interactive surveying and quizzing for your class</font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpbXY98R39c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpbXY98R39c</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjZz7iqibyvdRLa2ZvhFUt1y8iWgNBMDUg3hA__G5PEepQhckF0qTEPGyq_5N9a0SkBUznjVZc0fjS4hymrtHaeuVR513U3Iu0cxduobVUArF7CEia8mp71qHHOp6gzBqLrm5xbSto90/s1600/image-740938.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjZz7iqibyvdRLa2ZvhFUt1y8iWgNBMDUg3hA__G5PEepQhckF0qTEPGyq_5N9a0SkBUznjVZc0fjS4hymrtHaeuVR513U3Iu0cxduobVUArF7CEia8mp71qHHOp6gzBqLrm5xbSto90/s320/image-740938.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6889161654589717554" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">This web app has some similarities to Kahoot and Quizlet, but also some unique offerings. Check out this quick-start tutorial and explore other videos on the Mentimeter YouTube channel.</span><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></span></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Learn how to get to the edit view, where to find all of Mentimeter's key features, and how to start designing your presentation. It also shows how your audience can vote and participate by going to <a href="http://menti.com">menti.com</a> and putting in the code.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(249,249,249)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></i></font></span></div></blockquote><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(3,3,3);white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default">================</span> </i><br><div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-46028539890931161172020-01-28T11:07:00.001-08:002020-01-28T11:07:42.489-08:00Video Writing Prompts - Liberate your inner writer<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>W<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">hen your students don't know what to write about.</span></b></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWzhTb5vGii16D_SuKpBZQ/video">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWzhTb5vGii16D_SuKpBZQ/video</a></font><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl9aDEdv2DFPpjXyExAM1j45_OoUA2NnCqqaZPzVdo-0Jj-s0lEbdGhr7VRtbIVIjbLanBtKfnuO-4_mjSpSVaKQ-TsqMRNhFMWLINpIs7AREhMIsTZ82tbcvhyphenhyphenQi0bm5nqgL1t1TTXo/s1600/image-762516.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl9aDEdv2DFPpjXyExAM1j45_OoUA2NnCqqaZPzVdo-0Jj-s0lEbdGhr7VRtbIVIjbLanBtKfnuO-4_mjSpSVaKQ-TsqMRNhFMWLINpIs7AREhMIsTZ82tbcvhyphenhyphenQi0bm5nqgL1t1TTXo/s320/image-762516.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6787072521555573234" /></a><br></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><br><span class="gmail_default" style="">John Spencer has created </span>Video prompts <span class="gmail_default" style="">using</span> sketch-note animation that inspire students to think creatively. <span class="gmail_default" style="">Take a look!</span><br></font></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">===============</font></span></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-30759429183951103282019-08-26T11:06:00.001-07:002019-08-26T11:06:46.664-07:00Listening to ABC files<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>abcjs editor<span class="gmail_default" style=""> -> web-based player</span><br></b></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://abcjs.net/abcjs-editor.html">https://abcjs.net/abcjs-editor.html</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkVsJ6ArNTSUGSnR2kgyPDk4MvxlrsAIKaJZvu255xk0EfIFPJIS_lfTN7Cn93tGrPVB5AmO-izvax8nLBhKGkVo2TqEFaenNnNKbyaFzOY8RgIL4hblp0xcrq_aerNNuI96WSJO-kSc/s1600/image-706694.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkVsJ6ArNTSUGSnR2kgyPDk4MvxlrsAIKaJZvu255xk0EfIFPJIS_lfTN7Cn93tGrPVB5AmO-izvax8nLBhKGkVo2TqEFaenNnNKbyaFzOY8RgIL4hblp0xcrq_aerNNuI96WSJO-kSc/s320/image-706694.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6729538617978874034" /></a><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">ABC is a great format for sharing music in the Irish trad scene. This compact notation is easy to learn and allows people who may not have great familiarity with MIDI or other encoding to document and distribute tunes. The Session (<a href="https://thesession.org/" style="">https://thesession.org</a>) is one community that uses ABC on its discussion forums, and has a built in viewer that lets you see the sheet music for each tune. While you can also download a MIDI version, there is no easy way to hear the song itself in the browser. The ABCjs editor is a web-based app that provides a window to copy/paste ABC code, and returns a sound file that users can listen to. Load it in a second window and simply paste in the ABC. If the tune is played too fast, you can add Q:100 or Q:80 to the top of the file to adjust the speed. (You can even get the code to add this window to your own website.)