I am super excited this week to share the new Microsoft updates with you! Those of you using Reading Progress should see AI Generated Passages as one of your reading passage options and the program will keep track of the words students are struggling with and will add those words to new reading passages (I know, this […]
Exciting news . . . . printing can now be done from district iPads at school. Each school is assigned one printer for the iPads to print to (usually the library printer). Printing can be done from any app on the iPad although the process may be different for each one. Thank you Shannon for writing this tech […]
I can’t believe that tomorrow is May 1st, it seems like time is flying by! Speaking of being in a hurry-I bet you have had to text someone with one hand while your other arm is full of work or groceries… Did you know that you can slide the keyboard on your phone to the […]
I am doing a presentation at a conference on Friday and like my normal self, I am totally nervous and want to do well. To practice the presentation, I tried out Microsoft’s Speaker Coach in PowerPoint and now I want to share how awesome it is with all of you! I was able to figure out […]
I keep getting all these great Earth Day ideas sent to me and instead of letting them live in my email collection, I would like to share them with you! Common Sense Education has collected some great sites with videos and activities and of course, I can’t help but share the awesome Minecraft worlds that […]
Happy Tuesday! This week’s Tech Tip, by Shannon Hagen, zooms in on the power of QR codes—those square-shaped barcodes that you can quickly scan with your phone or iPad to get to a website or open digital content. As this year’s Code Quest Arcade gets closer, we are asking anyone who would like to have their class […]
Hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Spring Break. Have you ever had a PDF that consisted of a table with a list that you wanted to be able to edit? If it was a Word document, you could open it in Word, and it would convert it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way in […]
Spring Break is just about here, and we just can’t resist sharing a couple of techie online Easter Eggs with you. Tech Easter eggs are undocumented hidden messages or features that the developers have hidden in software. But first, a little reminder about using “Reply all” in your emails. Before hitting “Reply All” on an email, please […]
Today I can’t resist sharing the history game I found. History buffs and history teachers will love timeguessr.com where you are given a picture, and you try to guess the location and year it was taken. Jane Rondow, our wonderful SD 71 District Inclusion Teacher (Assistive Technology), has written this week’s text tip on how to change your cursor and the size of […]
Happy password changing day. For this Tuesday’s tech tip, let’s dive into using Outlook Tasks to help you keep track of your to-do list. Outlook Tasks is a powerful tool that lets you to organize your to-do lists, set deadlines, and prioritize daily tasks efficiently. This simple organization trick can significantly enhance your productivity and ensure nothing slips […]