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EXTRA : One more thing to share with Google Slides. There is a new add-on called Paletti . This add-on allows you to color your slides with a touch of a button in over 200 different combinations.

SLIDESCARNIVAL: Google Slide Templates While we are on the subject of Google Slide presentations, are you tired of always seeing the same templates being used and want something different? Well, a website called SlidesCarnival has come to your rescue. This site has hundreds of free templates ready to be downloaded into Powerpoint and/or Google Slides.  Their motto is: “ The more strikingly visual your presentation is, the more people will remember it. And more importantly, they will remember you.”   To see how SlidesCarnival works, click on this short video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1msnRC1LXhKANRXkxHTJJKGaFpQd8ysE7/view?usp=sharing

REMOTE FOR SLIDES You have been asked to do a presentation in front of the entire staff at your school. You spent all week preparing your Google Slide presentation and are ready to go. But there is a problem. You would like to have the ability to walk around while giving your presentation instead of being glued down to your computer. You don’t have a remote or any hardware that will allow you to advance the slides so what do you do? You download Remote for Slides - a Chrome extension and web app that allows you to use any device such as your SmartPhone to control your slides. How do you use Remote for Slides? Open a presentation in Google Slides. On the top right, click the " Present with Remote" button. Wait until the presentation is fully loaded. Click on the "Show ID & Start Remote" button to view the 6-digits code. Open http://s.limhenry.xyz on another device and enter the code on the page. (this website doesn’t change so bookmark it to make it ...

MENU UPDATES IN GOOGLE DOCS & SLIDES Google just announced a slight change in the menu or toolbar for both Google Docs and Slides. The goal is to make finding and using certain tools easier to use. Many of the changes reflect nothing more than a name change. In other cases, Google has changed where items are locating trying to make the drop-down menu more streamlined. Below is a list of some of the changes. 1. Adding in a page or column break: Before: Insert > Page break or Column break. After: Insert > Break > Page break or Column break 2. To change a shape or use an alt text in slides: Before: Select shape > Format > Change shape. After: Right-click on the shape and make a selection. (Right-click on Mac and on Chromebooks is 2 fingers on touchpad at the same time).

LESS IS MORE - GOOGLE SLIDE STYLE Every person in education understands there is a need to compile, use and share data. This can easily be done with Google Sheets or Excel. However, many times the data in Sheets or Excel can be hard to understand with a quick glance. A quick slideshow, created by Darkhorse Analytics, shows easy steps to take the data and make is easier to understand in a clear visualization format. Take a look: http://i.imgur.com/ZY8dKpA.gifv

20 GREAT YOUTUBE CHANNELS FOR MATH TEACHERS Learning new math concepts can be daunting for many students. This is especially true if they are trying to practice math problems at home with no one around to help them. Thankfully, there are many youtube videos available for students to access. The problem though is which ones are the best. A blog post by Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has compiled a list of 20 great youtube channels to follow. Each channel listed has a short description of what it is all about. These channels can be used to reinforce a skill taught by the teacher, to provide a refresher course, or to use as instruction. Take a look at the list and find one that will work for you and for your class by clicking here: https://goo.gl/NWhryW BONUS: Here is another list titled: 10 YouTube Channels That Will Help Your Kids With Math

25 TOOLS FOR TEACHING SCIENCE There are many different ways I try to stay on top of technology. I follow different people and companies on social media, read different blog posts, and sign up for automatic emails and listservs. One of the weekly emails I receive is from EdShelf . EdShelf is a place where people in education share educational websites and apps with each other. For an overview of exactly what EdShelf is, go here: https://goo.gl/ftYc9W ) This week’s email contained a curated list from Andrea Meyers of science technology tools to use in your classroom. There are tools listed for elementary, middle and high school in both Apple (iPad, Macbook) and Android (Chromebook) platforms. Some of the tools do have a subscription cost but most are available for free. If you are interested in the tool listed, click on the box and a detailed description will pop up giving you more information. To see the list of science tools, click here: https://goo.gl/r49YJr

7 GOOGLE DRIVE TIPS  YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT USING Jamie Keet is the author of a blog full of technology instruction called Teacher’s Tech . He has created many youtube videos that are short and full of information for teachers to use in their classroom. One of them is called 7 Google Drive Tips & Tricks . In this video, Jamie explains how you can make Google Drive work better for you as a teacher. Here are the 7 tips included in the video: OCR in Google Drive: how to turn PDF or images with text into a Google Doc. Searching Images on Google Drive Scan using the Google Drive App on your smartphone Sending a PDF link - replace ending with export?format=pdf Creating a new instance of a folder or file in Google Drive (shift + z) Restrict file and folder access in Google Drive Setting expiration dates on Google Drive

10 Of The MOST POPULAR TED ED  Lessons to Share With Your Students What is a Ted-Ed lesson? TED-Ed was “grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week.” TED-Ed is a platform of short but very engaging videos and lesson plans in different content areas and age groups for teachers to use for instruction. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning pick their top ten videos from Ted-Ed to use with your students. These include: Most Shocking Second of the Day Video I Forgot My Phone Stanford University Commencement - Steve Jobs What If Everyone Jumped At The Same Time How To Make Magnetic Slime Proof of Evolution That You Can Find On Your Own Body To This Day Project - Shane Koycan The World’s Roundest Object - and why it exist Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us