</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">=============</font></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-62278254975570633742019-06-24T14:20:00.001-07:002019-06-24T14:20:31.916-07:00How to spot disinformation and fake news<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Google's new media literacy program </b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/googles-new-media-literacy-program-teaches-kids-how-to-spot-disinformation-and-fake-news/">https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/googles-new-media-literacy-program-teaches-kids-how-to-spot-disinformation-and-fake-news/</a></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptq1LGdFNNTd9vgn13Sh8wAxVk_83tl0IynJt_TUm3W0YbU7VrfXhlEN3nxPVUG2MjzsuM9H9dqoSqJI5VMXs6Lx488zgresDOnNjaxS5Ks67FBE1jcitSD6bio2Gdlj4Vht1YJs1OO8/s1600/image-731940.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptq1LGdFNNTd9vgn13Sh8wAxVk_83tl0IynJt_TUm3W0YbU7VrfXhlEN3nxPVUG2MjzsuM9H9dqoSqJI5VMXs6Lx488zgresDOnNjaxS5Ks67FBE1jcitSD6bio2Gdlj4Vht1YJs1OO8/s320/image-731940.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6706210177113748210" /></a><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Google announced this morning it's expanding its two-year-old digital safety and citizenship curriculum for children, "Be Internet Awesome," to now include media literacy — specifically, the ability to identify so-called "fake news" and other false content. The company is launching six new media literacy activities for the curriculum that will help teach kids things like how to avoid a phishing attack, what bots are, how to verify that information is credible, how to evaluate sources, how to identify disinformation online, spot fake URLs, and more.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></div><div><font size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></i></font></div><div><font size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></span></i></font></div></blockquote><i style="font-size:large"><span class="gmail_default">=================</span></i><br></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-83844558924639664832019-03-10T22:16:00.000-07:002019-03-10T22:17:12.150-07:00Looking for pics? Discover Beautiful Pictures · Pexels<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Power</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"> your website with powerful images!</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span><a href="https://www.pexels.com/discover/">https://www.pexels.com/discover/</a></font><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yYNPxA1bxEOv2NGDGNA3tJN3GwDG5IJo5gE7Z-fYX6FuCUK0X60w46_v_r862faYFTW3kUHpeTUVdFak9DkrIQJrqv__6VZwZjbe2_Hha8sZoRGFp26lYDu_5Pjq-Qstm2R4owq9Ys8/s1600/image-732209.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yYNPxA1bxEOv2NGDGNA3tJN3GwDG5IJo5gE7Z-fYX6FuCUK0X60w46_v_r862faYFTW3kUHpeTUVdFak9DkrIQJrqv__6VZwZjbe2_Hha8sZoRGFp26lYDu_5Pjq-Qstm2R4owq9Ys8/s320/image-732209.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6666997992259127794" /></a><br></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Since 2014, photographers have shared their work on Pexels and helped millions of creatives power their personal and commercials projects. Graphic designers, journalists, bloggers, web developers, social media managers and more have told their stories using the 504,828 photos contributed by our talented photographers.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></span></div></div></blockquote><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">===============</span><br></font></span></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-57798785914421372702018-12-06T14:47:00.001-08:002018-12-06T14:47:14.057-08:00Pew Research: Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>N<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">ews flash: It's not all bad!</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2018/11/28/new-report-from-pew-research-teens-social-media-habits-and-experiences/">https://www.infodocket.com/2018/11/28/new-report-from-pew-research-teens-social-media-habits-and-experiences/</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">After all the "sky is falling" news about how social media is the worst possible thing for teens, let's hear what they themselves have to say...(Read the article for the nuances.)</span><br></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecR_aqUwxonLHudpluFhaD38S3kg1KsdkTf-ATwpPz2YO7RnM8XDo3pTEeG8ORh7pnZkHojkCLLOHXMDkHhedwXRHwSV0a338b4g-IlY3u08xNlW7zfYDypr1-wvBGxjGkW_6XoQrqOg/s1600/image-734064.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecR_aqUwxonLHudpluFhaD38S3kg1KsdkTf-ATwpPz2YO7RnM8XDo3pTEeG8ORh7pnZkHojkCLLOHXMDkHhedwXRHwSV0a338b4g-IlY3u08xNlW7zfYDypr1-wvBGxjGkW_6XoQrqOg/s320/image-734064.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6632015489422216514" /></a><br></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span>Today, social media use is nearly universal among teens. While notable shares say they at times feel overwhelmed by the drama on social media and pressure to construct only positive images of themselves, they simultaneously credit these online platforms with several positive outcomes – including strengthening friendships, exposing them to different viewpoints and helping people their age support causes they care about.