Lemon Tech Tidbits

  I am sure you are like me and hate when you get emails from businesses and organizations that you would rather not receive. It takes a lot of time and effort to go into each email and scroll down to the bottom to select Unsubscribe, only to find you still get their messages. Google understands this problem and created a new way for users to unsubscribe from these unwanted emails. Now, if you see an email from a company you no longer want, you can hover over the message and a box will pop up asking if you want to unsubscribe. If you select it, an email will be sent to the company from Google asking they remove your address from their mailing list.  You can mark the message as spam as well. Just remember that when you mark the email as spam from a legitimate business or organization, it can negatively impact the senders email reputation. This can in turn negatively affect future emails from that company.  If you don’t notice this update, just wait. It will be slowly...

  Trello.com was designed for individuals and groups who have big and small projects to complete. It helps keep everyone organized and up-to-date.  Trello is a freemium site (free and paid subscription). For most people, the free version will work for what they need. It is easy to create a free account. Then, you are prompted to create a “board” where you can put all of the lists and other links necessary to complete the task or project. You then are prompted to create List and finally Cards. The cards are the steps you or the group need to complete. There is an option to add a date due to a card of when it needs to be completed. Finally, you can add or invite others in your group via email.  There are many things you can do with Trello. To find out, watch this quick video on youtube. For a longer tutorial, watch this video. (special thanks to Amanda Harrison for shouting out this tech tool)

  Mizou.com is a chatbot that was created for 1 to 1 student interactions in a safe environment. There is something from elementary to senior students to explore. With Mizou, teachers can customize and create an AI chatbot based upon their learning materials and rubrics. The chatbot can then be shared with students in a secure fashion (students do not need to login or sign up). Students can then interact with the chatbot using text, images, and audio. Students and teachers will receive automatic feedback identifying where students relate in context with the material.  If you don’t have a lot of time, try using one of the chatbots already created by another educator. You can search by grade level and subject. You can give them a try yourself before you share them with students. I tried a chatbot about learning the ABC’s and another where I conversed with Edgar Allan Poe. You could learn about mummification or get tutorial help in math. There are so many different and wonder...

  Sembl.app was designed by educators for educators. It takes the hassle of trying to find a good math task online from a variety of sources. With Sembl.app, all you have to do is search this ONE free website. You can search by grade level and skill and then launch the task directly from the site.  To sign up, click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner. It will then ask you a few questions. Once you have signed up, you will see a short video introduction. Click on the button at the bottom to get started and you are presented with the next screen to narrow down your search. You can pick the grade level, the tasks, and the concepts you want to focus on. If you find one a task, click on it and it will give you more information. Make sure to scroll down! If you like what you see, click on Launch OR simply click on the site. I found many of the tasks to have been created in Google Slides. I clicked on the Google Slides icon in the bottom right corner and it open...