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">"</span></i></font></p></div></blockquote><div><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Verdana;font-size:13px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">==============</span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></p></div></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-68880551968538357272018-08-23T10:41:00.001-07:002018-08-23T10:41:37.899-07:00"Instagram Stories" using Google Slides<div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(39,39,39)"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">"</div>We don't need the app to create the experience<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">"</div></span><br></b></font></div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/08/22/using-google-slides-to-create-instagram-stories-in-class/">http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/08/22/using-google-slides-to-create-instagram-stories-in-class/</a></font><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsViao8hSZiwTdXUPhbrxsw3IxwbRihiewEuKFbynqnpk3_uABcXC9I_GhsSKQhFOWgog5wVm7nlz_CBWWg2sSTKbx4lvta3jp8Py6lVlK-NNcBnauwHRac8KPu550SqeO3wUDtbtFp8/s1600/image-797939.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsViao8hSZiwTdXUPhbrxsw3IxwbRihiewEuKFbynqnpk3_uABcXC9I_GhsSKQhFOWgog5wVm7nlz_CBWWg2sSTKbx4lvta3jp8Py6lVlK-NNcBnauwHRac8KPu550SqeO3wUDtbtFp8/s320/image-797939.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6592972793734596834" /></a><br></div></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Matt</div><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> explains how to leverage a current Social media trend and use it in the classroom using Google Slides. He provides templates and everything!</div></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p style="border:0px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(39,39,39)"><i><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></font></i></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><i><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"</font></i></div><i><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Instagram Stories is a pretty popular feature, and it's a great storytelling tool. Users can capture important moments of their lives in photo or video and string them together for others to watch one by one.</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> [... But, ] w</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">e don't need the app to create the experience!<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></span></i><p></p></div></blockquote><div><p></p></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-1244611113238517082018-08-22T12:52:00.001-07:002018-08-22T12:52:58.069-07:00Free Images & Free stock photos on PxHere<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><b style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Need a great pic?</font></b></div></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://pxhere.com/">https://pxhere.com/</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjrIROy8WSRNbif3SprGk_lwgwKWghJLbalE5h9MNOT0ZOTPmxsuNOyskiDA5amVGbj1LnEOLdlDBVVnTsHs5445Nnuvvg9CrNkcw4_-QnrYPUT5vaxNGRYf6niTxSRoLy6sSD3HUetY/s1600/image-778074.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjrIROy8WSRNbif3SprGk_lwgwKWghJLbalE5h9MNOT0ZOTPmxsuNOyskiDA5amVGbj1LnEOLdlDBVVnTsHs5445Nnuvvg9CrNkcw4_-QnrYPUT5vaxNGRYf6niTxSRoLy6sSD3HUetY/s320/image-778074.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6592635553994807554" /></a><br></font></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Take</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> a look at pxhere - they have collected an impressive library of CC0 images for your lessons, slideshow or Ignite presentation! Don't forget to link back so others can benefit. (NB, there are occasional not-so-great-for-students images, but overall the content is great.)</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">====================</div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-29920478655134080412018-07-15T16:42:00.001-07:002018-07-15T16:42:16.582-07:00Kapwing - Simple video editing<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><b><span style="color:rgb(50,50,93);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-align:left;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Craft</div> digital stories without the software getting in the way</font></span><br></b></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><a href="https://www.kapwing.com/about">https://www.kapwing.com/about</a></font><br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9rmGPvJeEuYka4PmxDqQzvUbOv85aZR2dSG3HNDQlsPacu9ImOZik0q8LYEEZW_QKBWdLv3xEzXUA3Q0xTmZAHQR6O0YJdwMHljEoed71E8MdgiFtscHhb-98c_N6FWOuv-jcCRFNPw/s1600/image-736584.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9rmGPvJeEuYka4PmxDqQzvUbOv85aZR2dSG3HNDQlsPacu9ImOZik0q8LYEEZW_QKBWdLv3xEzXUA3Q0xTmZAHQR6O0YJdwMHljEoed71E8MdgiFtscHhb-98c_N6FWOuv-jcCRFNPw/s320/image-736584.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6578593408156049378" /></a><br></div></font></i></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Something I saw recommended on SLJ's webapp of the year page. Here's the "about" blurb from Kapwing:</div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(50,50,93);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Kapwing gives people the tools, content, and inspiration they need to express a creative vision in video. Kapwing serves the people sharing a video with their friend, the content marketers who need to edit a video efficiently, and the creators who entertain the world. Freelancers, artists, students, and influencers use Kapwing to craft digital stories without the software getting in the way. Our product principles:</font></i></span></div></blockquote><div><ul style="color:rgb(50,50,93);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><ul style=""><li style=""><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Simple: Design that communicates the function</font></i></li><li style=""><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Accessible: Free. Works on all screen sizes and operating systems.</font></i></li><li style=""><i style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Fast</font></i></li></ul></ul><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">============</div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-48851484605375609142018-06-21T16:15:00.000-07:002018-06-21T16:16:02.220-07:00Screencastify Screen Recorder for Chrome<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><b>Capture anything - it's so easy!</b></div></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div><a href="https://www.screencastify.com/products/screen-recorder/">https://www.screencastify.com/products/screen-recorder/</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_WEBlKm5Jjrpk2fVpBh-K1h0UHGRnfmTsYsZuJti4usvwLaXHWgGQHfqDhHwc7eruFisWZC5PcKahDwaWhNGGey8vznvvoVJwNUjMukOTkKLQryyLFYlvslVOfsHqTnrvOBZMKISVEI/s1600/image-762254.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_WEBlKm5Jjrpk2fVpBh-K1h0UHGRnfmTsYsZuJti4usvwLaXHWgGQHfqDhHwc7eruFisWZC5PcKahDwaWhNGGey8vznvvoVJwNUjMukOTkKLQryyLFYlvslVOfsHqTnrvOBZMKISVEI/s320/image-762254.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6569680603843879426" /></a><br></div><br></font></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Here's a very easy way to record from within Chrome:. What does it do? Check out their site.</font></div></div><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Capture anything.</i></font></li><ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Record your entire desktop, an application, current browser tab or just your webcam<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> </div></i></font></li></ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Make it personal.<br></i></font></li><ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Embed your webcam anywhere in your recording, and narrate with your microphone.</i></font></li></ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Lives in Chrome.<br></i></font></li><ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Our extension operates within your browser. No bulky software download required.</i></font></li></ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Record offline.<br></i></font></li><ul><li><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>No internet connection required until you upload your video to Google Drive or YouTube.</i></font></li></ul></ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">=====================</div><br></i></font></div></blockquote></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-1289498547951772042018-06-20T16:08:00.001-07:002018-06-20T16:08:36.187-07:003 Things To Know About Scratch 3.0<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>A new version of Scratch is coming this August!</b></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="https://medium.com/scratchteam-blog/3-things-to-know-about-scratch-3-0-18ee2f564278">https://medium.com/scratchteam-blog/3-things-to-know-about-scratch-3-0-18ee2f564278</a></span><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqHNNoc4aWzXX3BTqcmF1bb6KE4pEYHxUMR5lxP6Tif1ZYdhoH3bh6IDLThK7QPXUAZ4r6HwaajS7XvXEatNk742l1Z9n4OBMLPbiN02p1MKHSMQ5R_iKNwQCU-pGNqhCKo5x4njUAeA/s1600/image-716189.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqHNNoc4aWzXX3BTqcmF1bb6KE4pEYHxUMR5lxP6Tif1ZYdhoH3bh6IDLThK7QPXUAZ4r6HwaajS7XvXEatNk742l1Z9n4OBMLPbiN02p1MKHSMQ5R_iKNwQCU-pGNqhCKo5x4njUAeA/s320/image-716189.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6569307604259827250" /></a><br></div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><i><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.84);letter-spacing:-0.063px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Every day, we're amazed and delighted by the incredible diversity of games, stories, and animations that children create and share with<span> </span></span><a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" class="gmail-markup--anchor gmail-markup--p-anchor" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:inherit;text-decoration:none;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-size:2px 0.1em;background-position:0px 1.07em;letter-spacing:-0.063px">Scratch</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.84);letter-spacing:-0.063px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">. This August, we'll be launching a new generation of Scratch, called Scratch 3.0, that aims to expand how kids can create and share, and how educators can support student learning with Scratch. This new version will include new images, new support materials, and new programming capabilities — and it runs on a wider variety of devices (including tablets).<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></span></i></font></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.84);letter-spacing:-0.063px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.84);letter-spacing:-0.063px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">============</div></span></font><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-41678933765825045632018-06-12T11:40:00.001-07:002018-06-12T11:40:44.835-07:00Iceberg Finder - Newfoundland<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4" color="#000000"><b>Tracking Giants</b></font></div></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><a href="https://icebergfinder.com/">https://icebergfinder.com/</a></font><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhRaX-GXjLUX1gxkvCCq4rnR2c9S3DzsT7cHFSls9lX10UOU8qHjxUxiUUPoT_Km8jmzkabPxKJ5bEAdBsz8ASKv76XpAt-zAotScQnS9yu8ljPnkATXi9-NzN_CEfY8SUpVye6TN3OU/s1600/image-744837.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhRaX-GXjLUX1gxkvCCq4rnR2c9S3DzsT7cHFSls9lX10UOU8qHjxUxiUUPoT_Km8jmzkabPxKJ5bEAdBsz8ASKv76XpAt-zAotScQnS9yu8ljPnkATXi9-NzN_CEfY8SUpVye6TN3OU/s320/image-744837.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6566269894123107810" /></a><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><i><span style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>When it comes to viewing icebergs, this is one of the best places in the world.</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>From May to August, these 10,000-year-old glacial giants are visible from many points along the northern and eastern coasts, especially on clear, sunny days. They come in every shape and size, with colours from snow-white to deepest aquamarine. Despite their arrival from the Arctic every spring, and their disappearance only months later, our awe of them remains new, year after year.<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> (<a href="https://icebergfinder.com/about">https://icebergfinder.com/about</a>)"</div></span></i></font></div></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></div></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">========</div></span><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-3816955320849263432018-06-01T09:13:00.001-07:002018-06-01T09:13:22.887-07:00Infographics Made Simple<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Represent</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> your thinking!</div></b></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/tceamg/resources/infographics-made-simple">https://sites.google.com/view/tceamg/resources/infographics-made-simple</a></font><div><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7etQcjAlZo3tmOWrV9qSQVdcPY8P3uRACXnlsoG6a6PKNaXOKD1DFUMGW_YbSoMtDVxNYCpL9YtkIE4ls6OGfMKBk2T-_OrRdBbDdHj-s-BRv3rog4sR0Hj6P3n7l6kmZzBZ0CSb47zM/s1600/image-702888.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7etQcjAlZo3tmOWrV9qSQVdcPY8P3uRACXnlsoG6a6PKNaXOKD1DFUMGW_YbSoMtDVxNYCpL9YtkIE4ls6OGfMKBk2T-_OrRdBbDdHj-s-BRv3rog4sR0Hj6P3n7l6kmZzBZ0CSb47zM/s320/image-702888.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6562149987774767954" /></a><br></div><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><i><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">"</div>Infographics (a clipped compound of "information" and "graphics") are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends (Source: Wikipedia)</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></i></div></div><div><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></i></div></blockquote><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">==============</div></i><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-22440687715387870582018-04-18T13:22:00.001-07:002018-04-18T13:22:35.997-07:00GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Embark</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> on a journey!</div></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div><a href="https://geoguessr.com/">https://geoguessr.com/</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TEAGzOhq2_uKiM8h68lOEvLkf98C72LQ3zHH8pFKfNZK2uY-3jb76gB6yxOhTEBFh-txKcpzz9-IZakTUd1ZEDHrMpc65OFN0FTHCrBftlrGb0tziy3-OAQVM2iCa3pTnhzOWojDVlI/s1600/image-756001.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TEAGzOhq2_uKiM8h68lOEvLkf98C72LQ3zHH8pFKfNZK2uY-3jb76gB6yxOhTEBFh-txKcpzz9-IZakTUd1ZEDHrMpc65OFN0FTHCrBftlrGb0tziy3-OAQVM2iCa3pTnhzOWojDVlI/s320/image-756001.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6545886455386953010" /></a><br><br></font><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">Explore the world and try to guess where you are. Challenge yourself or compete against others.</div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></i></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Read this post for more info:</div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><a href="http://www.mrsgeekchic.com/geoguessr-addictive-geography-game-try-classroom/">http://www.mrsgeekchic.com/geoguessr-addictive-geography-game-try-classroom/</a><br></div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><br></div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">=============</div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><br></div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><br></div></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div></span></font></div><div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-28534217472426031452018-03-07T21:10:00.001-08:002018-03-07T21:10:28.903-08:00Free templates for Powerpoint and Google Slides<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">T</div>hemes for presentations <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">from</div> SlidesCarnival<br></b></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.slidescarnival.com/category/free-templates">https://www.slidescarnival.com/category/free-templates</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG72nVJZ6FuKQjpmR_0aj7dWHZG65BWZXjzHQ0ABArqb-RtLU_daKojtJmeinFqFTTcs2JJVxqhNWkp445Py0m6GNoAYH5Y_uqRfF4Q5G0qA10HBfLUZhaXemFX0lrthZ7tUZU11ap4tE/s1600/image-728908.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG72nVJZ6FuKQjpmR_0aj7dWHZG65BWZXjzHQ0ABArqb-RtLU_daKojtJmeinFqFTTcs2JJVxqhNWkp445Py0m6GNoAYH5Y_uqRfF4Q5G0qA10HBfLUZhaXemFX0lrthZ7tUZU11ap4tE/s320/image-728908.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6530436917376590082" /></a><br><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Looking for</div> themes <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">to help you communicate</div> your ideas in your presentations<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">?</div> <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">SlidesCarnival</div> cover<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">s</div> all styles from playful and creative to formal and business presentations. <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">T</div>emplates are completely customizable and easy-to-edit. <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Check it out!</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">===============</div></div></font></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-81801528019784482412018-03-06T22:27:00.001-08:002018-03-06T22:27:06.443-08:00Listen and create ambient sounds easily<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>A World Made of <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Relaxing</div> Sounds</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://www.ambient-mixer.com/">https://www.ambient-mixer.com/</a><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> </div></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANjVDfdB5wwCIOGdp5N4uBH_-9Cbkz8fvH7U4Hdd1CsnaSJxTQS1M7PJmXeAHWnUPwO4g9uUG_8zaXZwDAWii-uQjPNDbdK1cc5IK37-h25s6l99M6MW75SqpuGIqeaDJXqmo_fwQPNM/s1600/image-726447.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANjVDfdB5wwCIOGdp5N4uBH_-9Cbkz8fvH7U4Hdd1CsnaSJxTQS1M7PJmXeAHWnUPwO4g9uUG_8zaXZwDAWii-uQjPNDbdK1cc5IK37-h25s6l99M6MW75SqpuGIqeaDJXqmo_fwQPNM/s320/image-726447.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6530085583562984450" /></a><br></div><br></font></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Listen to relaxing music, ambient atmospheres and astonishing sound effects. Just click on an image to start chilling. If you want, you can even create your own atmospheric sound mix, online and for free. Every audio template can be easily edited for your own needs.</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;display:inline">"</div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"> </span></i></div></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">=<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">=============</div></font></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-23201002064132185962018-02-19T10:15:00.001-08:002018-02-19T10:15:57.285-08:00Google Docs and Drive Add-ons for CC0 images<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Check out Joyce Valenza's suggestions for beautiful pics!</b></font></div></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2018/02/16/google-docs-and-drive-add-ons-for-cc0-images/">http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2018/02/16/google-docs-and-drive-add-ons-for-cc0-images/</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXM6QqF5giHu9cAYzMKndElEj4Qt6gwP5xOBHNqdfxTOmYGt2029IbA9JsJzyrDd1PdTdkd8J_syEHk8uhENjY_tVKJql3rxGGtWRK0I3KKC1ypHorv5J4DJJw2Xnvgc-4K5gEj5o7s/s1600/image-757289.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXM6QqF5giHu9cAYzMKndElEj4Qt6gwP5xOBHNqdfxTOmYGt2029IbA9JsJzyrDd1PdTdkd8J_syEHk8uhENjY_tVKJql3rxGGtWRK0I3KKC1ypHorv5J4DJJw2Xnvgc-4K5gEj5o7s/s320/image-757289.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6524330891769063746" /></a><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>If you use Google Docs and Slides to create and communicate, you may be interested in how easy it now is to incorporate free, copyright-friendly images into your projects without having to leave your document to search for them. I was surprised to discover my very favorite image portals were available in the form of add-ons.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></i></div></font></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">===========</div><br></div></font></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-76784135467177607602018-02-18T10:40:00.001-08:002018-02-18T10:40:59.943-08:00EASY stop-motion animation with Google Slides<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><span style="color:rgb(39,39,39);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Google Slides <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">is</div> a powerful animation tool</span><br></b></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/02/14/learning-in-motion-easy-stop-motion-animation-with-google-slides/">http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/02/14/learning-in-motion-easy-stop-motion-animation-with-google-slides/</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsyn5ywWqTQ7rn_ZJDHgKk_GeqnW_cg0MwFeqElEFzesTTvnqYOtx90f-lSR_Vem6Y_IzB9dWU8ZsN6Iz9FTV-8O1b4QQNKUP8-H4slvPPN-dZIdN6IiVxfetQZXhLCFNvxy0U7R9p7E/s1600/image-759947.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsyn5ywWqTQ7rn_ZJDHgKk_GeqnW_cg0MwFeqElEFzesTTvnqYOtx90f-lSR_Vem6Y_IzB9dWU8ZsN6Iz9FTV-8O1b4QQNKUP8-H4slvPPN-dZIdN6IiVxfetQZXhLCFNvxy0U7R9p7E/s320/image-759947.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6523966253132264818" /></a><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><p style="border:0px;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(39,39,39);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><i></i></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><i>"</i></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><i>With a few steps and some creativity, Google Slides can become a powerful animation tool that most students -- little to big -- can wield.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></i></font><p></p><p style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(39,39,39);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">In </font></strong></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Matt's</font></strong></div><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:700;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"> post you'll see ...</font></strong><p></p><ul class="gmail-" style="border:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 1.5em 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none;color:rgb(39,39,39);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 1em;vertical-align:baseline;background:url("/wp-content/themes/getnoticed/img/sprites.png") -1118px 0px no-repeat"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">how to create stop motion animation with Google Slides</font></li><li style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 1em;vertical-align:baseline;background:url("/wp-content/themes/getnoticed/img/sprites.png") -1118px 0px no-repeat"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">how students can present it to each other (or a larger audience online)</font></li><li style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 1em;vertical-align:baseline;background:url("/wp-content/themes/getnoticed/img/sprites.png") -1118px 0px no-repeat"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">how it can be used in the classroom</font></li><li style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;outline:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 1em;vertical-align:baseline;background:url("/wp-content/themes/getnoticed/img/sprites.png") -1118px 0px no-repeat"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">some cool example animations</font></li></ul><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">==============</div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-89755005688638520352018-01-31T14:29:00.001-08:002018-01-31T14:29:07.594-08:00Evolution Of The Desk - YouTube<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b>P<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">lus ça change...</div></b></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGI00HV7Cfw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGI00HV7Cfw</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23SH-tNGIpv5fZC4mi4TTYm_lhjzmTxtEp_41YVI7pCjn5KnYYIEvJbRFWQWHaPiwU9zl2fZzTI1gJ0mKVOPs04ZqBGd-Z81Tg0IyhQMFYxsiGUZiBCdDP2_o-VnWq1rD31FLFfuS31U/s1600/image-747597.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23SH-tNGIpv5fZC4mi4TTYm_lhjzmTxtEp_41YVI7pCjn5KnYYIEvJbRFWQWHaPiwU9zl2fZzTI1gJ0mKVOPs04ZqBGd-Z81Tg0IyhQMFYxsiGUZiBCdDP2_o-VnWq1rD31FLFfuS31U/s320/image-747597.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6517345507251203634" /></a><br></font></div></div><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">Some</div><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> things have really changed, and we can't imagine how we would survive without them! This is a good video to show students, teachers and parents to illustrate the this evolution.</div></font></span><div><font color="#111111" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><i><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"></div>"Evolution of the Desk" is an initiative borne out of the Harvard Innovation Lab. The goal is to illustrate the impact that technology has had on our lives over the last 35 years. A cluttered desk, complete with a rolodex, a file cabinet, and a fax machine, transforms into a much cleaner, simpler surface consisting of only a laptop and a mobile phone. Of course, some things in life - like the sun - are everlasting, so the shades persist throughout the years.</font></span></i></div></blockquote><div><div><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">==========</div><br></font></span></div></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-79338664497478296932018-01-12T12:43:00.001-08:002018-01-12T12:43:17.562-08:00Reading Tip of the Day<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><b style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="" size="4">Add a widget to your blog</font></b></div></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/sharing/widgets/tipoftheday">http://www.readingrockets.org/sharing/widgets/tipoftheday</a></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHj3USeishvCJfFzS8cH-SWWj5T3PKOwvC1sIHZfTz2Vg4cyjKvXCNAbGyClEL6HF88tBljYFNCmUX00NgF9Ow3yk0IXLFSMpTemMFfuS92LF1fc5bwE_j2-Z3aR1tjonkIXXUCqVyoN0/s1600/image-797565.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHj3USeishvCJfFzS8cH-SWWj5T3PKOwvC1sIHZfTz2Vg4cyjKvXCNAbGyClEL6HF88tBljYFNCmUX00NgF9Ow3yk0IXLFSMpTemMFfuS92LF1fc5bwE_j2-Z3aR1tjonkIXXUCqVyoN0/s320/image-797565.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6510267622694558642" /></a><br></font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">H<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">ere is an easy way to add fresh content to your blog without having to remember to make a daily post. Reading Rockets offers a variety of widgets - I like the "reading tip of the day" which comes with some printables for teachers to try with their students.</div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><br></div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">=============</div></font></div></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-12270851712615765442018-01-08T15:05:00.001-08:002018-01-08T15:05:10.304-08:00Using Crowd Annotation to Close-Read the World<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><b><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">S</div>park side conversations that complement the main text</b></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="https://www.middleweb.com/36692/using-crowd-annotation-to-close-read-the-world/">https://www.middleweb.com/36692/using-crowd-annotation-to-close-read-the-world/</a></span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UVPPfcAbRBro0dY4d09CgIYgKLxXzgBjpWz4DVC9YQuPXnGxwY_q1KbGUPd3qn5qr64to2UgRtAVEaTlaPCLFddZmdsZhJWt3Wch3cOwG33xDWuJwOB71l7_YI91QwpA_koam5G1CiM/s1600/image-710307.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UVPPfcAbRBro0dY4d09CgIYgKLxXzgBjpWz4DVC9YQuPXnGxwY_q1KbGUPd3qn5qr64to2UgRtAVEaTlaPCLFddZmdsZhJWt3Wch3cOwG33xDWuJwOB71l7_YI91QwpA_koam5G1CiM/s320/image-710307.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6508819836228182226" /></a><br></span></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></i></div><div><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">"</div>Crowd annotation, made possible through our digital connectivity, has the potential to alter that. The margins of an online text or piece of media can be filled with insightful conversation by a community of readers, in a public space, often sparking side conversations that are complementary to the main text.</font></i></div></div><div><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></i></div></div><div><div><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">"</div>Sometimes, these margin conversations lead readers to other documents, fulfilling in many ways the promise of the "web" of information that we share together, as a learning community.</font></i></div></div></blockquote></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">============</font></div><br></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134961557970214790.post-44378101935125068372017-12-21T14:18:00.001-08:002017-12-21T14:18:53.355-08:00Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides<div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">A</div> creative and fun way to<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> t</div></font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">ell a new story<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"> </div></font></b></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><a href="http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2017/04/stop-motion-slides.html?m=1">http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2017/04/stop-motion-slides.html?m=1</a></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xsJMBzRscTwuJVLNejt5htMO04zQ5sdbRMBfkTB1GW3CQOBLSYh2m3EaMUftab5mHtT0_eZgm2gQ2s2qC851y8582FnKMkXvU_Fye19CQ7tId-QAc9cSthgrx0toArsuKt-aBnWY51U/s1600/image-733373.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xsJMBzRscTwuJVLNejt5htMO04zQ5sdbRMBfkTB1GW3CQOBLSYh2m3EaMUftab5mHtT0_eZgm2gQ2s2qC851y8582FnKMkXvU_Fye19CQ7tId-QAc9cSthgrx0toArsuKt-aBnWY51U/s320/image-733373.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6502128371096640066" /></a><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><i><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div>One easy tool to use for this is Google Slides. Many times we think of Slides as just a program for creating multimedia presentations. However, with just a few tricks you and your students can actually use Google Slides to make stop motion movies.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">"</div></i></font></div></blockquote><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline"><br></div></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">=============</div></font><br style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif;font-size:15.84px"></div></div> Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13167618537367456375noreply@blogger.com